Re: [MBZ] Justice for Floyd/Rich
I love how you humanize these headline makers... On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 9:14 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I’m not sure I trust Queen Jean to do the right thing, although she has > surprised me in the past. She is also known as a hard drinker. > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > > > On Mar 18, 2020, at 2:39 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > UTILITIES > > Judge approves $520M settlement in Santee Cooper lawsuit > > > > Published: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 > > > > A South Carolina judge gave preliminary approval yesterday to a $520 > > million settlement that would provide refunds to Santee Cooper utility > > customers who were charged increased rates for a failed nuclear > > construction project. > > > > Judge Jean Toal gave an initial approval to the settlement yesterday, a > big > > first step to ending a long-standing dispute between Santee Cooper and > its > > customers, who filed a class-action lawsuit against the state-owned > > utility, news outlets reported. > > > > The project racked up $4 billion in debt before Santee Cooper pulled out > of > > its minority stake in the V.C. Summer nuclear expansion in July 2017. > > > > Since the project started more than a decade ago, Santee Cooper increased > > rates five times to fund the expensive project to build two > nuclear-powered > > electric generators in Jenkinsville, about 25 miles northwest of > Columbia. > > Santee Cooper was the junior partner on the project with the now former > > Cayce-based SCE, which was acquired by Dominion Energy Inc. in January > > 2019. > > > > After spending billions of dollars, Santee Cooper and SCE shut down the > > project before any power was generated because of the rapidly escalating > > costs. > > > > The preliminary settlement would refund some power costs paid by Santee > > Cooper customers and about 2 million South Carolina residents who get > their > > power from electric cooperatives that use the utility's energy. > > > > Santee Cooper also could not raise electric rates for four years. > > > > The state Legislature is currently trying to decide whether it should > > reform Santee Cooper or sell it. > > > > A final approval hearing is scheduled for July 20. *— Associated Press* > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Justice for Floyd/Rich
I’m not sure I trust Queen Jean to do the right thing, although she has surprised me in the past. She is also known as a hard drinker. --FT Sent from iPhone > On Mar 18, 2020, at 2:39 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > UTILITIES > Judge approves $520M settlement in Santee Cooper lawsuit > > Published: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 > > A South Carolina judge gave preliminary approval yesterday to a $520 > million settlement that would provide refunds to Santee Cooper utility > customers who were charged increased rates for a failed nuclear > construction project. > > Judge Jean Toal gave an initial approval to the settlement yesterday, a big > first step to ending a long-standing dispute between Santee Cooper and its > customers, who filed a class-action lawsuit against the state-owned > utility, news outlets reported. > > The project racked up $4 billion in debt before Santee Cooper pulled out of > its minority stake in the V.C. Summer nuclear expansion in July 2017. > > Since the project started more than a decade ago, Santee Cooper increased > rates five times to fund the expensive project to build two nuclear-powered > electric generators in Jenkinsville, about 25 miles northwest of Columbia. > Santee Cooper was the junior partner on the project with the now former > Cayce-based SCE, which was acquired by Dominion Energy Inc. in January > 2019. > > After spending billions of dollars, Santee Cooper and SCE shut down the > project before any power was generated because of the rapidly escalating > costs. > > The preliminary settlement would refund some power costs paid by Santee > Cooper customers and about 2 million South Carolina residents who get their > power from electric cooperatives that use the utility's energy. > > Santee Cooper also could not raise electric rates for four years. > > The state Legislature is currently trying to decide whether it should > reform Santee Cooper or sell it. > > A final approval hearing is scheduled for July 20. *— Associated Press* > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Justice for Floyd/Rich
UTILITIES Judge approves $520M settlement in Santee Cooper lawsuit Published: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 A South Carolina judge gave preliminary approval yesterday to a $520 million settlement that would provide refunds to Santee Cooper utility customers who were charged increased rates for a failed nuclear construction project. Judge Jean Toal gave an initial approval to the settlement yesterday, a big first step to ending a long-standing dispute between Santee Cooper and its customers, who filed a class-action lawsuit against the state-owned utility, news outlets reported. The project racked up $4 billion in debt before Santee Cooper pulled out of its minority stake in the V.C. Summer nuclear expansion in July 2017. Since the project started more than a decade ago, Santee Cooper increased rates five times to fund the expensive project to build two nuclear-powered electric generators in Jenkinsville, about 25 miles northwest of Columbia. Santee Cooper was the junior partner on the project with the now former Cayce-based SCE, which was acquired by Dominion Energy Inc. in January 2019. After spending billions of dollars, Santee Cooper and SCE shut down the project before any power was generated because of the rapidly escalating costs. The preliminary settlement would refund some power costs paid by Santee Cooper customers and about 2 million South Carolina residents who get their power from electric cooperatives that use the utility's energy. Santee Cooper also could not raise electric rates for four years. The state Legislature is currently trying to decide whether it should reform Santee Cooper or sell it. A final approval hearing is scheduled for July 20. *— Associated Press* ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Justice
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Re: [MBZ] Justice served
