Talk about missing the point:

Dog the Bounty Hunter defends Jussie Smollett, Lori Loughlin, says criminal justice system is 'unfair'

Shit, man, everybody already knows that you're a clueless redneck. You don't need to advertise it.

"a crime that didn't really have a victim"? You clueless bastard.

Dog the Bounty Hunter. Yeah he did not impress me as being extremely intelligent, even in his chosen field. I would like to see him on a serious program like Face the Nation or Nightline debating Alan Dershowitz.

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
Dog the Bounty Hunter. Yeah he did not impress me as being extremely intelligent, even in his chosen field. I would like to see him on a serious program like Face the Nation or Nightline.

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"a crime that didn't really have a victim"? You clueless bastard.

Yeah, tell that to a friend of mine who got over a year in federal prison for being passed an insider stock tip.

Nothing surprising about this. As disgusting and wrong-headed as it is, it's about as predictable as the sun coming up in the east. Her constituents will love her for her support.



Maxine Waters says it was 'correct thing' for Jussie Smollett charges to be dropped


The decision to drop charges against “Empire” star Jussie Smollett may have stoked controversy in Chicago, but the actor still has the backing of a prominent California Democrat.

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., was honored over the weekend at the NAACP Image Awards, where Smollett was also nominated -- but lost -- for best-supporting actor in a television drama for his role as Jamal Lyon on the Fox series. He was edged out by "Grey's Anatomy" star Jesse Williams.

In an interview with "Extra," Waters said it was the "correct thing" for prosecutors to dismiss all 16 felony counts against Smollett, who is black and gay. The "Empire" actor was accused of faking a racist, anti-gay attack on himself in January. Authorities said that in return for the charges being dropped, Smollett agreed to forfeit the $10,000 he put up to get out of jail and completed community service.

"First of all, we probably will never know all of the details," Waters told "Extra." "We’ve heard a lot of information. No one was hurt — that is, physically, killed, shot — he never committed a crime before, he forfeited the bail and it’s this kind of situation where they close the case all over the country every day. I have learned this isn't unusual."

Waters, the Democratic chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, said the case received a lot of attention because Smollett is "An extremely talented man who people have come to love because he is on TV."

"I’m hopeful that he will go on with his career and be successful," she said.

Even though he lost this time, Smollett has been nominated for four years in a row and won in 2017.

The surprise decision to drop charges on last week, followed by Smollett's claims of innocence, prompted an immediate rebuke from Chicago's mayor and police superintendent. After an intense public backlash, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said Friday night that she is open to an outside investigation into her office’s dramatic decision to dismiss all charges against Smollett.

Dueling rallies were also held on Monday over the decision by Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx's office to drop charges.

Waters told "Extra" she had not spoken to Smollett since the charges were dropped, but hinted the two may be in for a reunion soon.

“I would love to see him, and I am looking forward to seeing him very soon," she said.



https://www.foxnews.com/politi...harges-to-be-dropped

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Waters said it was the "correct thing" for prosecutors to dismiss all 16 felony counts against Smollett

Coming from her, that means so much.

If as a rule you reverse everything Maxine Waters says, you will be correct almost 100% of the time. If Maxine says it's true, it's a lie; if she says it's a a lie, it's true; if she says it's right, it's wrong; if she says it's wrong, it's right. If she told me, personally, that it was a beautiful day outside, I'd go get my umbrella.

Why do they always hitch their horse to the wrong wagon?

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/u...-black-woman-n990266

Former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot defeated Toni Preckwinkle in a runoff for Chicago mayor Tuesday. She will be the first openly gay person and first black woman to lead the city.

Lightfoot, 56, who was an assistant U.S. attorney before she entered private practice, has never held elective office before.

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Guess we will see if this changes the city's position re Smollett.

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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/u...-black-woman-n990266

Former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot defeated Toni Preckwinkle in a runoff for Chicago mayor Tuesday. She will be the first openly gay person and first black woman to lead the city.

Lightfoot, 56, who was an assistant U.S. attorney before she entered private practice, has never held elective office before.

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Guess we will see if this changes the city's position re Smollett.

Won't change a thing on the local side. The COOK COUNTY States Attorney dropped the charges. The Mayor of the City of Chicago (technically) has nothing to do with it. Especially when Toni Prickwinkle, is the Cook County board president.


Hopefully the Feds will pick up the ball and run with it.

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Why do they always hitch their horse to the wrong wagon?

Aawwww, come on Man! Who wouldn't want Jessie Jackson, Al Sharpton, Maxine Watters and Dog the Bountyhunter in your corner!!!

Tim nails it

Big floppy clown shoes. Couldn't be a bigger fiasco if they tried. I would like to know the legal theory they can force someone who has not been convicted of a crime to pay for an investigation (unless he signed some sort of agreement, which his lawyers claim he did not).



https://variety.com/2019/biz/n...e-empire-1203181373/

https://www.chicagotribune.com...-20190404-story.html


Yeah, now we finna SUE you jucie!

Bamma, I can see a judge saying “go pound sand” real quick on this one! The ramifications on this whole case are pretty shitty.

To echo Bama: If Smollett had been tried and convicted, would the city have gone after him for these police OT hours? Since the charges were dropped and Smollett is maintaining his innocence, what grounds do the city have to recover these damages?

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Yup. Last I checked, being a blithering, moronic, dolt of an asshole isn't against the law. Still...the situation stinks like a whore house at low tide.

Geragos Ltr to Chicago responding to demand to repay police costs

Reinstate the charges and roast him

https://www.chicagotribune.com...html#nt=oft13a-11gp1

Oh, now he "won't be intimidated"!
Well, he wasn't intimidated to begin with.

And he "wants this over and move on with his life..."
Sorry, fuck-o. That's not the way things work. You sought attention. Well, you got it! It's ATTENTION! You don't get to choose if it's good or bad, or when to turn it off. You wanted it, now you got it. Much like the idiot with the pink hair- just don't get mad when people laugh.


Now it's the waiting game. The mayor and the police superintendent are outta here in about a week and a half. I doubt that Lightfoot will do anything. This will unfortunately die in a little while.