Posted on 02/17/2019 5:24:26 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
You are right. The usual false reporting of a crime case that not carry all the political notoriety would be charged directly by the police and DA without a grand jury. But they know the race baiters will be out in full force accusing the Chicago police of victimizing another black man if the police are charging the case rather than a citizen grand jury. I agree he should not get special attention but the reality of urban politics with a large black demographic has entered the equation.
Grand Jury testimony is secret and the news media is not allowed inside. It is one way to get witnesses under oath and thus encourage truthful consistent testimony later.
The attacked was rehearsed and to take place before Jan 29. What was Jan 29? Well SOTU. Sounds like they wanted to sway the narrative that day. Could others be involved putting Smollett up to it? Not sure he thought all that out on his own.
Shouldn’t the Special Counsel and/or the Southern District of NY be handling this case, due to the MAGA/Trump connections? Smollett should definitely get immunity!
My theory is this turd got a look at how all the other MAGA hoaxes were handled by the media, which is they were pushed as fact and the hoaxers never held accountable such as the black guys at the Trump rallies starting fights and being ejected and the media reporting that they got ejected because Trump is racist. Well the media by some miracle is reporting the truth this time and this dude is freakin’ out not knowing what to do.
Sure they would. Riots are fun (for the rioters). Any excuse will do.
Chicago authorities are walking on eggs. They don't dare hop.
I smell the Gwen Moore clan as the producers of this disaster.
Given the timing as you note, and the possible consequences given our racial-powderkeg political climate, it’s not much of a stretch to view this as a false-flag act of domestic terrorism.
I had forgotten about that part.
Makes sense though; I figured the letter was bogus too, from the start.
And, as a detective in investigating such a minor crime, (even if it has major political implications) I'd have never thought to go through their magazines, page by page .... So I bet the lads from africa told the cops that they did that too. and they just want evidence.
Yes. You notice this happened in the midst of the Covington “controversy”. My theory is that he saw it unfolding and immediately hatched the plan, then executed it a few days later, before the whole thing went south for the Trump haters.
I guess he won’t be available to shoot any scenes on that TV show. He’ll find a way to blame the president.
Other dunderheads will find a way to say they believe him.
There is Mail Fraud also involved.
If you mail a threat to someone, I believe that is a felony.
Even a fake threat, if it becomes acted on.
You nailed it. But ya know it just depends on what CNN says about the case. CNN banks on the idea that people who would riot still listen to them.
“How do you know that since the investigation is still on going?”
Should have said “I am completely certain that felonies were committed by Smollet.”
Best,
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Because the local prosecutors don’t want to be crucified for charging a gay black guy. Grand Jury will do exactly what the prosecutors set up, but it will give them someone else to blame.
He grew up and went to High School in New Jersey with his Russian Fathers family before moving to LA.
The fact its a hate crime and a conspiracy against a class of people should make it a felony..
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