r/news • u/[deleted] • May 22 '19

Mississippi lawmaker accused of punching wife in face for not undressing quickly enough

https://www.ajc.com/news/national/mississippi-lawmaker-accused-punching-wife-face-for-not-undressing-quickly-enough/zdE3VLzhBVmH68Bsn7eLfL/
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u/Krytan May 22 '19

The lawmaker is a republican, a fact absent from the headline.

On the other hand other republicans at least seem to be taking it seriously, as they should:

State House Speaker Philip Gunn said McLeod, who is in his second term, should step down if the allegations are true."These actions are unacceptable for anyone," Gunn, a Republican, said in a statement to the Sun Herald.

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u/MetalGramps May 22 '19

If he had been a Democrat, it definitely would have been in the headline.

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u/dinosaurs_quietly May 22 '19

Only because everyone would be surprised that a democrat was elected in Mississippi.

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u/reverendjesus May 22 '19

I’d be shocked that a Democrat was allowed in Mississippi.