Jussie Smollett lawyers: Even if actor faked attack, it was cops' call to investigate it so vigorously
[ChicagoSunTimes] The ex-"Empire’’ actor’s latest court filing, while not admitting he staged the incident, pins the decision to spend so much time and resources investigating squarely on law enforcement.
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"We contend the city is wrong," Quinlan said of the city’s assertion that Smollett should have known the police would log nearly 2,000 hours in overtime trying to resolve the case. " ... The mere fact somebody filed a police report doesn’t presume the investigation will be done and certainly not to the extent of what the city is claiming."
He added: "Smollett has no control over that."
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Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2019-09-05 |