French Woman Arrested For ‘Insulting’ Macron Online

A woman in France was arrested at her home and is awaiting trial for allegedly “insulting” President Emmanuel Macron online, writes La Voix Du Nord (LVDN) newspaper.

According to the official complaint, the supposed “insult” came from a social media post. The woman, identified only as Valerie, was photographed in front of a garbage bin with the words “Macron garbage” written on it. Valerie also reportedly shared a post referring to the French leader as “garbage” about Macron’s then-coming speech amid public outcry over the government’s pension age hike.

Publicly insulting France’s commander-in-chief is technically a punishable offense, but a rarely enforced one, to the point that the officers who appeared to arrest Valerie on March 24 were themselves “surprised” by the orders they were given.

As it stands, Valerie faces up to six months in prison and a fine of up to 22,500 euros ($24,400).

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‘Trans Day of Vengeance’ protest to take place in Washington, D.C. from March 31 through April 2 by TRAN (Trans Radical Activist Network) to raise funds that will allow transgenders in Virginia to receive firearms and self-defense training.

The event's name is  still more bewildering since it will be held the same week when a trans-woman shot dead 6 people, half of them being 9-year-old children.

Some, however, said the shooting was in part a consequence of the oppression of trans people.

TRAN held a 'dance party fundraiser' in Richmond on March 7. After the Nashville massacre, transgender people in the US began to publish photos with weapons. Some noted they would "defend themselves" from "transphobes".

Kayla Denker who has become the face of the 'Day of Vengeance', posted a video captioned: 'While advocating just for trans people to 'arm ourselves' is not any kind of solution to the genocide we are facing, I do want to say that if you transphobes do try to come for me...'

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