Brattleboro -- Assault (3 incidents)        The Wisconsin-based Missionaries to the Preborn gathered 80 people in Brattleboro, Vermont, on June 21, 2002, to display large pictures of aborted preborn babies and pass out pro-life literature.        A pro-abortion woman punched one of the pro-lifers, and police said that pro-abortionists Ashley Leone, 20, and Michael Ruggiero, 22, were arrested on a simple assault charge after squirting an "oily household substance" at protesters with squirt guns.        Manchester police said although the protest was orderly, they did receive several complaints from residents, by phone and in person, about the graphic photos displayed by the group, saying they were offensive, and of course because they would shock children. These are the same people who have no problem with tearing unborn babies apart.        Katharine McQuaid. "Pro-Life Protesters Hit NH Streets." The Union Leader & New Hampshire Sunday News, June 24, 2002. back to top Burlington -- Lewd Behaviour        Abortionist Michael Gold simulated masturbating in front of a female pro-lifer as she prayed outside the facility. Another protestor recorded Gold screaming at a pro-life woman "You c--t! F--k you, c--t! You're an ugly f-----ing c--t! Did you ever have a prick inside you? Did anyone ever f--k you? You're too ugly for anyone to want to f--k!" The Vermont Medical Board refused to take action, responding that "The authority of the Board ... is limited by law to allegations of unprofessional conduct as defined in 26 V.S.A. Section 1354," and that therefore no disciplinary action would be taken.        Letters to the Vermont Medical Board dated March 11, 1992, September 27, 1992 and January 15, 1993; letter from medical board dated September 15, 1993. back to top Montpelier -- Arson, Fraud and False Reporting        On April 7, 2000, the car of pro-abortion and homosexual activist pastor Dwight Walker was set on fire in the middle of the night during the lengthy debate around the Vermont bill to give homosexuals the same rights as married couples. Homosexuals all over Vermont used this incident as "proof" that homosexuals are persecuted, and claimed that the denial of marriage rights was just another form of persecution.        Finally, Walker admitted that he set the fire himself. "I set the fire because I wanted people to see me as a victim," he told police. The Boston Globe reported that he faced charges of third-degree arson, false reports to law enforcement officers and burning to defraud an insurer.        "Vermont Gay-Activist Pastor Admits to Torching Own Car." LifeSite Daily News at http://www.lifesite.net, May 3, 2000. back to top Return To State By State Documentation © 2003 Abortion Violence