horrifying attack on Jussie Smollett

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dudalb said:
The mostly likely is the DA felt the evidence against Smolett was not strong enough to convict,but if this is the case why didn't the DA just say "Insufficent Evidence?'.
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I don't agree with that at all.

If I had to guess I would say that the prosecutors decided that it is stupid to chase this obvious hoaxer any longer. Everyone already knows he is guilty. And in the end, it's really a minor thing. A fake hate crime without any real injuries other than scratches made by Smollett himself. And 16 charges? Why, when it's just one single hoax?
 
William Parcher said:
I don't agree with that at all.

If I had to guess I would say that the prosecutors decided that it is stupid to chase this obvious hoaxer any longer. Everyone already knows he is guilty. And in the end, it's really a minor thing. A fake hate crime without any real injuries other than scratches made by Smollett himself.
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And a whole lot of police resources diverted from other potential uses. That's not a small thing. It deserves to be punished, visibly, both because of the harm it did and to discourage others from making false reports.

And 16 charges? Why, when it's just one single hoax?
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That's likely insurance to make sure something stuck, as well as possibly leverage to entice a plea deal.

It's just surprising they went with such a lenient one.
 
William Parcher said:
Prosecutor to Chicago Police Department: How many weeks did it take you guys to figure out that it was a hoax? How many investigators did you put on it? Did you guys get your brains from a cereal box or from Walmart?
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It's likely that they figured out it was a hoax early on, but with a high profile racially charged case like this, you really want all your i's dotted and t's crossed before you go public. And doing that can take a lot of legwork, even if you know where it's going to end up.
 
Cavemonster said:
I'm not sure how that applies. If the prosecutor was concerned that it would look bad to pursue the case, they had plenty of time before now to make that call. As I said, I'm under the impression that deciding whether a case is worth pursuing happen much earlier in the process.
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Sometimes it takes longer for the prosecutor's office to recognize a no-goer, or for city hall to make their case for/against, or for commercial entities to make their feelings known.
 
Ziggurat said:
That's likely insurance to make sure something stuck, as well as possibly leverage to entice a plea deal.

It's just surprising they went with such a lenient one.
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This isn't actually a deal of any kind. The prosecutor simply announced the dropping of charges and the forfeit of bail money. Smollett didn't agree to anything here - though he is probably pleased with it.

Let's see if he gets cocky and sues the city of Chicago. LOL!
 
Sealing the case–keeping documentation out of the public's eye–means that the circumstances, facts, and context about this case are known to only a small number of people.

How is the public to trust anyone involved? The facts have been hidden.

The legal, judicial, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies, along with Hollywood influence, need to be scrutinized.

If Jussie Smollett says he's innocent and has been truthful and consistent all along, then show the files.

Sealing this case buries the facts.
 
Ziggurat said:
It's likely that they figured out it was a hoax early on, but with a high profile racially charged case like this, you really want all your i's dotted and t's crossed before you go public. And doing that can take a lot of legwork, even if you know where it's going to end up.
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I don't see why two detectives could not have solved the whole thing. Instead they sent out a whole herd.
 
Oh shucks. Nothing to see here. Move along folks.

Talk about stunned, I read the headlines thinking this is an Onion article, right?

Damn straight it is not on the level.
 
Rush Limbaugh is saying the State Attorney was asked to do this to get the Mueller Report off of the top trending.
 
Next week: Jussie and the Nigerian brothers together on Jerry Springer. The show opens with Kato Kaelin singing the National Anthem.
 
BStrong said:
Sometimes it takes longer for the prosecutor's office to recognize a no-goer, or for city hall to make their case for/against, or for commercial entities to make their feelings known.
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Can you list some other cases where prosecutors have dropped charges this far in (aside from through plea deals)? It seems like this case has been very public for a long time and entities with the power to change the prosecutor's position had a long time before now to weigh in.
 
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