Atalante leader acquitted for Vice invasion
Two years ago, half a dozen members of far-right militia Atalante invaded the Montreal office of Vice, apparently to intimidate one of their writers, Simon Coutu, who had written some pieces about the group. Atalante leader Raphaël Lévesque was acquitted this week of all charges. There may be an appeal.
Not mentioned here is that such an invasion would have had an edge because of the echo of the Charlie Hebdo attack. The Atalante people didn’t assault anyone, but they knew a magazine office invasion would contain an implied threat because of that history.
The Vice Quebec office closed last year.
Mr.Chinaski 11:03 on 2020-06-11 Permalink
Simon Coutu who is, btw, son of Alain Gravel.
Kate 11:40 on 2020-06-11 Permalink
Really? Not mentioned in Gravel’s Wikipedia page.
Myles 14:27 on 2020-06-11 Permalink
I find it pretty disquieting that it appears to be perfectly legal to defraud your way onto private property, throw things around, and act like you own the place.
Raymond Lutz 15:52 on 2020-06-11 Permalink
Godwin point reached in court? From the article:
La juge Roy avait d’ailleurs explosé, lorsque Me Simard avait évoqué que le logo du groupe Atalante Québec ressemblait au signe des SS du régime nazi. Notons que Raphaël Lévesque chante les paroles suivantes au sein de son groupe de musique : « Déroulons les barbelés, préparons le Zyklon B ! ».
« Là, vous dépassez complètement les limites [Me Simard]. On va rester au 23 mai 2018. Je n’entrerai pas dans les signes des SS ! J’ai aucune preuve à cet effet-là. Je comprends que vous pouvez le penser Me Simard. Il y a des choses qui ne se disent pas en salle de cour ! », avait tonné la juge Roy.
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Is it right to call out a nazi?
Rafal Ganowicz 20:31 on 2020-06-11 Permalink
Let this be a warning to the perpetrators of garbage media and the press organs of ANTIFA terrorists: we know who you are, where you are, and we will confront within the confines of the law. WE SEE YOU!!!
Kate 21:41 on 2020-06-11 Permalink
Yoo-hoo! We see you too!