A lawyer for Kinder Morgan has unintentionally inspired a new social media meme after arguing in court that the facial expressions of some anti-pipeline protesters could constitute assault.
Kinder Morgan’s lawyer, Bill Kaplan, was in B.C. Supreme Court on Wednesday when he presented several photos of protesters with facial expressions he called “malicious.”
Kinder Morgan is seeking an injunction against five protesters who are members of the group “Caretakers of Burnaby Mountain.” The group has been demonstrating at the pipeline survey site 24/7 since late September.
Earlier this week, a protester chained himself under a Kinder Morgan vehicle.
The Dogwood Initiative put a call out on social media for people to show their best #KMFace.
Hundreds of people have tweeted pictures since the call went out, including Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson. Here’s a sampling of some of the best tweets:
Khelsilem, Indigenous multidisciplinary artist working to reverse the decline of Skwo-mesh (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh) language speakers.
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson
Rainforest Action Network of San Francisco
Kai Nagata, Energy and Democracy Director of Dogwood B.C.
Corrina Keeling
The Dogwood Initiative
Lyndsey Easton
Carol Linnitt
CKNW host Drex and producer Grace Sullivan
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