(satire) Smollet charges dropped after masterful use of "I Have a Lot of Money" defense

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[–]sawboss 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

This isn't fucking funny though.

[–]VantaFount[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

The reality isn't, but the article is. Somewhat. A little bit.

[–]sawboss 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I don't blame you. I'm glad you can laugh at it. I just can't because Smollet's actions have hurt literally everyone concerned.

[–]VantaFount[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I don't laugh out of spite. It's a coping mechanism.

[–]Troll 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's not money or fame, it's the fact that he's black and gay.

[–]ikidd 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I'm out of the loop, is he getting away with faking a hate crime? Like, they literally aren't going to charge him for that fuckery?

[–]magnora7 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yup basically he paid $10k to get away with causing a nationally-publicized hate-crime against himself

[–]James_Kuhn3rd 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

A person of color or LGBTQ+ can only be the recipients of hate crimes, by definition.

And no, the hoax was from the Chicago PD. He was exonerated recently when they relented and dismissed all charges against him.

The problem is so many are focusing on Smollett, instead of a corrupt police organization that needs constraining. An out of control organization which attempted to character assassinate him by filling fake charges, until they were called on their lies and dropped the charges.

Jussie had the money to fight the system, which has been emboldened to attack certain groups within the past two years. What about the millions of others who don't have the capability to fight..

Jussie proves it can be done. A literal lynching survivor. He's a hero.

[–]useless_aether 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

i have a lot of soros's money