Anti-vaccine activist throws menstrual cup at California lawmakers, prompting evacuation

[Eugene]

Source: Sacramento Bee

Anti-vaccine activist throws menstrual cup at California lawmakers, prompting evacuation

BY HANNAH WILEY
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 06:10 PM, UPDATED 45 MINUTES AGO

An anti-vaccine activist who traveled to the Capitol to protest on the final day of the legislative year threw an unknown red substance on the desks of Senate lawmakers on Friday afternoon, prompting a quick recess and an immediate evacuation of the chambers.

The protesters were watching the Senate from the upstairs balcony, according to lawmakers, when a woman hurled a red liquid that landed on senators’ desks, yelling “that’s for the dead babies.”

“A few minutes ago, the anti-vaxxer stalkers – who’ve engaged in a harassment campaign all week – dropped a red substance onto the Senate floor from the elevated public gallery, dousing several of my colleagues,” state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, wrote on Twitter. “These anti-vaxxers are engaging in criminal behavior. They’ve now repeatedly assaulted senators and are engaging in harassing and intimidating behavior every single day, as we try to do the people’s work. They’re a cancer on the body politic and are attacking democracy.”

Sen. Steve Glazer, D-Orinda, posted a photo of what appeared to be a bloody menstrual cup on the floor of the state Senate. He said he and five other senators were hit by the liquid.

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[RandySF]

1. These people need to be ridiculed and shunned from society.

[VarryOn]

2. Hopefully, she can be charged with...

some kind of assault. What a disgusting and violent way to protest!

Vocal anti-vaxxers have got to be some of the most apeshit crazy activists the world knows. And they can so easily get triggered! I made the mistake of ‘liking’ a friend’s FB post a few months ago with the link to an commentary suggesting unvaccinated kids needing to be kept out of public schools for public health and safety. That was noticed by friend, who then started posting various pro-vaxx propaganda links. I’m far from passionate about the subject, but don’t mind being open I find the anti-vaxx movement troglodytic. I said as much and was attacked by various FB friends of all political persuasions. That’s when I learned it’s an issue with strange bedfellows. It really got ugly before I shut it down. You absolutely can’t have a discussion with them. It’s almost like a religion to them!

There are many other super-controversial topics I’ll chime in on WAY before I’ll ever do with that topic!

[BigmanPigman]

6. It likely is associated with the groups who were promoting this

crazy BS in the first place. They seem to be easily influenced, especially by social media. I have heard that Russia uses this issue to divide Americans too...gee, what a surprise.

[Aristus]

3. Well, I guess it's official: the anti-vaccine movement is no longer about health.

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Or any perceived issue on the subject.

It's a movement. A movement unrelated to anything substantive or life-affirming. Just something for crazy people to latch onto and be passionate about.

Never in history has a group of people more needed to hear the admonishment: Get a life!...

[UniteFightBack]

4. Are we sure this wasn't a forced birth protest? What does 'for the babies' and a filled menstrual

cup have to do with vaccines. ????

[BigmanPigman]

7. Their "thought process" doesn't seem to involve much

rational thought to begin with. They buy into conspiracy crap and other nonsense that Putin bots like to push on social media.

[smirkymonkey]

5. Well, she showed them!