Jussie Smollett's Lawyers: "Even if actor faked attack, it was cops’ call to investigate it so vigorously"

[commanderkai]

Jussie Smollett lawyers: Even if actor faked attack, it was cops’ call to investigate it so vigorously

SNEED EXCLUSIVE: The ex-”Empire’’ actor’s latest court filing, while not admitting he staged the incident, pins the decision to spend so much time and resources investigating squarely on law enforcement.

chicago.suntimes.com

We all heard of him, and the controversy the case has gone through. Currently the city of Chicago is suing Smollett for financial compensation for the overtime work the city's police officers had to put in to investigate the alleged crimes against him. Smollett is fighting the civil case, and his lawyers have filed a brief described as follows:

But the latest court filing contends even if Smollett did make a false report, there is no way the city can assert he would have known the city would investigate — and investigate it to the extent cops did.

“We contend the city is wrong,” Quinlan said of the city’s assertion that Smollett should have known the police would log nearly 2,000 hours in overtime trying to resolve the case. “ ... The mere fact somebody filed a police report doesn’t presume the investigation will be done and certainly not to the extent of what the city is claiming.”

He added: “Smollett has no control over that.”

Boy howdy, if the Chicago Police weren't annoyed before, they certainly would be after that. I understand that Chicago has a bit of a crime issue, but this either comes off as really arrogant, or condescending. Either way is not a good look

 

[FriedCFour]

Boy howdy, if the Chicago Police weren't annoyed before, they certainly would be after that. I understand that Chicago has a bit of a crime issue, but this either comes off as really arrogant, or condescending. Either way is not a good look

Yeah, because Chicago really had the option of the headline "white supremacists attempted assassination of gay black actor is deemed not a priority." Fuck off Juss.

 

[Isem]

On the one hand, lawyers are obliged to make whatever arguments they can to try and get their client off the hook so I can't blame them for making the attempt, on the other was this really the best they could come up with and did they not see how this would come of?

 

[Cherico]

The black communities response

 

[Husky_Khan]

Nothing like driving around a major urban center with your MAGA hats, bleach and rope at 2AM looking for Black celebrities to assault.

An open-shut case really.

 

[almostinsane]

Really?

That is the best they can do?

 

[Captain X]

Wasn't there a Federal investigation into the prosecutor who recused herself, then unrecused herself and dropped the case?

 

[Husky_Khan]

Malkin's Handy History of Fake Noose, by Michelle Malkin

Is it any wonder that American news consumers are at the end of their ropes of patience with the

www.creators.com

Jussie couldn't even be original...

 

[Porkchopper]

Poor Juicy. A brutal attack at 2am during a polar vortex surrounded by cameras which unfortunately didn't catch it. and no one believed him. So sad.

 

[FriedCFour]

Poor Juicy. A brutal attack at 2am during a polar vortex surrounded by cameras which unfortunately didn't catch it. and no one believed him. So sad.

Those Trump supporting White Supremacist Nigerian immigrants cant get away with it.

 

[Comrade Clod]

Oh right yeah this guy.

Yeah this dude's an idiot. (assuming he staged it, which whilst probable isn't technically 100%)

 

[Hlaalu Agent]

Those Trump supporting White Supremacist Nigerian immigrants cant get away with it.

Those damn self-hating Nigerian immigrants!

Oh right yeah this guy.

Yeah this dude's an idiot. (assuming he staged it, which whilst probable isn't technically 100%)

I am glad we can all agree he is an idiot. I guess some things cross the political divide.

 

[Arch Dornan]

Those Trump supporting White Supremacist Nigerian immigrants cant get away with it.

I don't know about them but weren't there other people overseas who came to the US and wore a MAGA hat?

 

[commanderkai]

Wasn't there a Federal investigation into the prosecutor who recused herself, then unrecused herself and dropped the case?

Correct. A judge put a special prosecutor on the case to investigate the circumstances of dropping all charges against Jussie.

 

[Spartan303]

The black communities response

To add to that....

 

[FriedCFour]

I don't know about them

The attackers of Smollett were found to be Nigerians Smollett paid and instructed to "attack" him for the security cameras, but he managed to pick a blindspot by accident.

 

[Arch Dornan]

The attackers of Smollett were found to be Nigerians Smollett paid and instructed to "attack" him for the security cameras, but he managed to pick a blindspot by accident.

Sorry I said it wrong I know about the two brothers but not other foreigners coming to the US who liked Trump and put on a MAGA hat.

 

[CarlManvers2019]

Can he even afford to pay it all? The guy doesn’t have a high salary as an actor

I bet he’ll be let off the hook though, the Chicago PD will somehow look like assholes if they push the case to compensate for city money

 

[Cherico]

Can he even afford to pay it all? The guy doesn’t have a high salary as an actor

I bet he’ll be let off the hook though, the Chicago PD will somehow look like assholes if they push the case to compensate for city money

Your assuming he will have to pay his legal fees there are more then enough activists to pay for it all.

 

[CarlManvers2019]

Your assuming he will have to pay his legal fees there are more then enough activists to pay for it all.

I doubt they’d stick around to pay, it’s not like they’re Justin Smollet himself or his friends and family who really care about him personally speaking

Honestly, I bet this will all be swept under the rug and he goes untouched and without consequences