Letters: Cobb-Hunter a double victim

Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter is one of the few legislators who say what they mean and mean what they say. She is always strong but calm. Knowing Rep Cobb-Hunter as I do, I am disappointed that her being assaulted by another representative has been swept under the table (“No punishment for S.C. House Dems whose feud turned physical,” June 7).

I don’t know if it is because it was the end of the legislative session or if it was because of misogyny, but I do know that violence against women is a big problem in South Carolina, and I would have thought that the speaker would have done a more thorough investigation.

Women face many more challenges when running for office and being in leadership positions. When someone has to come between legislators because one is screaming at the other, that is verbal assault; grabbing and pushing is physical assault. We deserve better than the investigation that Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter got.