{"id":220322,"date":"2020-03-19T08:25:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T13:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=220322"},"modified":"2020-03-18T13:15:41","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T18:15:41","slug":"pro-lifer-sued-pro-abortion-activist-assaulted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pro-lifer-sued-pro-abortion-activist-assaulted\/","title":{"rendered":"OUTRAGEOUS: Pro-lifer sued by pro-abortion activist who assaulted him"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>In a shocking turn of events, a pro-life activist assaulted by a Google employee is now being sued by his assailant. Last September, Michael Gribbin was writing pro-life messages in chalk on the sidewalk outside of a Planned Parenthood facility in Washington, D.C., when Quinn Chasan confronted him. Chasan first stole Gribbin&#8217;s chalk, and after Gribbin tried to prevent Chasan from leaving before police could arrive, Chasan <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/google-employee-assaults-prolifers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">violently attacked Gribbin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the incident report, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycaller.com\/2019\/09\/04\/senior-google-employee-appears-to-have-assaulted-pro-life-activist-near-dc-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obtained by the Daily Caller<\/a>, \u201cV-1 [victim] called for Police assistance after he was punched and pushed by S-1 [suspect] after a heated argument turned physical in the 400 block of M street.\u201d Gribbin said he was punched eight to 12 times, and was left with bruises on his head, leg, and torso.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BIpcNQ8Q8V4\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Metropolitan Police declined to file charges against Chasan, so Gribbin filed a civil lawsuit against him. &#8220;I am pleased that Mike Gibbin is pursuing legal action,&#8221; Dr. Michael New, an associate scholar with the Charlotte Lozier Institute, said in a statement at the time. &#8220;Pro-life activists are not targets. No one should have to fear physical violence for espousing pro-life views in public. A ruling in Gribbin\u2019s favor will make it clear that individuals who harm peaceful pro-life activists will be punished.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Chasan responded in an unexpected way &#8212; by counter-suing for $5 million.<\/p>\n<p>In a new statement sent to Live Action News, New criticized Chasan for this decision to counter-sue his victim. &#8220;This is absurd. Michael Gribbin is a victim, not an assailant,&#8221; New said. &#8220;There is no way his\u00a0actions after before, during, or after the assault caused Chasan $5 million in damages. Furthermore, any negative consequences incurred by Chasan are the direct result of his own misconduct. It is my hope that the judge dismisses Chasan&#8217;s countersuit as frivolous.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/quinn-chasan-5a107728\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>, Chasan works at Google as the Head of Customer Analytics. Google has yet to respond to Chasan&#8217;s assault on an innocent man merely exercising his First Amendment right to free speech.<\/p>\n<p>Pro-abortion violence has become <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pro-choice-violence-lie-alarming-frequencey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shockingly common<\/a> in recent years, with pro-lifers becoming victims of assault, vandalism, bomb threats, death threats, stabbings, and even death. Yet this violence is frequently ignored or excused, meaning it&#8217;s more important than ever for pro-lifers to exercise caution, and remain alert and on guard at all times.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveactionnewsonline\/?ref=br_rs\">\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a> for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a shocking turn of events, a pro-life activist assaulted by a Google employee is now being sued by his assailant. Last September, Michael Gribbin was writing pro-life messages in chalk on the sidewalk outside of a Planned Parenthood facility in Washington, D.C., when Quinn Chasan confronted him. 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