"Tina Glandian, who is the attorney for Smollett, released the following statement Tuesday night regarding the new indictment: "This indictment raises serious questions about the integrity of the investigation that led to the renewed charges against Mr. Smollett, not the least of which is the use of the same CPD detectives who were part of the original investigation into the attack on Mr. Smollett to conduct the current investigation, despite Mr. Smollett's pending civil claims against the City of Chicago and CPD officers for malicious prosecution. One of the two witnesses who testified before the grand jury is the very same detective Mr. Smollett is currently suing for his role in the initial prosecution of him. After more than five months of investigation, the Office of the Special Prosecutor has not found any evidence of wrongdoing whatsoever related to the dismissal of the charges against Mr. Smollett. Rather, the charges were appropriately dismissed the first time because they were not supported by the evidence. The attempt to re-prosecute Mr. Smollett one year later on the eve of the Cook County State's Attorney election is clearly all about politics not justice."



smh



>If Jussie succeeded in convincing Chicago that his attackers
>were on the loose, wouldn't there be a cost, in terms of the
>minorities terrorized by his lie?
>
>The way I see it, a perpetrator of a real hate crime
>victimizes not just their victim but all members of their
>target group.
>
>By the same logic, the faker of a hate crime inflicts nearly
>as much damage as the real hate crime assailant, since the
>faker has just one fewer victim.
>
>We shouldn't go soft on people who terrorize communities,
>whatever their reason.

Once again racist overreach is the correct call.