Prosecutors drop all charges against Jussie Smollett

[98cwitr]

Has money and checks the intersectional boxes? Saw this coming from a mile away. I had a ray of hope that justice would be served, but obviously in the real world it rarely is.

 

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

I thought he should have got 6 months .But is it more important, than a child rapist or this guy to get 6 months.?

 

[98cwitr]

I thought he should have got 6 months .But is it more important, than a child rapist or this guy to get 6 months.?

A child rapist should get life, at a minimum IMO.

 

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

A child rapist should get life, at a minimum IMO.

Well most don't.

 

[Kaon]

There's one court and outcome for the common man, and another for the rich and famous. If I staged such an attack against myself and lied to the police about it, I would see a very different outcome.

Jussie isn't the first, or 1000th in America to use his influence to circumvent the rule of law. This is all assuming he actually was guilty of staging the crime, and that he actually brokered a deal behind closed doors. If anything, it shows you how ridiculous Chicago prosecution is; this shouldn't be a surprise for a Mob city.

If you staged such an attack, of course you would be prosecuted. If we are to make an example of Jussie for this allegation of circumventing the law to get off, then we would be ridiculously late, and myopic. Again, why is any of this a surprise?

 

[Kaon]

I think the way to look at it is that something distasteful has gone on, one way or the other, but establishing who and what beyond all reasonable doubt has proved impossible.

I guarantee you that wont stop the usual pre-judgments.

 

[bhsmte]

He was not "exonerated." The charges were dropped.

Prosecutors on Dropping Smollett Charges: 'We Did Not Exonerate' Him

Correct.

When the lead prosecutor says they still think he likely created this hoax, that is a long way from an exoneration.

 

[Kaon]

Correct.

When the lead prosecutor says they still think he likely created this hoax, that is a long way from an exoneration.

What is interesting is despite all of the negative attention and judgment, the "evidence", and the commentary that has come out, Jussie remained with his story. He even plead "not guilty".

Very interesting.

 

[bhsmte]

What is interesting is despite all of the negative attention and judgment, the "evidence", and the commentary that has come out, Jussie remained with his story. He even plead "not guilty".

Very interesting.

Not unusual. He appears quite the narcissist to me and they would rather stick needles in their eyes, than admit wrong doing.

 

[SummerMadness]

It's odd that so many people do not accept justice, rather they have a lynch mob mentality. When a group of people already decided someone is guilty even after the prosecutor drops the charges, they aren't interested in justice, they want vengeance. It's clear they made the right decision.

 

[bhsmte]

I doesn't appear, justice was done in this case.

Now, as I said before, this dude was not exonerated, as the prosecutor indicates in this quote:

After news of Smollett's dropped charges, First Assistant State's Attorney Joseph Magats told the press that he still believes Smollett filed a false police report and that prosecutors in the case "stand behind the investigation and the facts ... this was not an exoneration."

 

[SummerMadness]

If he is guilty, then where are the charges? That sounds like an exoneration to me.

 

[Goonie]

 

[GoldenBoy89]

Even Obama’s former senior advisor is calling this out for being complete bull squeeze. View attachment 253687

To literally nobody's surprise.

 

[bhsmte]

LOL.

I just love to see the symptoms of cognitive dissonance.

 

[bhsmte]

This may get interesting, if the feds investigate and determine he mailed the envelope with the white powder. That would be mail fraud and a federal crime with much stiffer punishment.

 

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

What is interesting is despite all of the negative attention and judgment, the "evidence", and the commentary that has come out, Jussie remained with his story. He even plead "not guilty".

Very interesting.

The judge always has you plead not guilty. Then the next time . They give you a plan. If you accept it . That's it. Unless it murder or robbery . Then it no contest .I would have more respect for him, if he told the he lied and made a huge mistake.

 

[Kaon]

Not unusual. He appears quite the narcissist to me and they would rather stick needles in their eyes, than admit wrong doing.

At first glance, of course. However, the amount of holes, the slips of composure of the CPD, and the prosecution alone make Jussie's reluctance to take a deal, for example (something that is often pushed on people who look like him - rich or not) a bit intriguing.

This is especially true given how he looks, and the prejudices that came with that and the shock and awe of his alleged crimes.

 

[Kaon]

The judge always has you plead not guilty. Then the next time . They give you a plan. If you accept it . That's it. Unless it murder or robbery . Then it no contest .I would have more respect for him, if he told the he lied and made a huge mistake.

Oh, most certainly not for people that look like Jussie. But he has connections and money - plus he has support. Lie or not, he can stand firm in his plea. Most laypersons don't have the luxury of being strong in their plea given the hours of interrogation and intimidation that come with the first 48 hours, for example.

 

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

Oh, most certainly not for people that look like Jussie. But he has connections and money - plus he has support. Lie or not, he can stand firm in his plea. Most laypersons don't have the luxury of being strong in their plea given the hours of interrogation and intimidation that come with the first 48 hours, for example.

Not true. Like a say this is typical of what I see. At least in CA. .They don't want non violent offenders wasting time in prison beds. Not enough room. I'm guessing Chicago has the same problem with lack of prison beds.