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Cook County judge slams Kim Foxx's office on double standard
Posted on 4/26/19 at 10:02 am
Posted on 4/26/19 at 10:02 am
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by prosecuting a woman for filing a false police report -- but dropping similar charges against embattled "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett.
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The judge continued, “There’s no publicity on this case. She doesn’t have Mark Geragos as her lawyer or Ron Safer or Judge Brown. It’s not right. And (if) I proceed in this matter, you’re just digging yourselves further in a hole. (If the) press gets a hold of this, it’ll be in a newspaper. Why is Ms. Clark being treated differently than Mr. Smollett?”
And the hits just keep on comin'
Fox
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Posted on 4/26/19 at 10:03 am to Wtodd
He's right, you know!
ETA: Can the charges against Jussie be reinstated?
ETA: Can the charges against Jussie be reinstated?
This post was edited on 4/26/19 at 10:06 am
Posted on 4/26/19 at 10:12 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
I doubt it but the Fed charges are still an option
Posted on 4/26/19 at 10:13 am to Wtodd
Posted on 4/26/19 at 10:22 am to Wtodd
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And (if) I proceed in this matter, you’re just digging yourselves further in a hole
This is backwards though. The "error" was in the handling of the Smollett case...not this one.
People who file a false police report should ABSOLUTELY be prosecuted.
Posted on 4/26/19 at 10:37 am to moneyg
Yeah, so what's the answer according to this judge? Just to judicially scratch those laws off the book?
And how the DA's office looks in the papers should not be his concern. Apply the damn law.
And how the DA's office looks in the papers should not be his concern. Apply the damn law.
Posted on 4/26/19 at 10:40 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
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Can the charges against Jussie be reinstated?
Not an attorney: My understanding is they can be reinstated until the Statute of Limitations pass. Since the charges were dropped and he never went to court, it's still fair game for the State/City.
Posted on 4/26/19 at 10:42 am to Wtodd
What double standard? Foxx got paid off to let Jussie go and didn't get paid off to let this woman go. 
This post was edited on 4/26/19 at 10:44 am
Posted on 4/26/19 at 10:50 am to SOKAL
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Yeah, so what's the answer according to this judge? Just to judicially scratch those laws off the book?
And how the DA's office looks in the papers should not be his concern. Apply the damn law.
"The law" isn't only about what's written. It needs to be interpreted by the judicial system, typically termed case law.
But if you look at the facts of the Smollett case and see the result, it's a miscarriage of justice to have someone with similar facts be judged differently within the same jurisdiction.
It's why the Smollett case was rightly lambasted far and wide.
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