[arista]

Sure Reece
take the Cash Error out of it,
Still has the Attack as staged

If you are Black and a Trump Supporter
attacks you
its a Big Story in USA.

But those brothers are not Pro Trump
they are punks living the High Life
in Africa and USA.

[bots]

it will all come out in court one way or another .... lets wait and see

[user104658]

Originally Posted by arista

they are punks living the High Life -
in Africa and USA.

Did they attack Mr Smollett
Because he's black or cos he's gay?
It'll be in the courts sure soon enough;
We'll find out either way...
But if we've learned ONE thing from this thread,
Its that we shouldn't assume, today.

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Good afternoon good evening and goodnight.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Did they attack Mr Smollett
Because he's black or cos he's gay?
It'll be in the courts sure soon enough;
We'll find out either way...
But if we've learned ONE thing from this thread,
Its that we shouldn't assume, today.

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Good afternoon good evening and goodnight.

There his mates
so they did what he asked them to do
One works as a extra on the Show
he was on.
The Other Punk Brother supply's drugs (legal and illegal)
to him

[Oliver_W]

I'd not heard anything in a while about this case, so I turned to google.

The brothers regret their involvement in the hoax, as it could lead to people doubting real cases.

The brothers involved in Jussie Smollett case express 'tremendous regret,' lawyer says

(CNN)The brothers who allegedly took part in what police say was a staged attack on actor Jussie Smollett are expressing "tremendous regret" for their involvement.

"They understand how it has impacted people across the nation, particularly minority communities and especially those who have been victims of hate crimes themselves," said Gloria Schmidt, an attorney for the brothers Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Alf

What real cases?



The fact that people have to make up stories tells you that these cases are practically none existant.



Don't believe the hype.

Hate crimes are "practically non-existent"?

FFS Alf take your win as it is on this one, don't push it

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Alf

What real cases?

The fact that people have to make up stories tells you that these cases are practically none existant.

Don't believe the hype.

Don't be daft, hate crimes obviously do happen. Smollett wasn't trying to raise awareness of hate crimes, he was trying to shine a spotlight on himself, it was all about him.
The existence or otherwise of hate crimes in general has nothing to do with this.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Alf

I heard that he's friends with some senator, who at the time was trying to pass some lynching law. What a coincidence.

Why you'd need some special law on lynching is bizarre, it's already against the law and the last report on any lynching in USA was about 40 years ago.

You have to wonder how many stories are made up to pass laws that give people in power, more power over citizens.

Beating someone up is a crime, but if it's because they're black and/or gay it becomes a hate crime. I guess the lynching law would be similar to that

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Alf

What if they're straight and White? can't that go in a hate crime category?

Sure, if that was the reason they were attacked.

I know some cute Tumblr memes say that racism comes from a place of "power+privilege" so white people can't be victims of racism, but that's BS

[bots]

US actor Jussie Smollett has been charged by a grand jury in Chicago on 16 counts, accused of falsely claiming to police that he had been the victim of a hate crime.

Prosecutors had previously charged him with one count of filing a false report.

The 36-year-old African-American actor told police he had been the victim of a homophobic and racist assault.

Police say he staged the attack in an attempt to further his acting career.

Last month he was suspended from the Empire TV show he starred in.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-47504720

[Northern Monkey]

So what have learned from this?





Don’t trust TMZ

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

So what have learned from this?

Next time drop the sandwich?

[Glenn.]

Innocent until proven guilty

[bots]

The charges against him have now been dropped

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

Innocent until proven guilty

take a bow

you win the thread

[arista]

Guilty
but he got off

[Oliver_W]

So he got his mates to (pretend to/) beat him up and lied to the police, but all charges were dropped? 'Kay.

I wonder if he's still being investigated for the separate crime of sending hate letters to himself.

[Oliver_W]

Oh hang on, it's not because they think he's innocent or because any other evidence came to light:

We're told the State's Attorney, Kim Foxx, told Chicago police she was dropping the case because Jussie would have only gotten community service if convicted and she said he has already performed community service so there is no point in prosecuting him.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Oh hang on, it's not because they think he's innocent or because any other evidence came to light:

Err no TiBB logic states that if someone has the charges dropped then it is 100% canon fact that they are definitely 100% innocent of the accused crime. That's how it works and if you disagree then you HATE LAW!! Disgusting anarchist.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Err no TiBB logic states that if someone has the charges dropped then it is 100% canon fact that they are definitely 100% innocent of the accused crime. That's how it works and if you disagree then you HATE LAW!! Disgusting anarchist.

But they weren't dropped due to possible innocence - they were dropped because he'd already carried out the punishment he'd receive. They're also keeping his $10k bond.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

But they weren't dropped due to possible innocence - they were dropped because he'd already carried out the punishment he'd receive. They're also keeping his $10k bond.

False the court said NOT GUILTY so why don't you want to accept the ruling of a court of law?

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

False the court said NOT GUILTY so why don't you want to accept the ruling of a court of law?

I couldn't find a link for this, where did you hear it?

[Crimson Dynamo]

All charges dropped

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Alf

Institutionalised racism.

it stinks to high heaven

[Glenn.]

Never lost faith