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Originally posted by FN in MT:
Now...He is threatening to sue the CPD!

Me thinks he needs to shut up while he is ahead.

And he'll win.
The city will settle out of court, cut him a check.

Link to original video: https://youtu.be/uAIJpahzKyQ

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Originally posted by gearhounds:
Let’s hope this deal isn’t quite over yet...and targets more than just that turd Smollet. This is the chance for us to see if the FBI is truly corrupt or not.

You have a lot more faith than I do, my friend.
At this point, I have ZERO faith in the fbi as a whole.
My prediction, that asshole will come out ahead on this.

https://twitter.com/CharlieDeM...e-sealed-accident%2F

internal email circulated thru Kim Foxx office today:




so in how many of those cases did the defendant claim innocence before and after the non-formal diversion program ?

and how many involved the defendant going on national TV multiple times saying how badly he was being treated, and his lawyers talked about the police totally screwing up ?

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Originally posted by mutedblade:

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Originally posted by gearhounds:
Let’s hope this deal isn’t quite over yet...and targets more than just that turd Smollet. This is the chance for us to see if the FBI is truly corrupt or not.

Is there any doubt?

There's no doubt in my mind. They're corrupt from the very top all the way down to the last field agent as far as I'm concerned. The only way they'll do what's right in this case is if they calculate that making an example out of this turd helps to restore credibility in their pathetic and FAKE motto.

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Originally posted by jljones:

I think the caller was full of it but would be interested to hear what the beat coppers here have to say about it.

Eddie is (honestly and justifiably) pissed.
Rahm? Fuck him and his crocodile tears. If he's smart, he can use those tears as ass lube. That fucker is neck deep in this bullshit. He doesn't care, he's packing his office up as we speak, he's outta here in a few weeks. (Remember who worked for that shithead obama?)

Fucked up fact was, I probably found out about it before Eddie and the 9 1/2 digit midget did. I was sitting in the audience at Navy Pier with my phone going off about the news. Eddie and the midget found out right after the graduation by their people, and had the press conference.

I know how and why Eddie became our Supt. It's a long and fucked up story. I know the man personally. He was my Sgt years ago on a Tact Team in the 005th Dist, and before that, he was a damn good Cop in the 006th Dist. He was the kind of guy you worked WITH, not FOR. I really like him as a person, and as a boss. He's TRYING to do what's best for the Department, but is on a REAL SHORT leash from Rham. I honestly hope Ed walks away from all this bullshit and the job when the Mayor leaves, and lives his retirement out in peace and quiet. He, at least, deserves that much from this job.

I also know "Vogie", the lead Det on this case. He, and his crew worked his ass off on this one. What or wherever "BEYOND PISSED" is, that's where he's at. And now, he's got the most to loose. Smolette is all set up to win the "Ghetto Lottery" (AKA, A Lawsuit). Guess who's in the crosshairs when it comes to punitive damages? That's right... The Detective.

Kim Foxx... Fuck her. Part and parcel of "The Democratic Machine". Who helped her get elected? Toni Preckwinkle, one of the two bad choices this city has for mayor, and the Cook County Board President and Toni lives about a block - block and a half away from obamas Chicago residence on 51st Street. Foxx, along with Preckwinkle, and Cook County's Chief Judge all believe that "there are too many black and brown people in jail".

Here, you don't become ANYTHING without connections to The Machine.
ANYTHING.
Including:
Boss on the Police or Fire Dept.
Any City job: Streets and San, Electricity, Carpenter, truck driver...
Any private business that does business with the City; connected.

You guys (and few Gals) are smart people. I'm sure you can connect the dots. Verify some stuff thru Google. Come to your own conclusions on how absolutely fucked up this City is.


Oh, Jucicy's $10,000 bond?
That got forfeited TO THE COOK COUNTY STATES ATTORNEYS OFFICE.

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Originally posted by CPD SIG:
Smolette is all set up to win the "Ghetto Lottery" (AKA, A Lawsuit). Guess who's in the crosshairs when it comes to punitive damages? That's right... The Detective.

How can that be even remotely freskin' possible? Everyone knows he's full of shit.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:

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Originally posted by CPD SIG:
Smolette is all set up to win the "Ghetto Lottery" (AKA, A Lawsuit). Guess who's in the crosshairs when it comes to punitive damages? That's right... The Detective.

How can that be even remotely freskin' possible? Everyone knows he's full of shit.

12 people that aren't smart enough to get out of Jury Duty.

That's how.

