Smollett's counterclaim states that the city of Chicago's "malicious prosecution caused him economic harm, 'humiliation, mental anguish and extreme emotional distress," according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
The CPD has reportedly seen a 19 percent increase in recovering illegal guns this year over last year, with 8,022 illegal guns being taken off the streets since the beginning of the year.
The AP report also noted that “the statement didn’t say what evidence allegedly backs Smollett’s claim that masked men hurling racist and homophobic insults beat him and looped a noose around his...
This past weekend’s shootings bring the weekend total since Memorial Day weekend to at least 571 people falling victim to shootings, at least 69 of which have died from their wounds.
“Of course we need an assault weapons ban as well, but let’s start with getting universal background checks," Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said on Friday.
"...the violence and death in Chicago aren’t politically convenient enough for politicians who are merely attempting to get their voice in a sound bite on CNN or wherever else."
While at least 41 people being shot over a weekend might seem like a lot to the average person, the number is actually less than some recent weekend numbers for this city.
It’s pretty sad that people automatically know that more people than usual will be shot in Chicago during an extended holiday weekend, but that’s the unfortunate reality of Chicago in 2019.
It doesn’t make sense for someone who so desperately wanted people to believe his account of the “alleged” attack to ask police to turn off their body cams.