Jussie Smollett (Pays $10,000 to Have All) Charges Dropped

Everyone thought Jussie Smollett was needlessly overcharged when prosecutors slapped him with 16 felonies, but I kept saying: Don’t forget about celebrity justice. 

Kim Foxx, the Cook County state's attorney, said in a statement:

“After reviewing all of the facts and circumstances of the case, including Mr. Smollet’s volunteer service in the community and agreement to forfeit his [$10,000] bond to the City of Chicago, we believe this outcome is a just disposition and appropriate resolution to this case."

I must say, the U.S. justice is system is roll this week, although this deal makes a lot more sense than Robert Mueller deferring to Bill Barr on something he was supposed to decide. (Foxx reportedly said even if convicted, Smollett would likely get a similar fine and be ordered to do community service, which she claims he already has.) TMZ is reporting that the Chicago Police Department is furious with Foxx, but my guess is taking the money and dropping the case was the easiest way to make this go away without putting their star witness on the stand who was previously arrested for attempted murder. 

I'm seeing a lot of people saying, "Well, he must be innocent of they wouldn't have dropped the charges," yet they're coming from the same people who think Brett Kavanaugh was guilty even though he wasn't charged and Trump's still guilty no matter what Mueller found. Come on, guys. Since when did the left become as intellectually inconsistent as the right? 

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