Grodner ['ghr?¶d n3r] (v):
1) To aggressively self-destruct through felony vandalism crossed with a sense of invulnerability and entitlement.
2) To be-prick oneself in public while flashing the victim card.
Ecce.
Victim (Marine Sgt. Mike McNulty) related to P/O that as he walked back to his vehicle, he observed the offender (Chicago lawyer Jay Grodner) leaning up against his vehicle and rubbed/dragged his left arm and hand across the passenger side. As offender walked away from victim’s vehicle, victim observed a scratch along the rear trunk and passenger’s door area where offender dragged his arm and hand over. Victim and witness stopped offender and confronted him. Victim has military plates and decals on his vehicle and offender made anti war and military comments to victim. Upon P/O’s arrival to scene, offender denied scratch victim’s vehicle, but did admit to rubbing past it. Victim at this time did not sign complaint, because he is leaving tour for military duty. Offender said they accused him of scratching the car because he is Jewish. Offender’s statements/responses to P/O’s questions unreasonable.
As are his subsequent actions generally.
Welcome to the funny pages, butthead.
Update: And SondraK gets the goods! Which, I use the word “goods” rather expansively in this case.
Cheap punk tricks… nice.
We should listen to Mr. Shakespear wrt the offender…
An update was posted over at Black Five. http://www.blackfive.net/main/2007/12/anti-military-l.html
Jay R Grodner was called before court and in his absence, the Judge issued a warrant for his arrest effective immediately. Sgt McNulty was departing the court when Grodner rolled in to the courtroom more pathetic than anyone I had ever seen. The Judge had questioned him on his tardiness and he explained that traffic had been busy and he ‘made a wrong turn’. The Judge chastised him for his tardiness, pathetic excuses, and that he was lucky the warrant had not been executed prior to his arrival.
It seems the blogosphere has put the ball in Sgt McNulty’s court. Furthermore, it is also apparent that the State’s Attorney’s Office has decided to take this matter on a much more serious level. A new and very aggressive State’s Attorney seems to have a genuine interest in pursuing this case to the extent that it warrants.
Lex, I have no idea wtf that “Love Button” is at the bottom of your page, but the judge hammering this JAG-off, just pushed mine.
A Happy and Safe New Year to SGT McNulty.
BTW, some valuable INFO is posted over at B5 – all you’ll need to contact the perp, including phone number, email address, and his website.
Looks as though the conselor will prolly get some counseling.
Happy New Year, all!
-SJBill
Happy New Year, Lex!
SJBill’s comment pointing out the update made my NYEve a lot happier. I hope the case will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, and that Sgt McNulty can testify by video conference from his station.
And may the new internet verb prompt all Marines to remember the name and the story—especially those who live in the immediate area.
“No better friend; No worse enemy!”
May 2008 bring good fortune to you and all of yours.
Ya know, a good ball-pein hammer has multiple uses. Just sayin..
Karma baby. Karma.
I have met a few decent lawyers in my time. Well, I wouldn’t mind inviting them to dinner anyway.
This guy? I’m trying to think of some way he could become a benefit to society. Some manner in which he could redeem himself. So far the only words coming to mind are “reactor shielding.”
This guy is in for a tough life. He’s screwing over a Marine who’s deploying for duty, right next to Naval Station Great Lakes, with a Marine Reserve detachment in close proximity. To top it off, neither of these groups are going to resort to pithy violence or property damage either. Nope, too smart. They’re going to hit him legally. Make his name known around town. Hurt him professionally.
Fire up the Betamax and break out the popcorn, folks — there’s entertainment for the whole family about to happen here.
– Max
Indeed they should. Making threats to a military person during a time of war is just, well, idiotic. And I like how Max indicates the Marines will handle it. Public smear campaign within the letter of the law.
Too bad the, ahem, lawyer himself didn’t get that nuance.
The SGT handled himself with the dignity and self assurance of a U.S. Marine and things hopefully will work out for the young man. Semper Fi.
Surely Grodner rises to noun status as well? Oh, the possibilities….
“Don’t be such a Grodner.”
“That woman has a Grodner-toe!”
While I applaud the efforts to smear Mr. Grodner’s name through the excrement it so richly deserves, I offer two caveats:
Be careful of relying too much on Citizens for Legal Responsibility. The accuracy of the information contained in that site may not be of the greatest quality.
If Sgt. McNulty needs legal help in Chicago, there are a number of Veterans Groups and or lawyer organizations which are available to provide logistical or legal assistance for situations like the one he faces.
Let’s hope I can avoid a Grodner.
Semper fi
OAM
This just in, Neal Boortz has a nice feature on this taken from blackfive.net on his website. Boortz is, according to Talkers magazine, #7 when it comes to AM talk show hosts nationwide. I expect that nationwide exposure it not going to please the targeted rectal orifice.
– Max