Idiot of the Week: Florida woman threatened to run over Asian American woman

This week's idiot threatened to run over an Asian American woman, simply because she wasn't white. Of course, the Idiot of the week is from Florida, AND according to Conandaily, she is affiliated with the Republican Party of Florida (no surprise). Glad to read this: As a result of her threats (that happened in Maine) Maine’s 58th attorney general Aaron M. Frey announced on June 28, 2023, that he has filed a civil rights enforcement action against her. Here's the Idiot's Story from WGME-TV.

Florida woman accused of threatening to run over Asian American woman in Kennebunkport

by Ariana St Pierre, WGME June 28th 2023, 1:11 PM EDT

AUGUSTA (WGME) --Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey says he has filed civil rights complaint against a Florida woman who allegedly threatened to run over an Asian American woman with her van in Kennebunkport.

Frey says he filed a civil rights complaint against 66-year-old Vicki Lush of Port St. Lucie, Florida, for threats against an Asian-American woman on June 6 in Kennebunkport.

The complaint seeks an order protecting the victim, by prohibiting Lush from having any contact with her, and from violating the Maine Civil Rights Act in the future. According to the complaint, Lush got into an argument with the woman while the woman was sampling chowder at a seafood restaurant.

Lush reportedly referred to the woman as a “foreigner,” telling her to go back to “your country.”

The woman, who was visiting Maine from her home in Massachusetts, responded that “you wouldn’t say this to a white person.”

Lush reportedly responded by calling her a “Chinese [expletive].”

In a parking lot, Lush allegedly threatened to hit the woman with her van and swerved her van in the direction of the woman.

According to Frey, Lush admitted that she told the woman, “You have no idea who you are messing with,” “I’ll lay you out right here,” “get out of my way or I’ll run you over,” and “you foreigners need to go home.”

The Maine Civil Rights Act prohibits the use of violence, the threat of violence, or property damage against any person motivated by that person’s race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental disability or sexual orientation. Any violation of the act is a Class D crime, punishable by up to 364 days in jail and a $2,000 fine.