CANADIAN KAREN OF THE POLITE SOCIETY
DATELINE OTTAWA – “Yesterday evening I was attacked by a white woman who was upset I was wearing no bra. I utilized IG live to record her actions against me,” wrote Anishinaabe Twitter user Laura Gagnon in a caption sharing the since viral video. “I have never experienced a white mob chasing me and it’s the scariest thing that’s ever happened to me in my life. Please be safe out there.”
Ottawa Police confirmed to the The Independent that a 37-year-old woman has since been formally charged with assault and mischief after they received a report about an incident occurring on Wednesday at around 6.40pm at a park in Canada’s capital city.
Officers responding to the scene confirmed that a woman had been assaulted. The suspect, who has not been identified, was released from custody after charges had been laid against her under the promise that she would appear in court.
The footage shows the incident, which occurred last Wednesday, begin with a verbal altercation between Gagnon and another woman. Two women then approach Gagnon as she questions why she, as an Indigenous woman, would be body-shamed on unceded Algonquin territory, the Ottawa Citizen reports.
“Don’t touch me b***h,” she shouts as one of the women appears to physically assault her.
Things escalate as the mobsters realize Gagnon is filming. One woman is heard screaming, “Stop filming.” She appears to hit Gagnon again, this time knocking her down to the ground as more screaming ensues.
