Anti-Vaxxer Asks For Names Of Doctors And Nurses: ‘At The Nuremberg Trials…They Hung’

An anti-vaxxer rally in London drew cheers from the crowd as one speaker shockingly reminded people that doctors and nurses hung for their crimes following the Nuremberg trials.

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Kate Shemirani, a former nurse-turned-conspiracy theorist, stood in front of a large crowd gathered at Trafalgar Square on Saturday.

“Ask them what is in it,” she said, seemingly referring to asking medical professionals about the COVID vaccine. “Ask them. Get their names. You email them to me…We have a group of lawyers, we are collating all that. At the Nuremberg trials, the doctors and nurses stood trial and they hung!”

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The crowd erupted into cheers before Shemirani addressed doctors and nurses directly, telling them this is their opportunity to “get off that bus” and stand with the anti-vaxxers.

I can’t believe I’m tweeting this. As an ICU doctor who has given everything they have trying to save lives this makes me want to cry.

“Get their names, email them to me. At the Nuremberg trial the doctors and nurses stood trial, and they hung”. pic.twitter.com/9tZeqru1Vk

— Dr Samantha Batt-Rawden (@sbattrawden) July 24, 2021

Some have taken Shemirani’s speech as a call to violence against healthcare workers, and quite frankly, it’s not a major leap. 

Suggesting that she’s compiling a database of names of people who are vaccinated while calling to mind the post-World War II trials in which people were charged with and executed for literal war crimes against humanity seems like a clear enough message—and a thoroughly appalling one.

I’ve seen and heard plenty of vile and disgusting things in my day, but this makes me feel deeply ashamed of what human beings are capable of. And why?You are saving lives, often at the expense of your own: we owe you our lives, literally. I just don’t understand it at all. xxx

— SavannahGirl (@Idontphotoshop) July 24, 2021

This kind of crap makes me want to demand that my ER physician husband quit now. He’s done enough.

— genevieve hunt (@greengoddess892) July 24, 2021

I agree completely. This is way too much. It’s hate speech, and must be dealt with as such. For what it’s worth, I’m so sorry this is happening. #gotyourbackNHS

— Lindsey born of Alba & of Albion (@LindseyC57) July 24, 2021

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No small number of people begged the police to investigate Shemirani for inciting violence.

Agree as a nurse this is a worrying indictment of violence against healthcare professionals.

I expect @metpoliceuk to act on this. And that this kind of behaviour is reported within the PREVENT programme.

— Ellen RN QN #ProtectNurse (@EllzSummary) July 24, 2021

@metpoliceuk how can this not be seen as extremism, inciting violence and even terrorism? This is intolerable in a civilised society and surely illegal?

— Su Lowe (@saffie) July 24, 2021

I don’t have the energy to make one of those ‘how it started/how it’s going’ memes, but in my mind there’s the Brexit Bus NHS lie juxtaposed with this harridan calling for NHS staff to be tried and hanged.

— BeanieinSG (@beaniein) July 25, 2021

London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, was among those who condemned the message, noting on Twitter that he brought it up directly to the Met Police.

This is utterly appalling, and I have raised it directly with the Met Police. Our NHS staff are the heroes of this pandemic and Londoners from across this city roundly reject this hate.

— Sadiq Khan (@SadiqKhan) July 24, 2021

The protest reportedly drew thousands of protestors and additional conspiracy theorist speakers, despite COVID restrictions being lifted across England and the vaccine not being mandatory.

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*First Published: July 26, 2021, 5:19 am