Regardless of the mountain of evidence that resulted in his convictions, actor Jesse Smollett had all his convictions overturned today by the hard-left Illinois Supreme Court. The vote was 5-0.
The AP has a decent account of the case.
Smollett, who is Black and gay, made headlines around the world after he told police in January 2019 that two men assaulted him in his downtown Chicago neighborhood, spouting slurs, tossing a noose around his neck, and yelling that he was in “MAGA country,” an apparent reference to Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” presidential campaign slogan. The report prompted a massive search for suspects by Chicago police before investigators announced that they believed the attack was a hoax
And of course it was a hoax. Just another supposed “hate crime” accusation made by another Trump hater, which nonetheless got worldwide attention, owing, in addition to Smollett’s minor fame as a minor actor, being gay and black. There is no doubt in this blogger’s mind this mediocre talent knew, regardless of his earlier convictions, he would eventually be cleared of the pathetic stunt which got him his 15 minutes of fame. Because Trump. Nothing else.
Read this mealy-mouth excerpt from the Illinois justices’s [sic] opinion.
We are aware that this case has generated significant public interest and that many people were dissatisfied with the resolution of the original case and believed it to be unjust,” Justice Elizabeth Rochford wrote in the court’s 5-0 opinion. “Nevertheless, what would be more unjust than the resolution of any one criminal case would be a holding from this court that the state was not bound to honor agreements upon which people have detrimentally relied.
And here’s Smollett’s lawyer reporting his completely unrepentant client’s reaction to the Court’s ruling..
Smollett was happy and relieved but also disappointed to have been “dragged through an unfair process.”
“Even though this is over now and Jussie just absolutely wants to move his life forward, people should start asking questions. How did this happen? Why should this even happen? What can we do to make sure this doesn’t happen again?” [attorney] Uche said at a news conference in Chicago.
We’ll let blogger Charlie Kirk have the last word.
Thankfully, Smollett’s stunt ruined his career and helped America wake up to the fact that hate hoaxes like his are common. Did you notice there weren’t nearly as many “hate crime” news reports after Trump’s win compared to 2016? That’s because now, people know they’ll be laughed out of the room if they try to say a MAGA supporter grabbed their hijab or waved a noose at them.
He’ll always be guilty in the court of public opinion, and no far-left court can fix that.
Welcome to early retirement, Jesse. You’ve earned it.
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