Jussie Smollett fallout: Police union, activists hold competing rallies over Kim Foxx conduct
1 / 4CHICAGO – The city’s police union and a coalition of civil rights activists held competing demonstrations Monday in downtown Chicago to express their divergent opinions on Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx handling of the criminal case against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett.
"This is about making sure people are treated fairly," said Kevin Graham, president of the Fraternal Order of Police."We cannot forgot about victims. There has to be a deterrent if you're going to have laws and we're going to arrest people. If there is no deterrent, what are we doing?" Weeks after the alleged attack, police announced that they had charged Smollett with disorderly conduct for filing a false police report. They alleged that Smollett paid two brothers he worked with on the set of “Empire” to help him stage the incident.
Ja'Mal Green, a Chicago activist who has spoken against police brutality, questioned why some Chicagoans who were expressing outrage over the Smollett case but have been silent about the police department's checkered history. "Where were these people, who are out on the street now, demanding justice for a young black boy?" Green said."This is not just an attack on Kim Foxx. This is an attack on black-elected officials throughout this state."
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