Pro-life vs pro-choice fight: Victoria Duran caught on camera confronting and attacking pro-lifers
- 9 years ago
Ohio woman Victoria Duran expressed her pro-choice views in the worst way possible when she launched a physical and verbal attack at several anti-abortion activists in downtown Columbus.
The incident happened on Wednesday around noon, and was filmed by Seth Drayer, director of training for pro-life group Created Equal. Drayer later posted the video to the group's YouTube account and the clips have received more than 300,000 views in just three days.
In the video, Duran is first seen showering an activist with profanity, calling him a "f***ing dipshit" and a "racist f***ing male". She's then heard saying the illustration of the group's anti-abortion signs were incorrect, arguing that at 12 weeks old, fetuses are only a cluster of cells and do not have hands.
The video then shows her proceeding to kick over the sign, before smacking the camera in Drayer's hands and calling him a "f***wit".
Before Drayer could call police, Duran is seen charging toward a second sign the group has put on the street and knocking it over. She is also seen telling another activists, "no uterus, no right to talk about it."
Two policemen on bicycles later arrived at the scene and escorted Duran off a bus she had boarded. They have since leveled the misdemeanor charges of assault and criminal damage against her. Duran is due to appear in court at a later date.
In response to her angry outburst towards the activists, Duran told reporters that she "has no regrets." She was quoted as saying that "the First Amendment protects [the activists] from government interference; it doesn't protect them from people just basically telling them they're idiots."
Duran's mother, Anna Carter, had reached out to Created Equal to ask them to drop the charges, saying that her daughter cannot filter through her emotions because she is autistic, according to a Fox News report.
Drayer, however, stated in a Facebook post that, "if she were to evidence true remorse, we might consider dropping the charge
The incident happened on Wednesday around noon, and was filmed by Seth Drayer, director of training for pro-life group Created Equal. Drayer later posted the video to the group's YouTube account and the clips have received more than 300,000 views in just three days.
In the video, Duran is first seen showering an activist with profanity, calling him a "f***ing dipshit" and a "racist f***ing male". She's then heard saying the illustration of the group's anti-abortion signs were incorrect, arguing that at 12 weeks old, fetuses are only a cluster of cells and do not have hands.
The video then shows her proceeding to kick over the sign, before smacking the camera in Drayer's hands and calling him a "f***wit".
Before Drayer could call police, Duran is seen charging toward a second sign the group has put on the street and knocking it over. She is also seen telling another activists, "no uterus, no right to talk about it."
Two policemen on bicycles later arrived at the scene and escorted Duran off a bus she had boarded. They have since leveled the misdemeanor charges of assault and criminal damage against her. Duran is due to appear in court at a later date.
In response to her angry outburst towards the activists, Duran told reporters that she "has no regrets." She was quoted as saying that "the First Amendment protects [the activists] from government interference; it doesn't protect them from people just basically telling them they're idiots."
Duran's mother, Anna Carter, had reached out to Created Equal to ask them to drop the charges, saying that her daughter cannot filter through her emotions because she is autistic, according to a Fox News report.
Drayer, however, stated in a Facebook post that, "if she were to evidence true remorse, we might consider dropping the charge