Renowned activist strips down again moments after leaving court
A vegan activist notorious for her outlandish stunts has staged another topless protest in Perth. This comes moments after being convicted for a similar stunt.
A magistrate on Wednesday found her guilty of disorderly conduct, after she stormed the Perth Louis Vuitton store wearing only underwear and covered in fake blood in August of 2021.
Outside the court, Peterson once again stripped down, baring her chest - with only her nipples covered - which showed the message “wear ur own skin!”
Video of the Louis Vuitton stunt shows Peterson topless in her underwear, her body smeared with fake blood as she berated customers in-store.
The well-known vegan activist stormed the Rain Square boutique, armed with a sign reading “rather be naked than wear someone else’s skin”.
Inside the store, Peterson can be seen shouting and yelling in front of customers and their children that “there is blood on your hands if you’re not a vegan”, before she is escorted out.
Her boyfriend and co-accused Jack Higgs and another protestor filmed the act for social media. The trio did not deny undertaking the protest, but argued they were not acting disorderly.
“I’m just using my bodily freedom to raise awareness for those who have no bodily autonomy,” she said outside court last week.
While Peterson was on Wednesday convicted of acting disorderly, magistrate Michelle Harries found Peterson’s boyfriend and the third protestor not guilty of the charges against them.
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