Violent Threats and Attacks
CBR projects regularly earn the ire of those who support abortion. As evidenced below, pro-abortion ire often turns into violent threats and attack.
University of Washington student arrested for defacing CBR sign - May 26, 2009
Pro-lifers arrested in Maryland for showing abortion pictures, September 2008
Civil Hate Crime Charges FIled Against Rockford Abortion Supporter
On Friday, April 3, 2009, the Chicago-based Thomas More Society filed civil Hate Crime charges in an Amended Complaint against an abortion clinic proprietor and ally in federal district court in Rockford, Illinois as part of an ongoing court battle.
Rockford resident Keith A. Sterkeson physically threatened and then attacked Eric Nelson and Kevin Rilott while calling Nelson, "A N*****, a N*****. You are a worthless degenerate N*****. Oh, you are a N*****! You are a degenerate and empty skull, thinking Jesus is going to save you. You're a N*****. Your mother was a N*****."
Western Washington University Student Destroys CBR Signs
Those who act out violently against CBR's public display of graphic abortion images must pay the legal price for their actions, as evidenced by CBR's recent victory against David Zhang, a student at Western Washington University who destroyed a number of CBR signs during their campus display. The details of the conviction and sentence are listed below.
State of Washington, (Plaintiff) Vs. DAVID J. ZHANG, (Defendant)
Filed in open court: 7-27-2006
No. 06-00604-9
The defendant David J. Zhang having duly pleaded "GUILTY" is charged with MALICIOUS MISCHIEF IN THE THIRD DEGREE, COUNT I (Gross Misdemeanor).
The said defendants sentence is suspended for a one year period conditioned upon his full and strict compliance with all the following terms:
- The defendant shall serve 180 days in Whatcom County Jail with 170 days suspended.
- Defendant agrees to pay restitution in the amount of $4,080.40.
- Defendant shall be placed on 24 months bench probation.
- Defendant is to write an apology letter to the victim (the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform). Click here to view letter
- Defendant shall not approach or communicate the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform for one year.
SLIDESHOW OF DAVID ZHANG'S VIOLENT RAMPAGE
Audio Death Threats Received by CBR
- If I see that truck coming by again one more time, it's not going to be running the next week.
- I think you all should die... If I had an AK... I would come to wherever you guys live and I would blow all your heads off.
- I wish I had a bomb [so I could blow] your plane up.
- We're going to cut your tires and brake lines...
- Tell the pilot that he can expect a visit out at the airport the next time he comes in for a land.
- If I see your truck again, I'm going to run it off the road and hopefully kill the driver.
- I will run [your trucks] off the road...
- I'm going to take a 50 caliber and shoot the pilot...
- You people ought to be shot in the head
- Officer report of violent threats made against CBR's airplane
- You people should be gutted like fish
- I wish each and every one of you had been aborted
- I hope you all burn in hell
- Get your plane out of the sky before it's TAKEN out of the sky
- You should be burned at the stake
- If I had a gun strong enough to shoot your *** plane down, I would.
- You're going to get your trucks paintballed up.
- I hope you all die.