The Seton Public Library, where Derek Scott Reimer was accused of causing a disturbance by disrupting a Reading with Royalty event on Feb. 25, 2023. Gavin Young/Postmedia

In Calgary courts: Judge acquits preacher who protested drag reading event

'Not all actions which are inconsiderate or disrespectful of others are criminal,' court rules

by · Calgary Herald

Shouting and hurling insulting language while protesting a drag reading event at a public library didn’t amount to criminal behaviour, a Calgary judge ruled Tuesday in acquitting a city preacher of two charges.

Justice Allan Fradsham said that while Derek Scott Reimer’s conduct may have been “inconsiderate or disrespectful,” it didn’t cross the line into criminal.