Monday, December 31, 2007

Lawyer Vandalizes Car of Marine Bound for Iraq   [Gregory S. McNeal]

Just caught this story.

Marine sergeant Mike McNulty is on orders to Iraq when an anti-military lawyer allegedly vandalizes his car. The Marine shows exceptional restraint and calls the police rather than taking matters into his own hands. It turns out the damage amounts to $2400. According to BlackFive:

• The lawyer, Jay R. Grodner, offered to pay Sgt. McNulty's deductible ($100) and have Sgt. McNulty's insurance cover the damages.
• The Illinois state's attorneys tried to coerce Sgt. McNulty into accepting the offer.
• The state's attorneys told Sgt. McNulty that it was not worth pursuing felony damage against Grodner because they don't have the time.
• The state prosecutors told him it "would be difficult to recover the damages" from Grodner because he is a lawyer.
• Sgt. McNulty agreed with the state that probation for Grodner would be fair, which Grodner declined, saying, "I'm not going to make it easy on this kid."
• Sgt. McNulty's next court date is tomorrow, Monday, December 31, to pursue misdemeanor charges against Grodner. McNulty's leave is over on January 2 when he reports to Camp Pendleton before heading to Iraq. Jay Grodner knows this and is going to file for a continuance until McNulty is gone and cannot appear in court.

This seems rather crappy if true, and one should hope that the judge will not grant such a continuance. Perhaps enough readers can make noise in the Chicago talk radio and other media outlets to get the attention of the judge or state's attorney. Some of the comments over at BlackFive are pretty good. I like this set of suggestions.

There's also the option of a "GoogleBomb."

Check out the rest of the story here at BlackFive. (Hat tip to Instapundit)

12/31 12:27 AMShare