[Rhodes22-list] Serves him right--MUST READ

[Robert Skinner]

Thanks for the story, Hank.  Grodner got a lot less than he deserved.

I will note that there are those of a liberal bent who are decent 
people, do not countenance this or other kinds of destructive
behavior, and support the rule of law.

/Robert
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Hank wrote:
> 
> Speaking about marines, you guys will like this story my uncle sent to me.
> 
> Hank
> 
>   I keep hearing that liberals support the troops but oppose the war. Sounds
> like the hate the troops more than they oppose the war. nfs
> 
> **Courtroom combat in the Riverside Press-Enterprise: ***
> 
> The U.S. justice system should not tolerate even minor assaults on military
> personnel. In the case of an Illinois Marine, we're glad to see the system
> work, even if it took an Internet-generated push.
> 
> Thanks to a few Marines, both active-duty and retired, the story ends well.
> 
> On Dec. 1, Chicago lawyer Jay Grodner took offense at "Semper Fi" Marine
> Corps license plates on a black BMW. So the anti-war activist keyed the car.
> The car's owner, Marine Sgt. Michael McNulty, saw him do it and had him
> arrested.
> 
> The police wanted to charge Grodner with a misdemeanor. McNulty held out for
> a felony charge, which the damage warranted. The prosecutor felt it was a
> minor case and urged the parties to make a deal, but neither was inclined to
> do so.
> 
> Complicating matters was the fact that McNulty was en route to Camp
> Pendleton for his second deployment to Iraq. He was slated to report Jan. 2.
> The case was set for Dec. 31.
> 
> At this point, a military-affairs blogger, BlackFive (
> http://www.blackfive.net ), posted the story. A BlackFive reader attended
> the Dec. 31 hearing and reported a crowd in the courtroom supporting
> McNulty, along with a new prosecutor -- Patrick Kelley, USMC 1969-72.
> Grodner also had the misfortune of having his case assigned to Judge William
> O'Malley, USMC 1961-64.
> 
> The case was resolved Monday when Grodner pleaded guilty. The judge couldn't
> resist a little lecture. From the transcript:
> 
> "You probably also wondered why there was a whole crowd of people here
> today, Mr. Grodner. That's because there is a little principle that**the
> Marine Corps has and has had since 1775, when they had fought and lost their
> lives so that people like you could enjoy the freedom of this country; and
> that is a little proverb that we follow, that no Marine is left behind. ***
> 
> ** **
> 
> **"So, Sgt. McNulty couldn't be here, but other Marines showed in his stead.
> Take him away." **
> 
> ** **
> 
> **Grodner will do community service, spend a year on probation, pay
> restitution and then, if his promise to a newspaper columnist can be
> believed, move to France. **
> 
> ** **
> 
> **To the online Marine community, congratulations on a gratifying victory.
> *** ** And to Sgt. McNulty, come home safe. ***
> 
> *You can see a little more on this if you go to Snopes.com and search *
> 
> *under "Lawyer defaces Marines car". There was also an article in the *
> 
> *Chicago** Tribune on Jan. 20th. I work with a lot of attorneys in *
> 
> *Chicago**, and will inquire about this asshole - and pass on any tidbits I
> *
> 
> *pick up. Maybe we can set up a regular visitation to his home/office *
> 
> *when anyone goes to Chicago! *
> 
> *Link to Snopes *
> 
> *http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/keyedcar.asp*
> 
> http://urbangrounds.com/2007/12/30/jay-r-grodner/
> 
> http://www.blackfive.net/main/2007/12/anti-military-l.html
> 
> http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-kass_03jan03,0,5792645,full.column
> 
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> 
> I just love the Marines.
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Robert Skinner  "Squirrel Haven" 
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