Did Jussie Smollett get off too easy? POLL

[Mountainmanbob]

Trump says DOJ, FBI to review ‘outrageous’ decision to drop charges in Jussie Smollett case

 

[HTacianas]

Trump says DOJ, FBI to review ‘outrageous’ decision to drop charges in Jussie Smollett case

You talk about a case that tries my idealogy. When I first heard about the whole thing I seriously doubted that it was true, mainly because it was just too tidy. Then when it all came out I thought the guy did something stupid that did in fact cross the line to criminal. But then when they charged him with over a dozen felonies I thought that was too much. Now that "the invisible hand" has moved and he walked I think it's downright dumb.

 

[SeventyOne]

I saw somewhere that if he did send himself a fake hate letter, then that is a federal crime and could be cause in itself for the feds to take a look. So, I don't think he's off the hook just quite yet.

Besides, if there were nothing there, he wouldn't have forfeited his bail money or got minimal community service.

 

[Mountainmanbob]

So apparently somebody close to Michelle Obama helped to get him off easily?

Sometimes it's all about who you know.

Or how much money you have.

Put the two together and you are skating.

M-Bob

Ex-Michelle Obama aide says she had small role in assisting Jussie Smollett's family

 

[Silverback]

I saw somewhere that if he did send himself a fake hate letter, then that is a federal crime and could be cause in itself for the feds to take a look. So, I don't think he's off the hook just quite yet.

Besides, if there were nothing there, he wouldn't have forfeited his bail money or got minimal community service.

that's the way it goes, sometimes you get the person, and sometimes you don't. To be honest, I have no idea who the guy is.

I hear federal authorities are going to look into it, he could be charged for mail fraud, and civil rights violations.

it seems to me, that the reason most people want to see him go down for this is his celebrity status. If he was just a hard working everyday American, few would care about the "one" letter he sent himself, and spending his own money to get beat-up.

 

[Dave-W]

We may never know this side of eternity. Without a court case, nothing can be established whether he did those things or not.

 

[SeventyOne]

that's the way it goes, sometimes you get the person, and sometimes you don't. To be honest, I have no idea who the guy is.

I hear federal authorities are going to look into it, he could be charged for mail fraud, and civil rights violations.

it seems to me, that the reason most people want to see him go down for this is his celebrity status. If he was just a hard working everyday American, few would care about the "one" letter he sent himself, and spending his own money to get beat-up.

It's his celebrity status that was used to do damage falsely to an entire group of people, and it was also used as the catalyst to pass a thought-crime bill through the senate. So, once the damage is done, he's let off the hook? I sure hope not.

 

[Sanoy]

I don't know what the standard consequence for this is. But what he did reaches far beyond damages just to the city of Chicago. His crime should not have been treated so flippantly.

 

[Yarddog]

Trump says DOJ, FBI to review ‘outrageous’ decision to drop charges in Jussie Smollett case

This case reminds me of situations on the TV show, "Blue Bloods". Cops seemed to have handed over to the DA's office a tight case but the DA's office sought an easy wrap which the cops can't accept.

The trial would have cost lots of tax payer money but allowing Smollett to accept a deal without a guilty plea is going to cause trouble in Chicago for some time.

 

[Albion]

There is going to be an effort to make it seem that the president is upset at Smollett being exonerated by the fiat of the judge, but when most of the big wigs in Chicago government and the Chicago police department, who are not known to be toadies of the Republican Party (!) are outraged, we know that something fishy happened.

Besides, the judge's motives and background have also been called into question separately by the usually liberal, mainstream news networks.

 

[Dave-W]

There is going to be an effort to make it seem that the president is upset at Smollett being exonerated by the fiat of the judge,

There is going to be an effort made to say the president is upset at Smollett being exonerated because he is black.

those who try to make Trump out to be a racist will be playing that card.

 

[Albion]

Agree. Smollett could be white and they would still say that this proves Trump to be a racist. Seriously.

 

[Mountainmanbob]

it seems to me, that the reason most people want to see him go down for this is his celebrity status. If he was just a hard working everyday American, few would care about the "one" letter he sent himself, and spending his own money to get beat-up.

I'd like to see him go down because he was trying to cause people to hate Trump supporters. And using terrible lies to do so. Breathing hatred we don't need that.
M-Bob

 

[Mountainmanbob]

Chicago seeks $130G from Jussie Smollett as actor's legal team demands apology from mayor, police chief


By Sasha Savitsky | Fox News


"Given that he doesn't feel any sense of contrition and remorse, my recommendation is when he writes check in the memo section [of the check], he can put the word 'I'm accountable for the hoax," Emanuel stated.

The mayor stood shoulder-to-shoulder with his city's police force Tuesday afternoon, denouncing prosecutors for dropping charges against "Empire" star and slamming the episode as a "whitewash of justice."

Johnson and Emanuel had said they were not only furious with the outcome of Tuesday's surprise hearing but also blindsided by the decision itself, with the officials only learning Smollett wouldn't face charges for allegedly faking a hate crime at the same time the public found out.

"Where is the accountability in the system? You cannot have – because of a person's position – one set of rules applies to them and another set of rules apply to everyone else," Emanuel said. "Our officers did hard work day in and day out, countless hours working to unwind what actually happened that night. The city saw its reputation dragged through the mud...It's not just the officers' work, but the work of the grand jury that made a decision based on only a sliver of the evidence [presented]. Because of the judge's decision, none of that evidence will ever be made public."

 

[Silverback]

Chicago seeks $130G from Jussie Smollett as actor's legal team demands apology from mayor, police chief


By Sasha Savitsky | Fox News


"Given that he doesn't feel any sense of contrition and remorse, my recommendation is when he writes check in the memo section [of the check], he can put the word 'I'm accountable for the hoax," Emanuel stated.

The mayor stood shoulder-to-shoulder with his city's police force Tuesday afternoon, denouncing prosecutors for dropping charges against "Empire" star and slamming the episode as a "whitewash of justice."

Johnson and Emanuel had said they were not only furious with the outcome of Tuesday's surprise hearing but also blindsided by the decision itself, with the officials only learning Smollett wouldn't face charges for allegedly faking a hate crime at the same time the public found out.

"Where is the accountability in the system? You cannot have – because of a person's position – one set of rules applies to them and another set of rules apply to everyone else," Emanuel said. "Our officers did hard work day in and day out, countless hours working to unwind what actually happened that night. The city saw its reputation dragged through the mud...It's not just the officers' work, but the work of the grand jury that made a decision based on only a sliver of the evidence [presented]. Because of the judge's decision, none of that evidence will ever be made public."

This type of thing happens in Chicago, they have had 4 Governors do time in Federal Prison.

The city's corruption is well known. However, Barton Rouge, may be worse.