Ganked from dracphelin

[chaotic_nipple]

Man who keyed car gets day in court; so do Marines Jay Grodner, the Chicago lawyer who keyed a Marine's car in anger because the car had military plates and a Marine insignia, finally got his day in court last week.

Grodner pleaded guilty in a Chicago courtroom packed with former Marines. Some had Marine pins on their coats, or baseball jackets with the Marine insignia. They didn't yell or call him names. They came to support Marine Sgt. Michael McNulty, whose car Grodner defaced in December, but who couldn't attend because he's preparing for his second tour in Iraq.

Now, I mock and scorn Jarheads as much as the next Grunt, but it warms my soul that this weasel lawyer got a nice dose of public humiliation to go with his slap on the wrist. Still, this part of the article bugs me: Judge O'Malley has also traveled, but in his youth. He was a police officer on the West Side during the riots before law school. And before that, he performed another public service. Judge O'Malley served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1961-1964.

He probably should have recused himself. If the jackass vandal in question has gonads of greater than microscopic size, he could have plausibly claimed that the judge's past service made impartiality impossible. Still, some justice was done.

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He keyed a car because it was a marine's?

[shadoutcarver.livejournal.com]

Not that I don't enjoy a little inter service rivalry as much as the next vet but that was uncalled for meaness. (stupid even)

And you're right about the judge.

I hope the SGT comes home safe to a fixed car and fewer idiots.

Re: He keyed a car because it was a marine's?

[chaotic-nipple.livejournal.com]

Lest I gave the impression that the weasel lawyer was motivated by rivalry between the Army and other, lesser branches of the military, this was not the case. It would still have been wrong if it had, but not really all that remarkable. But no, the asshole in question was a life long civilian.

[bobmage.livejournal.com]

Too bad the MPs didn't feel as strongly when your car got vandalized.

[chaotic-nipple.livejournal.com]

Considering that we shared a parking lot with the MP barracks, which were notoriously loud and unruly, it would not surprise me at all if it had _been_ MPs who did it.

[nanimo.livejournal.com]

Actually, recusing himself in this case would have gone against precedent... And think about it you carried that thought all the way through. For example, should all female judges recuse themselves from cases involving anti-women violence? (And in that case, if a male judge somehow more impartial in a gender-related case?) Should all parents recuse themselves from cases involving children? Should everyone who has been a victim of violence recuse themselves from cases involving violence?

Genereally speaking, recusing is for when a) a judge (or their family) are directly involved or impacted by a case (usually financially) or b) when the judge themself feels that their feelings on a matter are such that they would be unable to be impartial.

you're right about the judge.

[children-s-book.livejournal.com]

you're right about the judge.

thanks for the post

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