Rochefort to be sentenced for hate

Misogynist blogger Jean-Claude Rochefort had his sentencing hearing this week over his hate posts about women and his open praise of the Polytechnique killer. It wasn’t only hate: Rochefort had posted photos of two UQÀM professors, making an implicit threat. Going by this piece, he has no regret for his attitudes. Rochefort will hear his sentence in January.

It’s a minor detail, but Mayssa Ferah adds that Rochefort had an alter ego called Ulrich. Back in the day, on the BBSes, the first time I ever encountered a user sowing race and gender hatred online it was someone with the username Ulrich. Could be a coincidence but it makes me wonder.