Blue state fail.
I guess it's OK to stage a fake racist/homophobic attack and blame it on MAGA.
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chappelle summed it up quite well...
Jussie Smollett's conviction overturned
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Blue state fail.
I guess it's OK to stage a fake racist/homophobic attack and blame it on MAGA.
link
chappelle summed it up quite well...
Surprised it took this long.
Commie corruption.
Started a conversation.
They were just talking about this on Fox.
The conviction was overturned because they apparently had made a deal early on not to prosecute him (Kim Foxx's work) and then did it anyway. The decision does not mean that he's not guilty of making up the story.
Gotta love good old legal loopholes.
The conviction was overturned because they apparently had made a deal early on not to prosecute him (Kim Foxx's work) and then did it anyway. The decision does not mean that he's not guilty of making up the story.
Gotta love good old legal loopholes.
This is not that surprising to me. But one corrupt agenda driven prosecutor can derail criminal cases which is what Kim Foxx did early in the case. Struck a deal. Now the Illinois state supreme court has said that deal precluded the subsequent prosecution.
Just like we saw this week with a Soros DA taking the death penalty off of the table in the Laken Riley case very early on.
Just like we saw this week with a Soros DA taking the death penalty off of the table in the Laken Riley case very early on.
Was that "deal" legally binding? If not, who cares, the guy broke the law and needs to pay the price.
I'd have to leave that to the lawyer types to say, but apparently the Illinois Supreme Court though so.Muy said:
Was that "deal" legally binding? If not, who cares, the guy broke the law and needs to pay the price.
Yeah, he should be in jail, but the bottom line is the gov't acted in bad faith and got called out on it. Bad faith twice...bad faith on the Kim Fox original deal and then prosecuting him after the original signed deal. Gov't can't be allowed to renege on deals.
nO oNe Is aBoVe tHe LaW.
I expect protests in the steps of the courthouse any day now.
I expect protests in the steps of the courthouse any day now.
Yet there are HUNDREDS of Veterans in PRISON for simply standing on the Capitol steps to exercise their 1st Ammendment RIGHT.
We are upside down.
We are upside down.
In the end he did what, six days in jail? Quite frankly I'm surprised he served even that much time.
Some parallels to the Bill Cosby case.japantiger said:
Yeah, he should be in jail, but the bottom line is the gov't acted in bad faith and got called out on it. Bad faith twice...bad faith on the Kim Fox original deal and then prosecuting him after the original signed deal. Gov't can't be allowed to renege on deals.
Yes. Short of Smollett actually bribing Kim Foxx for that deal, they are enforceable unless illegally obtained.Muy said:
Was that "deal" legally binding? If not, who cares, the guy broke the law and needs to pay the price.
Remember the right to a fair trial belongs to defendants, not the state. So one prosecutor from the state can hamstring any other state prosecutor, as long as they have the jurisdiction and authority to do so.
Some may actually recall this was brought up as a potential issue way back then. I'm surprised it took this long.CoppellAg93 said:
They were just talking about this on Fox.
The conviction was overturned because they apparently had made a deal early on not to prosecute him (Kim Foxx's work) and then did it anyway. The decision does not mean that he's not guilty of making up the story.
Gotta love good old legal loopholes.
https://abc7chicago.com/jussie-smollett-kim-foxx-chicago-arrest/6374093/
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Judge Pat O'Brien, who is a Republican running against Foxx for Cook County State's Attorney in November, issued a statement saying, "This report makes it crystal clear that Kim Foxx engaged in a substantial abuse of discretion by making false statements to the public about this case, breaching the State's Attorney's ethical obligations of honesty and transparency, In light of this report and so many other ethical lapses, Kim Foxx should resign from office."
NO NOT RESIGN. SHOULD BE TERMINATED IF ARREST ISN'T AVAILABLE!jimscott85 said:Some may actually recall this was brought up as a potential issue way back then. I'm surprised it took this long.CoppellAg93 said:
They were just talking about this on Fox.
The conviction was overturned because they apparently had made a deal early on not to prosecute him (Kim Foxx's work) and then did it anyway. The decision does not mean that he's not guilty of making up the story.
Gotta love good old legal loopholes.
https://abc7chicago.com/jussie-smollett-kim-foxx-chicago-arrest/6374093/Quote:
Judge Pat O'Brien, who is a Republican running against Foxx for Cook County State's Attorney in November, issued a statement saying, "This report makes it crystal clear that Kim Foxx engaged in a substantial abuse of discretion by making false statements to the public about this case, breaching the State's Attorney's ethical obligations of honesty and transparency, In light of this report and so many other ethical lapses, Kim Foxx should resign from office."
“You can resolve to live your life with integrity. Let your credo be this: Let the lie come into the world, let it even triumph. But not through me.”
- Alexander Solzhenitsyn
- Alexander Solzhenitsyn
His career is over though right? Right?? Hopefully?
