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| Anti-Military Lawyer In Court Tomorrow (Today) |
| 2008-01-18 |
| From Blackfive in case you missed it And from the comment section: From Mike the Marine yesterday: [Sgt] McNulty might derive some comfort from the fact that the presiding judge is a former Marine. Circuit Court Judge William OÂ’Malley was a lance corporal in the early 1960s and is known around the Chicago Courthouse for wearing a Marine Corps pin on his lapel and celebrating the CorpsÂ’ birthday each November. The court date is set for tomorrow, January 18th, at 1330 hours at the District 29 Court House on Belmont and Western. Unfortunately, I can't be there, but I will post updates when I get them. Chicago Tribune's John Kass has two editorials on the case. This whole incident started and will end with one man - Jay Grodner. I hope he does the right thing by the Marine. This could all be over tomorrow...or not. In case you were wondering, this case was brought to my attention and I tried, TRIED, to get anyone in the media to take the ball and run with it. Offered exclusivity, contacts, photos, reports, etc. For a variety of reasons, no one wanted it. So, as a resort of last measure, I posted it here at Blackfive (in the Bust Their Chops category) and emailed it to a few Marines I knew who would get the story out on their networks (thank you, Seamus, Jay and Joe). After thousands of emails, hundreds of comments, many offers of support (financial and moral), a few threats, and finally media interest, this story was one of the first big blogosphere efforts of 2008. It got noticed everywhere. Thank you to John Kass for covering the story. If you are so inclined, send him a thank you message for covering the story fairly. In the end, though, it was the military family that brought this story to national attention. Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines - us doggies, squids, zoomies, and jarheads - that refused to let this abuse go unnoticed. This is one of those times where we dropped the inter-service rivalry and stepped up for one of our own. Civilian America rallied to our cause, too. I can't tell you how many emails I received from civilians in support of Sergeant McNulty. The reaction of Chicago Police and Firemen backing the Sergeant was astounding. Tons, and I mean tons, of lawyers sent offers to work pro bono and messages of support and advice for the Sergeant. I almost take back every negative thing I've said about their profession. And, last...the most magnificent reaction was from the Viet Nam veterans. It was the most intense response from them that I've witnessed in a long time. I received more email - full of emotion and commitment - from Viet Nam vets that essentially said in various ways: "We will not let what happened to us, happen to you, Marine." I do not pretend to know what will happen tomorrow in court. Attorney Jay Grodner had asked for a continuance so that he could bring in some hired guns. But I do know that my brothers that fought in Viet Nam are right. We won't let this happen to you, Sergeant McNulty. |
| Posted by:Sherry |
| #2 Jerk didn't show, was arrested on bench warrant, 20K bail. Judge chewed his ass a while, then let him off light. A $600 "donation" to the Injured Marines charity. Shoulda tossed his ass in slam. |
| Posted by: mojo 2008-01-18 17:47 |
| #1 I got a few goosebumps from reading this article. |
| Posted by: Mark Z 2008-01-18 16:01 |