A mother-of-two beat her sons' little league coach with a baseball bat over claims he molested them.
Lakeshia Richmond said she launched her attack after her boys, aged eight and nine, told her they had been groped by their football coach Tony Massey.
Taking the law into her own hands Richmond grabbed a bat from the trunk of her car and started chasing him.
When she caught up with him she began beating him repeatedly with the bat, causing as he begged for her to stop.
Charged with aggravated assault, Richmond said she is sorry for beating the coach but insists she did it in defence of her children.
'If I don't protect them who will?' she said at a press conference, adding: 'When I see him, I see my kids being hurt and that’s all I see.'
'During the beating he was saying he didn’t do it and that he was sorry. If you didn’t do it then why are you saying you’re sorry? What are you sorry for?'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2191121/Lakeshia-Richmond-Mom-beats-football-coach-baseball-bat-claiming-molested-sons.html
Could be sorry for many things...
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry that I am being beaten
I'm sorry you were mislead into believing something that wasn't true
I'm sorry that people are witnessing this foolish display
etc....
Its interesting that she claims she was defending her children.
'If I don't protect them who will?' she said at a press conference, adding: 'When I see him, I see my kids being hurt and that’s all I see.'
She did not protect them, she simply carried out vengeance.
You seem to be a supporter of "a little Lakeshia Richmond type justice". I wonder if someone possibly close to the coach feels they need, "a little Lakeshia Richmond type justice", for him being beaten.
Fortunately, her charges will probably be handled through the proper authorities. She in all likelihood will enjoy her right to a fair trial, (a right which she stole from a peer).
Another charge may need to be added to the list. Many times the law requires that the police be notified immediately when there is a claim or suspicion.
I hope Lakeshia and her family can recover. Even an allegation can be devastating.
Somethings to remember:
Always take care with whom you trust
Never take the law into you own hands
Always innocent until proven guilty