Tennessee Lawmakers Are So Creepy That Speaker Warns Interns To Stay Away

[Mika]

Tennessee Lawmakers Are So Creepy That Speaker Warns Interns To Stay Away

Following the revelations that Tennessee state Rep. Jeremy Durham (R) sent late-night text messages to female staffers, state House Speaker Beth Harwell (R) told interns not attend legislature receptions or events and not to give their cell phone numbers to members of the legislature.

Durham on Sunday resigned from his position as majority whip, but did not step down from his seat in the legislature. His resignation followed a report in The Tennessean revealing that he had sent numerous messages to women asking for photos and to meet up, but Durham has denied sexually harassing anyone.

In a statement calling on Durham to step down, Harwell also said that the House would review its sexual harassment policy. In the meantime, she had a directive for the interns.

"As a precautionary measure, I have instructed the Director of the Internship program that interns are not to attend receptions or events related to the legislature, and they are not to give their cell phone numbers to members," Harwell said on Monday, according to The Tennessean.

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[Oneironaut]

1. Creepy losers that are probably all married.

Gross!

[First Speaker]

2. Some things transcend satire...

...I'll bet these "legislators" are all strong "pro-family" and "pro-life" types...

[KamaAina]

3. The reception and event piece is troubling

Networking at things like that is one of the reasons an up-and-comer would want to be an intern in the first place.

[pinboy3niner]

6. Better to give all interns--male and female--a class on reporting harassment. nt

[retrowire]

4. Just fucking great. This is what feminism is against right here.

Oh, let's tell all the women to guard themselves and be careful with what they do, we can't DARE hold a man fucking responsible for his wrongdoings

Fire the motherfucker! Is sexual harrassment not a crime?

[Mister Ed]

7. Exactly my thought.

It seems to me that the implication here is that the interns are to blame for tempting the poor legislators.

Kinda the way rape victims are held accountable for tempting the poor rapists.

[leftyladyfrommo]

5. We had the same problem in Missouri.

Pretty pitiful, really. Bunch of dirty old men preying on the young pages or interns.

[lpbk2713]

8. GOP = Greedy Old Pedophiles.

They will take advantage of any opportunity.