Anti-vaccine activist assaults California vaccine law author, police say

[Zorro]

An anti-vaccine activist was cited for assault by the Sacramento Police Department on Wednesday after he livestreamed a physical confrontation with state Sen. Richard Pan, author of legislation to restrict vaccine exemptions.

Pan, a Democrat from Sacramento, was pushed from behind by Kenneth Austin Bennett, who challenged the senator in the 2018 primary but did not qualify for the general election. Bennett filed a recall petition against Pan earlier this year alleging the senator was committing treason by authoring bills to increase vaccination rates in the state.

A video Bennett posted to Facebook shows he confronted Pan near the state Capitol and was livestreaming when he struck him. Afterward, Bennett said on the video that “I probably shouldn’t have done that.” The Sacramento Police Department said Bennett was cited for assault and released. The Times was unable to reach Bennett for comment.

Pan, who was not injured in the attack, was walking with Assemblyman Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) during the incident.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-21/richard-pan-confronted-anti-vaccine-activist

[struggle4progress]

1. "I just get so aroused when I realize I'm live-streaming myself"

[Blue_true]

3. Ewwwww!!!! I missed that. Glad that I did, I just ate dinner. nt

[Blue_true]

2. How long will it be before that nut shoot up something?

The video posted by the LA Times was stuff of flatout loony-tunes.

[Turbineguy]

4. Senator Pan

should get a thorough de-contamination.

[The Mouth]

5. That twit who shoved him should be locked up

for a *LONG* while.

it is never appropriate to respond with physical violence to mere words or votes. People who resort to physical assault on someone merely for what they say or what they believe are mere animals who should be removed from society, regardless of issues, regardless of ideology.