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Related: About this forumGOP lawmaker from Vermont caught on video repeatedly dumping water into her Democratic colleague's bag
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vermont-state-rep-mary-morrissey-caught-on-video-dumping-water-colleagues-bag/GOP lawmaker from Vermont caught on video repeatedly dumping water into her Democratic colleague's bag
Updated on: June 19, 2024 / 9:07 AM EDT / CBS/AP
A Republican state lawmaker from Vermont has apologized for repeatedly pouring water into a Democratic colleague's bag, after he caught her doing it on video.
State Rep. Mary Morrissey publicly apologized to state Rep. Jim Carroll, colleagues and the citizens of Vermont from the House floor on Monday. Both are from Bennington, a town of about 15,000 in the southwestern corner of the state.
In response, Carroll told the chamber that he heard the sincerity in her voice but that he had to be frank, saying: "For five months, I went through this," and Morrissey had a choice each time she did it.
"It was relentless," Carroll said, adding that he was fairly confident it was Morrissey, who he said often mistreated him. He set up a video camera behind a scarf on the opposite wall and captured Morrissey pouring water from a glass into the bag on April 23 and April 26. Carroll, who shared the video with CBS affiliate WCAX-TV last week, showed the footage to House Speaker Jill Krowinski, who confronted Morrissey with it.
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(She repeatedly denied it until the video.)
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GOP lawmaker from Vermont caught on video repeatedly dumping water into her Democratic colleague's bag (Original Post)
cbabe
Jun 2024
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tanyev
(44,640 posts)1. This is what happens when a bunch of playground bullies
unite under an alpha bully to completely take over a political party.
BlueKota
(3,690 posts)2. Wow they are not only ingorant and mean,
but childish as well. What was the point?
cbabe
(4,240 posts)3. From the story:
"It was torment," he said.
Martin68
(24,654 posts)4. Is she going to be prosecuted for this repeated act of vandalism and hate?
cbabe
(4,240 posts)5. One would hope. Ethics committee 'discussing'.
Martin68
(24,654 posts)6. Seems to me it is a criminal act, not an unethical one.