Martin Q. Blank said:
His career is over though right? Right?? Hopefully?
He can still never give interviews to anyone but sycophants. His reputation is ruined. The public made up their minds on this matter ages ago.
More liberating tolerance in action. Neo Marxist radical Herbert Marcuse would be proud of the generation of leftist activists that have infiltrated institutions trained in his tactics.
Meh, some idiot at Disney will still give him a job just to virtue signal.Martin Q. Blank said:
His career is over though right? Right?? Hopefully?
His lawyers made a back room deal with the courts somebody got paid under the table due to a technicality he's free.
The leftist ideology unfortunately is destroying this country.
It's truly corruption and evil
The leftist ideology unfortunately is destroying this country.
It's truly corruption and evil
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He is now free to wander about the area at all times of day or night in pursuit of a foot-long. Hooray for Subway!Corporal Punishment said:Martin Q. Blank said:
His career is over though right? Right?? Hopefully?
He can still never give interviews to anyone but sycophants. His reputation is ruined. The public made up their minds on this matter ages ago.
BET to the rescue!Martin Q. Blank said:
His career is over though right? Right?? Hopefully?
Dude's a POS.
If this was inverted, there is no way Foxx would have made that deal with a White MAGA supporter had they made a hoax like this..... and there is no way the Dem controlled Illinois Supreme Court would have thrown it out.AggieZUUL said:
Blue state fail.
I guess it's OK to stage a fake racist/homophobic attack and blame it on MAGA.
link
chappelle summed it up quite well...
This is what a stacked justice system looks like.
Jussie Smollet got away with an actual crime, barely having his hand slapped with a 10K fine. While Alex Jones is at risk of losing essentially everything he owns. How is this just in America?
The Frenchman Juicy.
Cosby's conviction was overturned the same way.CoppellAg93 said:
They were just talking about this on Fox.
The conviction was overturned because they apparently had made a deal early on not to prosecute him (Kim Foxx's work) and then did it anyway. The decision does not mean that he's not guilty of making up the story.
Gotta love good old legal loopholes.
Link?pdc093 said:
Yet there are HUNDREDS of Veterans in PRISON for simply standing on the Capitol steps to exercise their 1st Ammendment RIGHT.
We are upside down.
I thought only those who went into the capital were arrested and left in jail for a long time without trial.
japantiger said:
... Gov't can't be allowed to renege on deals.
Tell that to the Sioux, Apache, New Pearce, etc.
Do you mean Nez Perce?taxpreparer said:japantiger said:
... Gov't can't be allowed to renege on deals.
Tell that to the Sioux, Apache, New Pearce, etc.
No, not really.Daddy said:
His lawyers made a back room deal with the courts somebody got paid under the table due to a technicality he's free.
The leftist ideology unfortunately is destroying this country.
It's truly corruption and evil
Basically he paid a $10,000 fine and did community service and Cook County dropped the charges. Then he was reindicted on the same charges, which is double jeopardy.Quote:
But after initially charging Smollett with disorderly conduct, Cook County prosecutors dropped the charges against him, noting that he had forfeited his $10,000 bond and had done community service.
After the decision to drop the charges drew significant backlash from the public, former Cook County Judge Michael Toomin appointed former U.S. attorney Dan Webb as a special prosecutor in the case. Webb eventually refiled charges, but Smollett's attorneys have now successfully argued that the new charges amounted to a violation of the double jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment, which prevents an individual from being prosecuted twice for the same crime.
"It defies credulity to believe that defendant would agree to forfeit $10,000 with the understanding that CCSAO could simply reindict him the following day," the state supreme court wrote.
You can debate the merits of whether a $10,000 fine and community service was sufficient, once served he can't be charged again, and that is a good thing.
“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. It's inherent virtue is the equal sharing of miseries." - Winston Churchill
Agree. Diversion agreements, such as this need to be enforced, barring any illegality occurring.Quote:
Basically he paid a $10,000 fine and did community service and Cook County dropped the charges. Then he was reindicted on the same charges, which is double jeopardy.
You can debate the merits of whether a $10,000 fine and community service was sufficient, once served he can't be charged again, and that is a good thing.
Martin Q. Blank said:
His career is over though right? Right?? Hopefully?
Why would anyone care if his career is over?
Well…you sounded taller on radio.
Let's just say he won't be recast in D4: The Mighty Ducks.General Jack D. Ripper said:Martin Q. Blank said:
His career is over though right? Right?? Hopefully?
Why would anyone care if his career is over?
The Cosby ManeuverCoppellAg93 said:
They were just talking about this on Fox.
The conviction was overturned because they apparently had made a deal early on not to prosecute him (Kim Foxx's work) and then did it anyway.
Right thing to do, but it doesn't mean I have to like it.
It only took me a year to figure out this place is nuts!
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