WEST HARTFORD — A West Hartford town council member who was accused of inflammatory rhetoric in the wake of the U.S. Capitol invasion says she has been unfairly vilified and threatened for an innocent comment.
“Yes, Mayor (Shari) Cantor, words have consequences,” council member Mary Fay said in answer to a joint statement issued this week by the Democratic mayor and council Minority Leader Lee Gold. “And now my safety hangs in the balance.”
Responding to the deadly invasion of the Capitol on Jan. 6, Cantor and Gold wrote, “Words matter. They have real impact and consequences — especially when they come from people in positions of power and influence.