Tirone was involved in exonerating the remaining yet-unnamed five victims of the Salem witch trials , by helping pass an act on October 31 , 2001 . His wife is a descendant of Sarah Wildes , one of the condemned witches who was hanged in 1692 . He took the opportunity to urge caution on a similar reaction to the then-recent September 11 attacks , stating , " Sometimes when things like this happen we need to take a breath , and look at it . We just ca n't paint blame with a wide brush . "
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Paul Tirone