Jussie Smollett found guilty of five felony charges in staging hate crime against himself…

I wonder what this will mean in terms of how he’s sentenced. No question it was a really stupid thing to do, considering that actual hate crimes still occur.

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Carla · 61-69, F

Yeah...the resources he wasted, the dent in the perception of legitimate hate crimes, the embarrassment to my own community...he needs to not only compensate monetarily, he needs to spend some time behind bars. Just enough to think about his actions and the people affected.

bijouxbroussard · F

@Carla I might’ve felt that way before, but after we just let someone go free who killed two people, I could see a large fine and parole for someone who did something really stupid but caused no loss of life.

Carla · 61-69, F

@bijouxbroussard well...you have a valid point. And I reckon an ankle monitor for a time and parole, along with a hefty fine would be adequate. It just really pisses me off when there are so many real hate crimes that get so little attention.
This likely has ruined him.

bijouxbroussard · F

@Carla His career is definitely shot after this. I’m not sure what he hoped to accomplish.

Carla · 61-69, F

@bijouxbroussard attention.

Peaches · F

@Carla YEAH...well he's getting it now...a lot of UNWANTED attention I bet!