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

[Abhorsen]

the dude got a litteral slap on the wrist, in the first place.

No, 150 days is about what he deserved. He didn't frame people when he faked the crime, so he just wasted police resources and did (probably not illegal) fraud but not for money. He's a first time offender. 150 is about right. Honestly, if he wasn't famous and couldn't afford those precious lawyers, he would have plead out to a small probation/fine/suspended sentence like any normal person (or more accurately, wouldn't have done it in the first place).

The restorative justice part would to be to get him to plead, so he stops lying, and to make restitution for wasted time. Then some preventative justice (like a suspended sentence/probation) to ensure this doesn't happen again. Finally, retributive justice is already handled by the world. But his refusal to come clean means we can't get restorative justice on the lie, so we put that onto retributive, and give him 150 in a county jail. So 150 days for continuing to lie about yourself sounds fine to me.

 

[WolfBear]

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.

Yeah, had Chicago done this, everyone would have been like: "Chicago doesn't actually believe that gay black half-Jewish lives actually matter! So, screw Chicago!"

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

They must have white supremacist Neo-Nazi avatars in RuneScape or whatever!

 

[Urabrask Revealed]

Rules for thee but not for me...

Black Privilege in action.

 

[Agent23]

No, 150 days is about what he deserved. He didn't frame people when he faked the crime, so he just wasted police resources and did (probably not illegal) fraud but not for money. He's a first time offender. 150 is about right. Honestly, if he wasn't famous and couldn't afford those precious lawyers, he would have plead out to a small probation/fine/suspended sentence like any normal person (or more accurately, wouldn't have done it in the first place).

The restorative justice part would to be to get him to plead, so he stops lying, and to make restitution for wasted time. Then some preventative justice (like a suspended sentence/probation) to ensure this doesn't happen again. Finally, retributive justice is already handled by the world. But his refusal to come clean means we can't get restorative justice on the lie, so we put that onto retributive, and give him 150 in a county jail. So 150 days for continuing to lie about yourself sounds fine to me.

He should be made to pay a very steep fine IMHO, like 10x the cost of all his shenanigans as well as apologize publicly, via ads, that he pays for himself.

 

[Abhorsen]

He should be made to pay a very steep fine IMHO, like 10x the cost of all his shenanigans as well as apologize publicly, via ads, that he pays for himself.

Usually it's 3 times whatever it is for whatever reason ("trebled damages" is a common phrase), and honestly, I don't think there would be a huge difference one way or another, as both Chicago and Jussie use enough money that the difference in costs doesn't affect them too much. As for the apology, unless he agrees to that as a condition to his plea bargain, that would hit the first amendment directly (compelled speech is one of the worst speech violations).

 

[Agent23]

Usually it's 3 times whatever it is for whatever reason ("trebled damages" is a common phrase), and honestly, I don't think there would be a huge difference one way or another, as both Chicago and Jussie use enough money that the difference in costs doesn't affect them too much.

I thought that this guy was pretty much washed out and didn't do any major roles, just minor parts?
In any case the idea here is to drain his finances as punishment, he needs to feel some real pain, IMHO.
I wonder if Takei might bail out his broke ass if that were to happen, after some services are rendered. 😂

As for the apology, unless he agrees to that as a condition to his plea bargain, that would hit the first amendment directly (compelled speech is one of the worst speech violations).

And the judge can weasel out of that by using legalese: "Is to pay for the dissemination of the trial proceedings and results."
The name beneath the ads will be that of the court jurisdiction, he would be saying nothing, just footing the bill.

 

[DarthOne]

 

[Robovski]

He's out while he has an open appeal.

Jussie Smollett released from jail pending appeal

Last week the US actor was sentenced to prison for lying about being the victim of a hate crime.

www.bbc.com

 

[posh-goofiness]

I bet 2 internet points his appeal goes in his favor.

 

[Typhonis]

If he still has connections to the Obama's. If they drop him? Goodbye Jussie. Besides the man's career is dead as a doornail.

 

[The Immortal Watch Dog]

Honestly there were what? 5 cops at his place?

Look up how many homicides there were in the hours that said police were forced to pay attention to him.

Then charge him with a manslaughter beef or criminal negligence for each.

 

[Agent23]

Honestly there were what? 5 cops at his place?

Look up how many homicides there were in the hours that said police were forced to pay attention to him.

Then charge him with a manslaughter beef or criminal negligence for each.

Implying that those cops would have actually stopped Shitcago being Shitcago.