this column from eric zorn makes a lot of good points.
and this isn't coming from some reactionary right-winger, zorn is one of the trib's most lefty columnists.
march 17, 2020 is the date for the democratic primary for cook county offices. let's all pray that Kim Foxx is rightfully kicked out of office by her bosses (us).
Quote:
Column: Kim Foxx will and should lose her job over the Jussie Smollett case
Eric Zorn
Chicago Tribune
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx probably will and arguably should lose her job next year over her office’s handling of the Jussie Smollett case.
Yes, there are many worse crimes committed every day in Chicago than staging a hate-inspired attack and filing a false police report about it — the offense with which Smollett was charged. And no, justice did not demand that Smollett be shackled and shipped off to prison for allegedly orchestrating a stunt.
But justice demanded resolution and accountability. And Foxx appeared oblivious to this imperative as she made the media rounds attempting to explain why her office sent Smollett on his merry way Tuesday morning without extracting an admission of guilt or collecting a meaningful fine.
Her tone-deaf statements included equating Smollett to the raft of no-name, low-level, nonviolent offenders who have received the “go and sin no more” treatment, and patronizing those who are outraged by the outcome as “people who don’t understand the intricacies of the justice system.”
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full article:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...328-story.html
when Kim Foxx is booted out of office next year, it will be the only worthwhile outcome from this whole monumentally retarded Jussie Smollett farce.