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All Eyes on the Legal System, Again
You are forgiven for being distracted from the slow-motion train wreck unfolding before our eyes as it descends upon the US Capitol. Why watch politicians arguing over a massive inflation-inducing, pork-infested spending package wrapped in a looming debt-limit crisis when you can watch jury trials? At least it may be more fun to watch than more media and government fear-mongering over the Xi – excuse me – Omicron coronavirus variant. We must not offend our would-be overlords.
Two verdicts last week affirmed our jury system. Everyone knows that Kyle Rittenhouse’s acquittal was followed up by the convictions of three Georgia men in the murder of Ahmad Arbery. The winner was justice; the biggest winners may be the jurors themselves, who at least in the Rittenhouse trial withstood attempts to intimidate them. Kyle is a winner, too, but he will suffer consequences for many years to come.
If you’re going to perpetrate a hoax it’s not a good idea to involve the police, especially one that takes place during a polar vortex. Claiming you were assaulted by two white men who just happened to be wandering around on a freezing night with bleach and a rope to find a random black man to attack bringing home a Subway sandwich isn’t very credible.
One of the officers interviewing Mr. Smollett noticed that despite the brutal attack the sandwich survived the attack in perfect shape. It’s the little things that can ruin your story.
“But don’t worry about poor Jussie. He’s still feted at Hollywood red carpet events ahead of his trial.”
No, it’s not true. You can’t blame Hollywood for it. It happened in Harlem, for one thing, and he was at a screening of a film he himself made–in other words, he’s the guy who rented a red carpet. For himself. BTW, the Post article points out that his film is still unsold, so Hollywood is not rushing to take Smollett back.
Thank you for your defense of Jussie. I’m sure he appreciates it.
Good to hear.
Defend Smollett? Gee, if I’d written that, I would have been ashamed. No, I was trying to help a fellow Rico take some factually wrong BS out of his post. Not everyone appreciates the help, of course, or deserves it. But go right ahead contradicting the link that you posted.
Does being “feted” require that some big company buy his movie? Maybe it’s not very good. But he’s still “feted” at the various Hollywood-related (which means even if they’re not actually IN Hollywood) parties, on the lefty talking-head shows, etc. People wear “Free Jussie” type shirts same as they wear “Che” shirts etc.
My impression is that the Rittenhouse verdict was reasonable, while the Arbery verdict looks dubious to me. I’m not particularly interested in either one, though.
There was a third story, completely buried by the establishment and little remarked by alternative media. A black man was found not guilty by reason of self-defense in the killing of one sheriff’s deputy and the wounding of another. The man’s girlfriend was riddled with law enforcement bullets to what should have been criminal negligence in muzzle discipline. Andrew Coffee IV was found not guilty on the same day as Kyle Rittenhouse.
We also did not hear earlier this summer about another black man found to have acted in self defense when he shot at multiple cops during the “George Floyd” riots.
Fixed it for you. They weren’t just doing phony reporting, they were in on the conspiracy. I’d like to hear Maggie Haberman, etc. testify under oath. It won’t happen, but a man can dream.
Also, no discussion of Jussie Smollett is complete without Dave Chappelle making fun of him:
https://youtu.be/wZXoErL2124
I think Gary was right. The link in the original post is to a gossip-trade website on the Smollett “red carpet moment”. Not everyone in Hollywood is on the Left, those that aren’t tend to be reticent in their public pronouncements. Trade papers and websites are fed some BS from time to time from agents promoting the talent they represent.
There are very few honest writers left on police work, far fewer are trusted by police officers. Some of it is laziness, some of it is ignorance, and some of it is malice. Not all of the laziness, ignorance, and malice comes from the Left. I can think of two writers, one on the Right, and one Libertarian that have been rather sloppy in their descriptions of police work.
I have long held a grudging admiration for Lanny Davis. He brazens it out when his client is in obvious deep doodoo.
He pulled off a maneuver during the various Clinton scandals in which there would be (1) an official position/response/excuse presented then (2) during any ongoing congressional hearing or other formal action he would stand outside the room and say “Nothing new today so move on. Any further mention of [insert scandal here] is rehashing old news and therefore just Clinton-bashing. In other words, the media had an obligation to desist unless there was dramatic new information–and they largely bought into that idea. You only get to point out that once again Bill and Hillary are sleazing it out. After that, you have to help amnesia take over.
Not only are GOP scandals ongoing, when there is no news, there are also stories about how the scandal affects other Republicans, “analysis” pieces above the fold about whatever the writer can concoct as a possible result, effect or outcome. The Lanny Davis rule never applies.
I’m glad you reminded me that Clinton-bashing was A Bad Thing.