That was Jussie's 'Jerry Maguire mission statement' moment.
It sounded like a real good idea and then he performed his scene.
Where Jussie failed was that he put the Chicago cops in a bad bind. When people began to question his LIES he attempted to double down while not cooperating with the police. He (Jussie) was successful in blowing up the story into a major story which put all the pressure on the cops to validate his story BUT his story was provably false. The cops knew that everybody knew Jussie's allegations were bullshit.