Jussie Smollett's <br />Dropped Charges Cause <br />Protests in Chicago Smollett was indicted last<br />month for allegedly staging<br />a hate crime against himself. The charges were later dropped<br />in exchange for his $10,000 bond<br />and community service hours. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered<br />outside of State Attorney Kim Foxx’s<br />office on Monday to protest. Foxx recused herself from the case<br />in February and has denied being<br />involved in the decision to drop it. The Fraternal Order of Police (F.O.P.)<br />announced they would be protesting<br />Foxx in outrage over the case’s handling. A number of activists launched a<br />counter-protest in response<br />but were vastly outnumbered. F.O.P. members have demanded an<br />investigation into Foxx and the<br />Smollet case, arguing she broke<br />the law by dropping the charges. Retired Officer Patrick Learnahan,<br />via ‘Chicago Sun-Times’ Counter-protesters accused the <br />F.O.P. of using the Smollett case <br />as an excuse to smear Foxx. Reverend Michael Pfleger,<br />via ‘Chicago Sun-Times’
