Will Bernie Sanders condemn the launching of children from trebuchets? Petition aims to find out

Brett T. | 1:15 AM on May 20, 2016

After the Nevada Democratic Party convention turned to chaos as frustrated Bernie Sanders supporters clashed with fans of Hillary Clinton, Sanders eventually released a statement in which he defended his supporters and denied that they had a penchant for violence, but he was widely panned for not immediately condemning reports of fights and death threats and children hurled from trebuchets.

Will Sanders take the next step and condemn his followers for reportedly catapulting young Clinton supporters from medieval siege machines? That’s what a petition posted to change.org aims to find out:

Dear Senator Sanders,

At a recent Hillary Clinton rally, a Bernie Sanders protestor, not only disrupted the event, but began harassing a young girl with a Hillary Clinton sign. In a violent rage, the protestor placed the small child into a 14th century trebuchet, and launched her over the ramparts of a castle wall. We are writing this petition to ask you to call on your supporters to stop using children as medieval siege weaponry. We are including the tweet about this incidence as evidence in the hopes that you can put an end to this despicable practice.

It’s true — there’s an eyewitness account.

at a hillary rally today i saw a bernie protestor heft a small child into a trebuchet and launch her over a castle wall. what the fuck

— leon (@leyawn) May 9, 2016

https://twitter.com/diselCA/status/733504417182277633

my source is me. i was there and saw a bernie supporter loading a trebuchet with a child carrying a hillary sign. unacceptable

— leon (@leyawn) May 20, 2016