UBC STUDENT SOCIETY ABSOLVES ITSELF OF PRO-ABORTION VANDALISM

VANCOUVER, January 13, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – UBC’s Alma Mater Society (AMS) has withdrawn its previous admission of responsibility in the wanton destruction of a pro-life display by one of the AMS’s own councillors.  Lawyer Malcolm Maclean noted that the student society did not “endorse” the vandalism of the AMS Lifeline Club’s booth on Nov. 23, 1999. “Our position is that the AMS is in no way liable for the attack on this display,” the lawyer representing the AMS told B.C. Supreme Court Justice Bruce Cohen, who reserved judgment after hearing final arguments this week.  Lifeline launched a legal bid two years ago to bring to account Erin Kaiser, Jon Chandler and Lesley Washington, who tore down and trampled the display. Their anti-free speech frenzy was recorded on videotape and played to the courtroom. The university eventually “disciplined” the student leaders with only a temporary suspension.  (With files from Pro-Life E-News)  For previous coverage see:  PRO-LIFE UBC STUDENTS SUE OVER FREEDOM OF SPEECH https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2000/feb/00021602.html   ONLINE VIDEO OF DESTRUCTION OF UBC PRO-LIFE DISPLAY https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/1999/dec/99121002.html