Dear Editor,
With reference to the alleged recording of Kwame McCoy that has recently surfaced and is fuelling much discussion in certain circles, I wish to urge members of the public to be wary of those who seek mileage out of sensationalism and what I perceive to be deliberate attempts at distortion. In other words, they have seemingly tried and convicted in this instance on the basis of a few ‘hearsehs,’ a recording that is questionable and not authenticated, a birth certificate and what is alleged to be the pronouncements of “citizens who voiced disapproval.”
Near to the beginning of the recording the caller identifies himself as Julius after the person on the other end enquires as to who it was. The caller begins by proclaiming, “I’ll probably be coming to town soon.”
Now when this is juxtaposed against the claim that according to telephone records, the alleged call was made on September 9 from telephone number “226-1832” – a Georgetown number – and in the alleged recording the person who initiated the call proclaims, “I’ll probably be coming to town soon,” it makes little sense.
Yours faithfully,
(Name and address provided)