Zero remorse

The Herald reports:

A pharmacist and transgender refugee who was convicted last month for pouring tomato juice over the head of anti-transgender rights activist Posie Parker – prompting the controversial British speaker to promptly leave New Zealand over safety fears – returned to a courtroom today as her lawyer asked to have the conviction rescinded. …

He acknowledged there was a degree of premeditation to the confrontation, but he said Rubashkyn now regrets her actions – feeling remorse for both the victims and also for the backlash experienced by the transgender community as a result of her actions.

Oh, what absolute nonsense. She feels zero remorse for her victims. We know this because she boasted on TV about how proud she was. The only remorse is for the consequences of her actions on her. A useful take is here.

If the conviction is rescinded, then it will signal that violence is acceptable to silence speech you disagree with.

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