Did violence follow Roe decision? Yes -- almost all of it against pro-choice protesters

[marmar]

(Salon) Before the Supreme Court even announced its decision overturning Roe v. Wade last Friday, right-wing politicians and media had begun warning of a wave of violent demonstrations or riots by pro-choice protesters. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., called on "all patriots" to defend local churches and crisis pregnancy centers, while Fox News hyped warnings about a "night" or "summer of rage" and various far-right activists — from the America First/groyper movement to the Proud Boys to a staffer for Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake — issued threats against leftists they claimed were about to become violent.

But it appears that most of the violence that occurred in response to the Roe decision this past weekend was directed at pro-choice demonstrators, not caused by them.

On Friday night, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a man drove his pickup truck into a group of women protesters, hitting several and driving over the ankle of one woman. Iowa journalist Lyz Lenz, who was covering the protest, noted on Twitter that the attack came at the end of a peaceful event, as demonstrators were crossing the road at a crosswalk while the man had a red light. "The truck drove around other cars in order to hit protesters," Lenz wrote, adding that the driver "was screaming" while a woman in the truck with him begged him to stop.

Link to tweet

As Andy Campbell and Alanna Vagianos reported at HuffPost, a number of other protesters ran after the truck, trying to stop it, but the driver continued on, knocking over several people. The woman whose ankle was run over was sent to the hospital. As of Saturday, the man had not been charged with any crime. ...........(more)

https://www.salon.com/2022/06/28/did-violence-follow-roe-decision-yes--almost-all-of-it-against-pro-choice/

[49jim]

1. You wouldn't know that if

you are a "FOX" viewer.
I watched the beginning of the "FIVE" on Fox yesterday....the first segment about 10 minutes long....split screen...(4) boxes of all the violence being done by the Pro-Choice movement......Hannity followed the same pattern. Fox will show these pictures every day as well as Inflation....Gas Prices...."Outstanding Supreme Court recent rulings"........you get the picture.

[Evolve Dammit]

2. Propoganda never sleeps.

[Haggis 4 Breakfast]

3. Don't forget that a great deal of physical violence that was directed at female protesters

came from COPS. Throwing women to the ground like rag dolls. Cops throwing tear gas grenades out of the statehouse in AZ.

We have the right to assemble peacefully. These cops were drunk on their own testosterone and privilege.

[geardaddy]

4. The timing of the police brutality here

is too scary with SCROTUS' removal of the requirement of cops to read arrested people their Miranda rights.

[TheFarseer]

5. From 1977-2015

Anti-abortion activists perpetrated 8 murders, 17 attempted murders, 42 bombing and 186 arsons in the name of saving fetuses and zygotes and don’t let them forget they are the ones who resort to violence when they don’t get their little way.

[PunkinPi]

6. Here are the stats from 1977-2019...

[TheFarseer]

7. Thanks for the update!

I was thinking if you really wanted to piss them off, compare what anti abortion activists did to what Palestinians do. The only difference is Palestinians are protesting being oppressed second-class citizens and pro lifers are protesting a policy that has no direct effect on them.