As Twitchy told you earlier, assistant state’s attorney Joe Magats revealed that he ultimately made the decision to drop the charges against Jussie Smollett not because the evidence against Smollett wasn’t compelling, but because Smollett wasn’t “a threat to public safety” and had agreed to do community service and forfeit his bond.
So, what sort of community service did Smollett do that helped convince Magats to let him off the hook?
https://t.co/LgBOr5vgkA: @JussieSmollett's charges dropped: "After reviewing all of the facts & circumstances of the case, including Mr. Smollett’s volunteer service in the community…we believe this is a just & appropriate resolution to the case": Cook County St. Atty’s Office pic.twitter.com/uSowmtzjij
— Rev Jesse Jackson Sr (@RevJJackson) March 26, 2019
"volunteer service in the community"
Not mentioned… that "volunteer service in the community" was at @RevJJackson's own Rainbow/PUSH organization. https://t.co/PRs9DqnSEv
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) March 26, 2019
Behold:
NEW: @ABC7Chicago has confirmed leading to today's decision by prosecutors to drop all charges against Jussie Smollett, Smollett did community service at Jesse Jackson, Sr.'s @RPCoalition. 1
— Rob Elgas (@RobElgasABC7) March 26, 2019
Part of Smollett's community service for Rainbow Push included 8 hours of service on March 23rd. And 8 hours of service on March 25th. Service included working in the bookstore, critiquing in the broadcast studio and speaking to students and parents who visited. 2/2
— Rob Elgas (@RobElgasABC7) March 26, 2019
Jussie Smollett did community service at Rainbow PUSH Saturday/Monday for about 16 hours total.
Charges dropped Tuesday.
That along with a forfeit of his $10k bond was enough to drop the charges according to State’s Attorney. @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/dgX4p2Wqyc
— Charlie De Mar (@CharlieDeMar) March 26, 2019
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He worked in bookstores, sold merchandise. Stuffed envelopes. Spoke to students. Talked to musical director about expanding choir. Helped in video dept and offered critique. “He was very accessible” PUSH says.
— Charlie De Mar (@CharlieDeMar) March 26, 2019
We’ll give you all a moment to put on your shocked faces.
— RBe (@RBPundit) March 26, 2019
Wait…his Community Service was
for Jessie Jackson!?!?!?!??!?! https://t.co/RgZeSSI4B9
— Lee Doren (@LDoren) March 26, 2019
HAHAHA because of course! https://t.co/5BTdvbRVYZ
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) March 26, 2019
You can’t make this stuff up.
jfc, this is peak Chicago
— ?????? (@schram) March 26, 2019
Isn’t it, though?
People wanna focus on the waste of police resources in a murder-infested city, but they don’t wanna talk about how taxpayers got 8 FREE hours of broadcast studio critique. https://t.co/8R3H2N2z2O
— Daniel Foster (@DanFosterType) March 26, 2019
Basically Mother Theresa of Chicago.
— Peter Ford (@mrpford) March 26, 2019
Jussie Smollett is nothing if not a giver. He gave 16 whole hours, after all.
16 hours. https://t.co/HzcREZuSmC
— RBe (@RBPundit) March 26, 2019
One hour for each felony to be dropped https://t.co/4U0PVUeQ9L
— Tim Pool (@Timcast) March 26, 2019
1 hour per felony. Is that the going rate now?
— Nan (@Raebie) March 26, 2019
Good to know.
Every person incarcerated for marijuana right now pic.twitter.com/t2eJzNWCk2
— VinylLife (@TrueDodgerCrue) March 26, 2019
16 hours…
I had to do 100 in high school just because I was a high school student! I didn’t even commit a crime!
— Chris DeShong (@ChrisDRacing) March 26, 2019
*THAT* was his "community service" in this case? And how does one perform community service before being sentenced to do same? The answer is that none of it counts.
— Jazz Shaw (@JazzShaw) March 26, 2019
Correct.
This is getting worse by the second
— Born in Shikaakwa (@borninshikaakwa) March 26, 2019
I am mad all over again!
— Deborah_ K ? (@Debbieann422) March 26, 2019
WHEN I THINK OF ALL THE CRIMES I COULD'VE COMMITTED WITH THESE CONSEQUENCES!!
— Joseph Gonzales (@joseph7gonzales) March 26, 2019
Ain't that the truth!
— Deborah_ K ? (@Debbieann422) March 26, 2019
Word to the wise: If you’re gonna perpetrate a hate crime hoax, do it in Chicago.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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