Blue Mass Group is All Over the Reilly Kerfuffle

David makes the point that it's not so much illegal what Reilly did in placing a call to the Worcester District Attorney to ask that they not release the autopsy report (which would be illegal anyway) of the teenaged sisters Shauna and Meghan Murphy who were killed in an alcohol-related car accident last October, it's just inappropriate.

My heart goes out to the Murphy family. I know that I wouldn't want private information about my family members like autopsy results released to the media and I don't fault them at all for asking for help. But for me, here's the rub: The Worcester DA knows the law. Reilly knows the law. Why would Reilly feel that he needed to intervene?

In an opinion piece in the Globe Brian McGrory quotes Reilly:

"Protecting that family and their private medical records -- no, I don't regret making that call and keeping those records confidential," he replied. ''I would do that for any family to protect their rights and their deceased children's rights."

But the fact of the matter is, this is not just any family. This particular family knows Reilly and has contributed money to his campaign. In his press conference yesterday, Reilly indicated that he has made simlilar calls in the past, but would not reveal the details involved. That information is useless without details. Were these calls also made on behalf of Reilly supporters?

If Reilly has a habit of making these types of calls for supporters, it's not just inappropriate, it's an abuse of his power as AG and he should be called to account on it.