No, I don't think it is. What political figures are or even would have been involved in what he did? That seemed pretty clearly something he did on his own. Now...what happened afterwards, definitely political fingers in the pie. But those were helping Jessie...no reason for him to 'snitch' on anyone there. So, no, I don't think him threatening to snitch had anything to do with it...unless there was even more meddling in this after the fact than we know about now.
If this was the case...why not just say so? And wouldn't this apply to just about any case? What case does the state tend to make money on??
For those not following, the local news station filed a FOIA to get the smollett case documents. The police responded instantly to it before the courts could stop it. The courts have now barred the police from releasing anything else. Basically the police and courts in Chicago are at war.
Happy to line up the many and diverse sources I post here versus the mostly cartoons and now rush limbaugh you post.
You can't count it out. At the very least it's potentially plausible. What I'm saying is it wouldn't be unreasonable to fathom such a thing. I'd say sure, look into it. Harris is close to Smollett and friends. Harris and Booker have their anti-lynching bill around the same time Smollett hoax occurs. Harris and Booker use Smollett hoax as prime example to get support. Bill and media attention puts Harris and Booker all over the news in a positive light at around the same time they announce their intentions to run for president among a competitive field. Just a wacky conspiracy? Ok, give me a more reasonable explanation for why the police and courts are seemingly at war over this in Illinois? Atleast here's a timeline
Why is this even a big deal? Maybe they dropped the charges because it wasn't worth it and they had other pressing cases, and they took the $75K fine as enough. Who knows. Who cares? I mean of all the things to get up in arms about, this?
She's claiming that the two days community service and $10K is a normal punishment for the charges. Smollett is charged with 16 class D felonies (disorderly conduct) . Maybe a lawyer can chime in, but that seems absurd. A quick google search says the minimum charge for a class 4 felony is one year in prison or $25K.
The state's attorneys office is looking for examples of when some charged person has been treated similarly by their office. I'm curious what they come up with.
Lets me spell it out to you. If I send a hate speech letter in the (USPS - Federal) mail laced with a white substance in attempt to create a terrorist scare, I WILL be going to prison. The recipient doesnt matter. Provided he is guilty of this allegation, he should be facing serious penalties. All the other noise in this case is largely insignificant. But ya, I guess I agree with you. If you think its ok to send white unlabeled chemicals/powder loose in a letter with aggressive speech, then ya, who cares. He's on my team so its all good, ammirite?
The movement needs a few privelaged cases to even the playing field. Let it go. Going after jessie now will be a bad look.
Let's be clear - he sent it too himself so he could file a false police report. It's not like he called in a bomb scare. The problem with what he did (beyond the absolutely immorality of it) - he wasted a lot of police and investigative resources. I don't know the criminal penalty for it. I am surprised he didn't get any jail time. But the penalty for this may not be that severe - it's not a felony after all and the DA may have realized it's not worth prosecuting over because he may get a few days in jail and a small fine if even - if he has a good lawyer it may be a small fine. So if there is an issue people have it should be with the laws in place. He's not on my side, he's a scumbag. I don't understand why this guy gets off so easily and others who commit minor crimes get draconian sentences, while someone who steals millions gets minor sentences. It's all screwed up if you ask me but why make this the battle is my point with all the other screwed up stuff happening?
I was very clear on the recipient. He sent the letter (allegedly) knowing it wasn't real then received it claiming it was real threat. Yes, that actually falls in the same category as a bomb scare now that you mention it. Its not like they just swept off the excess powder from the envelope onto the floor for the cleaning crew to take care of. Proper procedure would quarantine the area ... just like they would do a bomb threat. Much like using a fake weapon in a robbery is still considered armed robbery if the victim believed the weapon was real. Smollett claimed the power was a real threat, so therefore he is guilty of a terroristic threat.
