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make no mistake, it was a hoax.
I've noticed a new narrative about Smollet "it really happened because the police dropped all charges that had claimed it was fake"; "Smollett was exonerated".
Chicago Files Lawsuit Against Jussie Smollett City wants him to pay police overtime costs The city of Chicago has made good on its promise to sue Jussie Smollett for the cost of investigating the attack it says he staged. In a lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court on Thursday, city lawyers say they are seeking "the full measure of damages allowed under the false statements ordinance" following the Empire actor's refusal to reimburse the city for the cost of police overtime "investigating his false police report" on Jan. 29. Police say Smollett hired two brothers to stage a hate-crime attack on him. Prosecutors dropped 16 charges against the actor last month but the case files are expected to surface in the civil trial, where there is a lower burden of proof, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. It's not clear what sum the city is seeking in damages, though it is likely to be higher than the $130,000 it earlier demanded from Smollett, Fox reports. Court filings outline how Smollett allegedly staged the attack, starting with a text to friend Abel Osundairo reading: "Might need your help on the low. You around to meet up and talk face to face?" Later that day, the complaint states, Smollett told Osundairo "he was unhappy with the way his employers handled a racist and homophobic letter he had allegedly received three days earlier, and, as a result, he wanted to stage an attack where Abel would appear to batter him." The complaint states that Smollett directed Osundairo and his brother to fake an attack in which they would "not hurt him too badly" and would give him a "chance to appear to fight back." https://www.newser.com/story/273809/...mpaign=rss_top Quote:
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this is a dangerous idea, that the police can decide to investigate any case they see fit, and then if the DA decides not to charge you, to have the police send you a bill for their no doubt inflated costs.
"we spent 3 hours looking for speeders, we didn't find any, but we did record you passing by officer Barney, so here's your bill for 3 hours of Barney's time, pay up!" |
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he said something happened. police said something else happened. DA said she wasn't going to charge him. we, legally, don't know what happened. |
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If that Phucking DA had done her job and not pulled all that raciest bullshit in saving his worthless ass we would have all the proof you seem to want/need!
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Smollett faked this hate crime in order to a) frame Trump supporters as racist thugs b) help Kamala Harris get her stupid anti-lynching bill passed (which worked actually.) Now the real juicy question everyone is avoiding (on purpose it seems) is whether it was coordinated with Harris, Booker, and/or others. After all, Jesse was at Kamala's event just a few days prior to carrying out his little passion play.
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yes we do.
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That's evidence, but not proven guilty in a court. DAB is right, we are innocent until proven guilty....in court. The PD would have a better argument suing the DA's office for the cost of the investigation. Truly, Chicago area Trump supporters who own MAGA hats would have a better cause of action, as they were victims of the hoax, and their safety was compromised as a result. There's still the little matter about the hoax letter with suspicious white powder sent in the mail. That's a federal crime, and based on the years the FL fake bomber got in prison, if Barr/Wray/anybody with an ounce of integrity would investigate and prosecute, that's the way to put the hoaxster in prison. |
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They need to get the DA on the stand under oath...
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it might be distasteful, but that's the way the law works. if you are accused, you have a right to a fair trial. you can confront your accusers. if you die before that happens, you cannot be found guilty. |
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You DO know that there is a difference in not being found guilty, and being innocent.
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