12 mouth-breathers, knuckle draggers or window lickers. It's not hard. Trust me! I've been on the receiving end of more than a few lawsuits, and ALWAYS walked away in disbelief.
Or the City just cuts a check, and settles out of court for a few million.

Thanks for the insight CPD Sig, you guys should have won this one. They did an excellent job on the investigation. The country knows (at least the smart half) who did their job and who is full of shit.

So I was hearing that the Empire staff welcoming this shit again back to the show?? I hope the Fox producers scratch him off like what Hollywood did to the Roseanne character, died of heroin overdose!

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Originally posted by CPD SIG:

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:

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Originally posted by CPD SIG:
Smolette is all set up to win the "Ghetto Lottery" (AKA, A Lawsuit). Guess who's in the crosshairs when it comes to punitive damages? That's right... The Detective.

How can that be even remotely freskin' possible? Everyone knows he's full of shit.

12 people that aren't smart enough to get out of Jury Duty.

That's how.

I just don't believe it. What about the Discovery? All that would come out. It'd be a disaster for him. I think it's just a bluff. Or more to the point, a final, defiant FU to everyone.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:


I just don't believe it. What about the Discovery? All that would come out. It'd be a disaster for him. I think it's just a bluff. Or more to the point, a final, defiant FU to everyone.

And a little over 36 hours ago, you, I, and a lot of other people believed that this was going to trial, and he'd be going to jail.


How, to quickly answer your question?
Taint the Detectives reputations. Remember, Civil trial is Preponderance of Evidence - 51%. A good smoke and mirrors campaign can do that.
That's IF it ever goes to trial.
His lawyers aren't stupid, and they know how the game is played here. Ask for $25mil in compensatory, $100,000 in punitive damages from each of the Detectives and bosses involved. (Sgt, Lt, Commander of Area Central, possibly the Chief of Detectives as well, a motion to exclude will separate the wheat from the chaff)
The City will counter offer with a "fuck you".
Lawyers will say "we're going to trial" and give the city a little peak behavior the curtain on their smoke and mirrors campaign, smearing a few good people- some of it may possibly be true...
The City will toss out a small amount.
The lawyers will then decline, and up the amount on the Punitive Damages, say $250,000
The City then cuts a big, fat check. Why? Because if there's a medium chance of losing, the Detectives and bosses are now on the hook for $100,000 out of pocket.
The City doesn't care about settling out of court, because it's not like the check that they are cutting is anyone's money...

Welcome to a brief look at "The Game"

Jesus

this is all so very depressing

Is this racial tribalism, old-style big city machine politics amplified by billions in fed tax money, some combination?
How did Obama come out of this--the Chicago Way--without stinking to high heaven?

Oh, you really don't want to know my longshot theory.

It's a longshot, but it's one last and final "FUCK YOU" from a vindictive, petty "See Ya Next Tuesday" that is very well connected to "The Machine" and to two people that are packing up their offices as we speak.

Then we have Occam's razor: Foxx is actually that crooked and inept.

I'll take a lot of Option B, and a $20 on Option A, just to make some smart money.

If the Smollett team keeps attacking the police and saying there was no evidence, the prosecutors can recharge the case.

Nolle prosequi means the prosecutor decides not to go forward. It does not mean an acquittal. Double jeopardy does not apply.

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Originally posted by sdy:
If the Smollett team keeps attacking the police and saying there was no evidence, the prosecutors can recharge the case.

Nolle prosequi means the prosecutor decides not to go forward. It does not mean an acquittal. Double jeopardy does not apply.

Are you sure? I thought so too, but Judge Napolitano said on Fox this morning that he can't be charged again.

Balze Halze,

I am not a lawyer so I cannot say w/o the slightest doubt. But:

https://www.nolo.com/legal-enc...smissal-charges.html

The normal effect of nolle prosequi is to leave matters as if charges had never been filed. It’s not an acquittal, which (through the principle of double jeopardy) prevents further proceedings against the defendant for the conduct in question. Rather, at least when it occurs before trial, nolle prosequi typically leaves the decision of whether to re-prosecute in the hands of the government.

If the prosecution decides to bring charges again—for example, after it’s gathered more evidence—it must file a new charging document. (People v. Daniels, 187 Ill. 2d 301 (1999), Kenyon v. Com., 37 Va. App. 668 (2002).)

However, dismissals are sometimes "with prejudice." A dismissal with prejudice means the prosecution can’t ever re-file charges; a dismissal without it means the opposite.