Nenye Uche, Smollett’s lead attorney, said the original case should never have gone to trial, and that it would not have done so if his client was just a “regular Joe down the street.” 

“This was a vindictive persecution. This was no prosecution,” Uche said.

“I’m sure Jussie would want an apology, but he’s a realistic man, right? He knows he’s not going to get it,” he added.

 

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/22/entertainment/jussie-smollett-conviction-overturned-whats-next/index.html

 

A truly great day for equality. Remember when all those rasist facialisms weere saying he should be locked up for making a mockery of the judicial system? Well he overcame it and is even a big enough man to not demand an apology from all of us.

He "overcame" it with an initial sweetheart deal owing to corrupt prosecution. That was later determined "unfair" to the taxpayers and generally repugnant--as indeed it was--so he was re-prosecuted. Hunter almost got away with such a deal, but the papers weren't yet signed.

 

Jussie's initial deal was already sealed, so the Illinois Supremes had to dismiss the second attempt at prosecution on technical legal grounds as double jeopardy, not because he didn't deserve fair punishment. That's the only justice here. 

 

So he gets away with the initial slap on the wrist and needn't pay for the real expense his fraud cost the taxpayers.

Fair justice for that race baiting liar would have been 4 years in prison

Still serves as an inconvenient reminder to the left that white on black race crimes are so rare/nonexistent, that Smollett had to pay 2 Africans to racially abuse him.

It was basically the end of yet another false narrative from those arbiters of truth, the left.

12 minutes ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

Still serves as an inconvenient reminder to the left that white on black race crimes are so rare/nonexistent, that Smollett had to pay 2 Africans to racially abuse him.

It was basically the end of yet another false narrative from those arbiters of truth, the left.

 

I would not attach such lofty political sentiments. How about we just be real, and recognize that he was a mediocre actor who realized his career was tanking and he  engaged in an attempt to manipulate public opinion. It's a tactic that has long been used by that industry. He is a vile human being and hopefully, he is treated accordingly.

1 hour ago, proton said:

Fair justice for that race baiting liar would have been 4 years in prison

Antics worthy of being canceled !