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

[Philip]

Semper Fi

Philip Esteban
USMC 1972-1975


"I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution
which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence,
the money of their constituents...."  - James Madison

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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.c
olumn


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