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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCops: TN Woman Tried to Run GOP Rep Off Road for AHCA Vote
A woman in Tennessee was accused of chasing a GOP Congressman in her car and then screaming at him after she was allegedly upset over his vote to repeal and replace Obamacare, police told BuzzFeed News on Friday.
Wendi L. Wright, 35, was arrested and charged with felony reckless endangerment for the incident that occurred in Weakley County on Monday.
Wright allegedly followed a car occupied by Tennessee Congressman David Kustoff and two others down a highway and placed them "in fear of being forced off" the road, according to the Weakley County Sheriff's Department.
The other occupants of the car included the driver and Kustoff's aide, Marianne Dunavant, Sgt. Marty Plunk of the sheriff's department told BuzzFeed News.
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Cops: TN Woman Tried to Run GOP Rep Off Road for AHCA Vote (Original Post)
bathroommonkey76
May 2017
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PsychoBabble
(837 posts)1. While not fond of violence ....
Wendi ... I get it.
bathroommonkey76
(3,827 posts)4. I hope someone starts a GoFundMe page for her legal fees. n/t
MindPilot
(12,693 posts)5. Frankly I admire her restraint. n/t
HopeAgain
(4,407 posts)2. Self-defense?
Maybe she depends on an exchange plan with subsidies?
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)3. I hope her judge is kind to her. NT
superpatriotman
(6,249 posts)6. They should be glad they're living in 2017
Or the pitchforks and torches would be running them off the road.
Wounded Bear
(58,660 posts)7. Two things wrong with this...
First, I can't condone violence in any form.
Second, she might lose her voting rights over this.
Don't run them off the road, vote them out of office.
Guess which one I'm MOST worried about.