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Why? His actions were very harmful to our society. His charges and conviction were a serious matter.
"Smollett, 39, was found guilty in December on five counts of felony disorderly conduct for making false reports about what he said was an anti-gay and anti-Black hate crime. The actor, who is Black and gay, told Chicago police that on a frigid night in January 2019 two unknown men attacked him, yelled racist and homophobic slurs at him, poured bleach on him and wrapped a noose around his neck."
Cook County Judge James Linn spoke for more than 30 minutes before announcing Smollett's sentence, telling the actor that he wrote the script and picked the actors for the hoax, and that his premeditation for the act was an "aggravating factor" in the case.
"There's a side of you that has this arrogance, and selfishness and narcissism that's just disgraceful," the judge said. "You're not a victim of a racial hate crime, you're not a victim of a homophobic hate crime. You're just a charlatan pretending to be a victim of a hate crime, and that's shameful."
Come on, you know the answer to this!
There's already this narrative out there, that when a poc makes a claim of a 'hate crime', that it's likely a made up story. Smollett is a high profile American, he should have known that his actions here would get a high rate of national exposure, and now that we know he made it up, it now makes it much harder for people who really have been victims of hate crimes to prove their case.
Now I know that's not what he was charged and convicted of, but the judge's words make it apparent that the sentence he rendered, was influenced by Smollett's phony claims.
I don't know. Who is Amy Cooper? Keep with the topic, will ya?
Why do you believe this guy doesn't deserve punishment?
May have committed? The cops found the clipped up magazines in his garbage that matched the words he cut out to make the threatening letter. I bet you think OJ is innocent too, don't cha?
It's not about changing the subject, it is just showing the hypocrisy of right wing, racist.
Because most people accused of this offense aren't punished. If they were, every Karen reporting a black person in her neighborhood would be facing charges.
That's an issue between him and his employer, not the police.
His employer fired him, as they should have.
What I have no problem with- His being fired, his being a national punch line, his being unable to get acting work ever again because of his toxic reputation.
What I have a problem with - a corrupt political machine deciding that they are going to overrule elected officials, arranged a kangaroo court, and impose an extraordinary punishment for a minor offense before an appeals court can hear the constitutional issues involved.
If Jason van Dyke only gets 3 years for shooting Laquan McDonald 16 times, then Jussie Smollett deserves no jail time for essentially beating himself up.
Amy Cooper is the Central Park Karen who called the police on a black birdwatcher in Central Park. While she lost her job, no one prosecuted her for making a false police report.
Another thing to mention is that when a “Karen” calls the cops on someone for being black, you won’t find a lot of people on her side. Smollett instigated more hatred of whites thru his action and followers who believe him.Once again apples and oranges. Making claims of a racial crime carries a lot more gravity to it than just making a false police report. As one news agency reported over a dozen investigators were on this case. An assault case involving race is different than somebody just telling another they were racist. I have no idea why Super bad breath brought this case into this conversation.
I didn't so no punishment liar, I said the punishment was too harsh.
Because most people accused of this offense aren't punished. If they were, every Karen reporting a black person in her neighborhood would be facing charges.
Funny how everyone else knows who Amy Cooper is, but you are just totally in the dark or lying. I am making a comparison of how one is perceived and treated as compared to the other in similar situations. It is done everyday.When you bring up a different case of course you are changing the subject. And if you're going to do that provide a link to WTF you're talking about.
Nothing like supporting a hate crime with more hate and slander. I bet you're a democrat!gMillions of Americans weren't accused of attacking him, and if his story had any credibility, it was because it was proceeded by 3 years of the MAGAts acting like racists.
Come on Pasty Hater, what did you want him to do? 20yrs.
Smollett did his best to tur this into a Broadway Play. He did not lie low after. For that the deserves time alone. The taxpayer is being reamed over and over.Funny how everyone else knows who Amy Cooper is, but you are just totally in the dark or lying. I am making a comparison of how one is perceived and treated as compared to the other in similar situations. It is done everyday.
It's exactly the opposite of that Dave. The same week that Smollett staged his fake attack, a white woman claimed a black man stabbed her in Grant Park. Kim Foxx declined to prosecute her because what she did was minor, and because she had mental health issues. Smollett was only signaled out for extraordinary punishment -empaneling a Special Prosecutor because a State's Attorney refused to prosecute a minor crime - because of his fame.
Because at the end of the day, it isn't about what happened. It was about using an extraordinary method to prosecute a minor offense.
Actually, I kind of doubt the conviction will survive the appeals process. First, there is the Double Jeopardy Issue. Secondly, Smollett's lawyers were not allowed to challenge jury selection, which is why you ended up with a jury with only one black person on it.
Personally, I think the man needs mental health counselling.
Was Amy Cooper trying to start a race war?Minor offense?
Sorry, I dont see trying to start a race war a minor offense.
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Was Amy Cooper trying to start a race war?
He almost single-handedly DESTROYED your poor black me narrative. Nobody gives a FUCK about you black dumbasses.Good!
You better pray to black jesus that no race war starts because it won't even be close.W
Was Amy Cooper trying to start a race war?
Gets special treatment because he's black and homo. ...
Funny how everyone else knows who Amy Cooper is, but you are just totally in the dark or lying. I am making a comparison of how one is perceived and treated as compared to the other in similar situations. It is done everyday.