Let me suggest that you think seriously about whether justice was done in this matter. Would you like to face a court where the Judge and the prosecuter are obviously against you from the outset? Makes no sense to me that even the Marines could take pride in this charade. Stupid to key a car because you disagree with something that its owner believes in, but generally we try to make sure that justice is served - sometimes to the point of bending over backwards to ensure that the defendant's rights are more than protected. One would think that the Illinois Law Society or whatever they call it down there, will take care of him. One would think that his actions are at the least, conduct unbecoming to his profession. Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 6:42 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] Justice served 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 ( www.blackfive.net 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. ** ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Justice served
R A Bennell wrote: Let me suggest that you think seriously about whether justice was done in this matter. Would you like to face a court where the Judge and the prosecuter are obviously against you from the outset? The prosecutor was working the victim to make it all go away in the beginning. The plea agreement they came up with in the end, after media attention, was probably pretty average for the offense. The judge just gaveled down on the plea agreement that the lawyers made, can't fault him for that. And lecturing criminals is stock in trade for judges. (especially judges who used to be cops) The judge did order the idiot cuffed, but that was only after he twice showed up late, intentionally, and admitted he kept the court waiting simply because he was trying to avoid reporters. The handcuffing did have the desired effect of making him quit acting like he was in charge of the courtroom. I did find out he's a bit of a slimeball, was censured by the Bar in 1984 for forgery. Now that's something that I think should cause separation from the legal profession, life sentence for first offense. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Justice served
After reading through the transcript I am impressed with the level of fairness Grodner was treated with given the negative publicity and potential bias of the Court. If it were me, I probably would have tossed in mandatory attendance of an anger management class. -Dave Walton On Feb 8, 2008 10:51 AM, R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Let me suggest that you think seriously about whether justice was done in this matter. Would you like to face a court where the Judge and the prosecuter are obviously against you from the outset? Makes no sense to me that even the Marines could take pride in this charade. Stupid to key a car because you disagree with something that its owner believes in, but generally we try to make sure that justice is served - sometimes to the point of bending over backwards to ensure that the defendant's rights are more than protected. One would think that the Illinois Law Society or whatever they call it down there, will take care of him. One would think that his actions are at the least, conduct unbecoming to his profession. Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 6:42 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] Justice served 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 ( www.blackfive.net 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. ** ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Justice served
Please let's not go there... On Feb 8, 2008 6:02 PM, Hendrik Fay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What charade? Didn't he plead guilty? I suppose there would have been a lot of whooh haah's and secret handshakes and such, perhaps the odd pointing at the defendant and sliding the finger across the throat but at the end of the day he did the crime and now gotta do the time. That stupid jerk should have known if you take on one Marine you take on all. If that idiot is capable of keying a car over something so trivial what else is he gonna do? Probably go down and spit on wounded soldiers coming back from the middle east. Why doesn't he go and key Bush's car or Romsfelds car. Perhaps he would be happy if the US got out of the middle east and left Israel to it's own devices, perhaps then he could go over there and help defend Israel? I don't particularly like democracy at the point of a gun but the grunts doing the job are not the ones to blame. Reminds me of what happened in the Vietnam war. Hendrik R A Bennell wrote: Let me suggest that you think seriously about whether justice was done in this matter. Would you like to face a court where the Judge and the prosecuter are obviously against you from the outset? Makes no sense to me that even the Marines could take pride in this charade. Stupid to key a car because you disagree with something that its owner believes in, but generally we try to make sure that justice is served - sometimes to the point of bending over backwards to ensure that the defendant's rights are more than protected. One would think that the Illinois Law Society or whatever they call it down there, will take care of him. One would think that his actions are at the least, conduct unbecoming to his profession. Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Justice served
What charade? Didn't he plead guilty? I suppose there would have been a lot of whooh haah's and secret handshakes and such, perhaps the odd pointing at the defendant and sliding the finger across the throat but at the end of the day he did the crime and now gotta do the time. That stupid jerk should have known if you take on one Marine you take on all. If that idiot is capable of keying a car over something so trivial what else is he gonna do? Probably go down and spit on wounded soldiers coming back from the middle east. Why doesn't he go and key Bush's car or Romsfelds car. Perhaps he would be happy if the US got out of the middle east and left Israel to it's own devices, perhaps then he could go over there and help defend Israel? I don't particularly like democracy at the point of a gun but the grunts doing the job are not the ones to blame. Reminds me of what happened in the Vietnam war. Hendrik R A Bennell wrote: Let me suggest that you think seriously about whether justice was done in this matter. Would you like to face a court where the Judge and the prosecuter are obviously against you from the outset? Makes no sense to me that even the Marines could take pride in this charade. Stupid to key a car because you disagree with something that its owner believes in, but generally we try to make sure that justice is served - sometimes to the point of bending over backwards to ensure that the defendant's rights are more than protected. One would think that the Illinois Law Society or whatever they call it down there, will take care of him. One would think that his actions are at the least, conduct unbecoming to his profession. Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Justice served
