A Real Pisser

AP reports that a federal judge is to resume hearing testimony today in a case involving an angry lawyer who doused urine on office equipment in retaliation against a co-worker. According to AP:

Federal prosecutors pursued charges after Fronimos confessed to his bosses at Brooks City-Base that he poured urine on the office equipment of a co-worker several times.

A court-filed Air Force memo said Fronimos was upset because a co-worker allegedly referred to him in a profane manner and disparaged him to other employees.

The incidents led to his resignation as a seven-year Air Force reservist. He also quit his job as a lawyer with the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence in late January.

McCrum believes that should have been enough punishment. He said Fronimos' bosses told him they would take no further action if he quit.

"It did merit some administrative penalties," McCrum said, "but now they want to brand him a criminal and prosecute him as a criminal."

I always said that pissed off was better than pissed on.

File under The Legal Profession.

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