Jussie Smollett Trial on Hate Crime Hoax Charges Gets Underway

[just444]

Jussie Smollett Trial on Hate Crime Hoax Charges Gets Underway https://t.co/I50qVBwVUz
- Variety (@Variety) November 29, 2021

sourcein confusing news stories we all forgot about: Jussie Smollett's trial starts today

Comments

[bellwetherr]

everything about this is so bizarre and unsettling

[slinkydinks]

The worst part of this is that right-wingers will use this to inject doubt into every hate crime case, because to them, everyone's just faking it and racism/homophobia/etc. don't exist. 😡

[_kleptomane]

They already use it to fuel their stupid hot takes. When qanon was especially hysterical last year, before the election, this ordeal was a main talking point as evidence of the “crazy left’s” lies.

By the way ONTD, what does it mean when somebody reacts with the LJ pencil emoji? Keep writing? You bring up a point? Edit? Agreed??

[littlehayzay]

lol I’m a designer and i have thought the same fucking thing it drives me up a wall, I’m like “that icon is meaningless in this context BECAUSE IT HAS NO CONTEXT”

Noteworthy?

[koushiba]

If you click on it it says “keep writing” it’s basically like “I agree”.

[__onthebound]

I forgot all about this. I still feel so confused by it all

[genbu_no_miko24]

Lmao this whole hoax(?)!!I was randomly thinking about this a month ago wondering whatever happened to it!!

[toxic_illusion]

This is so fucking stupid and such a waste of money and time.

"The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office initially dropped the charges against Smollett in March 2019. But in a highly unusual development, a retired judge filed a petition arguing that Smollett had received preferential treatment and seeking the appointment of a special prosecutor."

STAY RETIRED.

They should just hit him with a fine and community service and call it a fucking day. But they have a jury now? A whole jury? Calling in a jury in a pandemic for disorderly conduct? for fuck's sake man.

[vibeology_e]

It really is a huge waste of money and the court's time. Lying about a hate crime is wrong but what really will be gained here?

[bluesforgotten]

it is a huge waste of money/resources at this point. i'm curious what deal(s) he has been offered to just settle the whole thing by pleading down to other charges or whatever.

[skeetertuskin]

they clearly want to make an example out of him so they're going all out. it's going to be a media circus.