Swampscott Police Join The Martha Coakley “No Self Help” Brigades

Swampscott, MA cops have a message for all citizens: If someone wants to rob you—let them!”

The direct quote: “We don’t urge anybody to (fight back),” [Police spokesman] Cassidy said. “We want them to call us.”

So what’s the story?  A Swampscott man hears someone messing with his truck in his driveway. He goes out and finds a local druggie known to carry a knife.  While his wife called the cops, he stopped the would-be robber from breaking into his truck.

A fight ensued. The good guy won, the bad guy ended up with a broken jaw. He also had a knife and a police baton on him, it turns out. So what did the Swampscott cops do?

The victim of the alleged break-in, McKay, 29, of 37 Cherry St., faces a summons for assault and battery causing severe injury after he broke Johnson’s jaw after confronting him when Johnson allegedly was trying to break into his car.

Of course he was.  So now he faces legal fees and possible jail time—and may lose his house.

And if convicted, McKay said, he might also face losing his home, which is managed by the Swampscott Housing Authority.

He’s got a family. He’s on his property. A known druggie is trying to steal his stuff.  He prevents a crime and beats the crap out of a crook. And we’re sending this guy to JAIL? We ought to be electing him to public office.

These charges should be dropped immediately to send a message to punks that if you get your butt kicked by a righteous citizen, you’re going to jail—not him. If we had more McKays in Massachusetts, we’d have fewer crimes.

But no—here in MassBackwards, we’re punishing the good guy to prevent more good guys. Our government is making the price of self-defense so high that you’ll just give up and let your neighbors rob you.

When you lose (your property, security, health)—Martha wins!