From every part of this story....Chicago cops were fairly neutral, professional, and ethical. Smollett should have offered to bribe them like he did the two fake attackers.
Hey, don’t laugh. I’m from Chicago. During the older Mayor Daly’s reign, you could bribe the cops. I was 17 years old and got stopped for speeding on the Dan Ryan. I opened my wallet to show him my driver’s license, and I had a twenty, peeking out. He said, “Add another 20 and we’ll let this pass.”