Jay Severin, popular talk radio host at WTKK 96.9, has called upon the Massachusetts Attorney General, Martha Coakley, to resign and has also encouraged his listeners to petition for her impeachment. On his show on July 14, 2008, Severin relentlessly blasted A.G. Coakley, calling her incompetent, stupid, unqualified, and disqualified, among other criticisms.
Severin's criticisms and call for action stemmed from A.G. Coakley's comments concerning an incident that allegedly occurred at a Raynham Market Basket, about which the Metrowest Daily News reported that, according to police reports, an elderly janitor allegedly reached under a bathroom stall petition and touched a four-year old's leg while the child was standing on a bucket in order to use a urinal. The boy’s father allegedly flung open the janitor's stall door and punched the janitor, giving him a cut on his lip and a welt on his forehead.
According to the Metrowest Daily News, the police report indicates that the janitor, 71, of Providence, told police through a translator that he was wrong for touching the boy, but that he was "only fooling around.” The janitor was charged with indecent assault and battery of a child under 14, but the police also charged the father with assaulting the suspect.
Discussing the incident with Jim Braude and Margery Eagan on their midday WTKK talk show, Attorney General Coakley engaged in the following exchange:
Jim Braude: Excuse me but the guy assaulted your child, you're supposed to call 911 and wait 'til the cops get there while this guy is there. Is that what you're supposed to do, Martha Coakley?
A.G. Coakley: Well, I, you know, uh, look, every situation is, is different. But, I don't know, how old was the boy?
Jim Braude: Four.
A.G. Coakley: Ok, so, where is the boy while you are doing this I mean, the kid is not at risk now, because the assault has ended. So you want to get, make sure the kid is safe. You don't know exactly what happened. Did the father see it. I didn't get all the facts of this., so I can't, but, I mean I, I, I understand the father's emotion. Uhm and, he may well be acquitted, and the facts may come out and he may not have been guilty, uhm, all I'm saying is that, you know, we, we really try and discourage people from self help.
Severin, along with an apparent majority of his phone-in listeners, was outraged not only that A.G. Coakley appeared to have little, if any knowledge of the basic facts of the case, but also that she seemed to admonish the father for having allegedly taken physical action against the child's alleged molester. With his characteristically passionate, erudite, and articulate delivery, Severin, in no uncertain terms, sided with the father.
"Here's a sound bite for you," Severin offered, "Were I the daddy, probably, I'd have shot him right on the spot."
The impact of Severin's call for A.G. Coakley's resignation or impeachment is yet to be seen. Severin commands a significant segment of Boston's afternoon drive audience.
Is Severin right? Do A.G. Coakley's comments indicate that she is not qualified to hold her post as the state's top law enforcement official? Feel free to comment and vote.
Monday, July 14, 2008
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Coakley should be removed from office? ABSOLUTELY! As should the Raynham chief of police for his comments and position. And while we're at it, ANY politician that supports the criminal illegal alien pervert over the parent defending their child from being molested. Anyone who feels any differently is part of the problem.
Out with Coakley and Pacheco. Drop the charge(s) against Jason Beatrice.
Apparently, MA is not like the Southeast, where I reside. Here, we would give Mr. Beatrice a medal and nominate him for Father of the Year.
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