Threats, vitriol aimed at women in positions of power – Detroit News
Posted By admin on March 8, 2022
Sara Burnett| Associated Press
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was one of the more high-profile targets of political violence when prosecutors say a group of men who were angry about restrictions imposed because of the pandemic plotted to kidnap the Democrat and hold a trial accusing her of what they called treason.
MORE: Whitmer plot underlines growing abuse of women officials
But the case didnt surprise many women lawmakers or people who track such attacks. They say online and in-person abuse is a daily occurrence for female public officials and candidates, and it happens to women especially women of color at a far greater rate than it does men. In recent years, it has seemed to intensify.
Heres a look at some of the incidents:
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu
Wu, who has Taiwanese heritage, has faced what the citys elected officials of color condemned as relentless threats of violence and hateful attacks since she took office in November. Protests have been held almost daily outside her home, some starting in the early morning hours, with drums and bullhorns, and what fellow lawmakers described as openly racist, anti-Asian and sexist rhetoric.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds
A man left a voicemail for Reynolds in early 2021 saying she should be hung for treason or face a firing squad for imposing pandemic restrictions, calling COVID-19 a scam. The man was later charged with harassment, and the Iowa Department of Public Safety announced a plan to erect a $400,000 wall around the GOP governors residence, citing widespread and alarming threats.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot
A man was charged with reckless discharge of a firearm and stalking after police said he drove by or walked toward Lightfoots home 15 times in a matter of days. Lightfoot is Black and gay. The 37-year-old, who police say was angry about traffic tickets, had a gun with a round in the chamber when stopped by police during one incident last month. He later returned, and authorities say he fired the weapon in an alley near Lightfoots house.
Former Ohio Public Health DirectorDr. Amy Acton
Acton, who advised the GOP governor at the start of the pandemic, resigned in June 2020 after facing lawsuits and protesters outside her home, some carrying guns. Acton, who is Jewish, also was confronted with antisemitic messages at demonstrations, and a lawmaker referenced her with an antisemitic slur.
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak and first lady Kathy Sisolak
The Sisolaks were accosted by two men last month who made racist threats, the Democratic governor said. Kathy Sisolak is of Chinese heritage and was born in Nevada. The governor said the men followed them out of a Las Vegas restaurant shouting profanities, taunts and anti-government statements.
Kristina Lawson, president of Californias Medical Board
Lawson said in December that four men confronted her in a dark parking garage as she left her office. She told police that anti-vaccine activists also stalked her at her home and followed while she took her two kids to school earlier that day.
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota
Omar, who was born in Somalia, says she frequently receives death threats, and is harassed for her Muslim faith. She has called out former President Donald Trump and other GOP lawmakers for Islamaphobic attacks. At a news conference late last year, she played a voicemail in which she is called a jihadist, b---- and a traitor, and is told: you will not live much longer.
Michigan Secretary Of State Jocelyn Benson
Benson, Michigans chief elections officer, said a crowd of people with guns and signs stating Stop the Steal showed up at her home one evening in December 2020 as she watched a movie with her 4-year-old. She said the protesters shouted obscenities into bullhorns, angry about what they incorrectly said was voter fraud leading to Trumps loss in the 2020 election.
States Attorney Kim Foxx, Cook County, Illinois
Foxx received multiple death threats after her office dropped charges against Jussie Smollett, who starred on the TV show Empire and was convicted last year of lying about being the victim of an anti-gay, racist attack. Several of the threats against Foxx, who is Black, included racially charged language, her office said.
Heidi Harmon, the former mayor Of San Luis Obispo, California
Harmon denounced the constant harassment she received in a 2020 Facebook post, calling out the rudeness, threats, sexism, stalking, body shaming, rude/threatening comments towards my children, etc. Hours later, a man tried to force his way into her office at City Hall. He knocked a city staffer to the ground before another staffer restrained him and he was arrested.
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