Well, maybe the ultimate penalty was acceptable etc but the journalism isn't. The smirking about how the prosecuter is a former Marine and the Judge is a former Marine and the room is packed with Marines just leaves me cold. Not funny. If you were the one facing the Judge, you would certainly like to be able to hope that he was impartial and that the hearing you got and the sentence imposed would be fair and reasonable and not influenced by the bias of the parties in a position to impose it or influence it. That, is what I was suggesting. Our justice system does not work perfectly but we have a reasonable belief that it will protect us from the sort of thing that was being suggested in that article. Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of MG Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 4:19 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Justice served I think that the intent of the law and true justice was served very well in this case. Too bad true justice doesn't happen as much as it should any more. May I suggest France? Manfred Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 09:51:48 -0600 From: R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Justice served To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Let me suggest that you think seriously about whether justice was done in this matter. Would you like to face a court where the Judge and the prosecuter are obviously against you from the outset? Makes no sense to me that even the Marines could take pride in this charade. Stupid to key a car because you disagree with something that its owner believes in, but generally we try to make sure that justice is served - sometimes to the point of bending over backwards to ensure that the defendant's rights are more than protected. One would think that the Illinois Law Society or whatever they call it down there, will take care of him. One would think that his actions are at the least, conduct unbecoming to his profession. Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Justice served
I think that the intent of the law and true justice was served very well in this case. Too bad true justice doesn't happen as much as it should any more. May I suggest France? Manfred Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 09:51:48 -0600 From: R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Justice served To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Let me suggest that you think seriously about whether justice was done in this matter. Would you like to face a court where the Judge and the prosecuter are obviously against you from the outset? Makes no sense to me that even the Marines could take pride in this charade. Stupid to key a car because you disagree with something that its owner believes in, but generally we try to make sure that justice is served - sometimes to the point of bending over backwards to ensure that the defendant's rights are more than protected. One would think that the Illinois Law Society or whatever they call it down there, will take care of him. One would think that his actions are at the least, conduct unbecoming to his profession. Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Justice served
Hey I thought the US had finally got to grips with losing a war, just in time for the next loss. Hendrik andrew strasfogel wrote: Please let's not go there... On Feb 8, 2008 6:02 PM, Hendrik Fay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What charade? Didn't he plead guilty? I suppose there would have been a lot of whooh haah's and secret handshakes and such, perhaps the odd pointing at the defendant and sliding the finger across the throat but at the end of the day he did the crime and now gotta do the time. That stupid jerk should have known if you take on one Marine you take on all. If that idiot is capable of keying a car over something so trivial what else is he gonna do? Probably go down and spit on wounded soldiers coming back from the middle east. Why doesn't he go and key Bush's car or Romsfelds car. Perhaps he would be happy if the US got out of the middle east and left Israel to it's own devices, perhaps then he could go over there and help defend Israel? I don't particularly like democracy at the point of a gun but the grunts doing the job are not the ones to blame. Reminds me of what happened in the Vietnam war. Hendrik ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Justice served
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 ( www.blackfive.net 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. ** Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp0030002548) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Justice served
http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/keyedcar.asp Appears to be mostly true, except for the felony part. The lawyer claimed the witnesses were committing a hate crime by testifying against a jewish perpetrator. What a useless piece of Chicago style trash. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Justice served
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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. Sounds like a hate crime to me. Don't those get enhanced punishment? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Justice served
Here's a Chicago Tribune article on the trial date. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-kass_bd_20jan20,1,2047849.story It seems the lawyer didn't realize that defendants in Chicago don't have the right to keep the judge waiting until the reporters give up and go home. (unless, of course, the defendant is a drunken Chicago cop accused of beating up a 110lb waitress who cut off his booze) So the judge is a Marine, a former cop, and he's really unhappy with a defendant who intentionally showed up late for not one, but two court appearances. And the first time Grodner asked for a continuance to 'find an attorney', then appeared pro se for the 2nd court date. They posted excerpts from the court transcript on blackfive, it's just too funny: http://www.blackfive.net/main/2008/01/anti-military-l.html 22 THE SHERIFF: Mr. Grodner, put your hands 23 behind your back. 24 THE COURT: You were warned once. I got a Page 4 1 message that you were -- you didn't want to come 2 here because you wanted to wait for the press to 3 leave. 4 I don't run my courtroom that way. You 5 have no regard for the Court. Bail is increased to 6 $20,000. Take him into custody. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
