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In reply to the discussion: Former 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett indicted by special prosecutor in Chicago [View all]Fullduplexxx
(7,931 posts)9. Isnt that pretty much what trump said about the impeachment trial
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Former 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett indicted by special prosecutor in Chicago [View all]
Calista241
Feb 2020
OP
You've never heard of it? "I don't know why; it's a perfectly cromulent word."
rpannier
Feb 2020
#61
I did not realize that the Chicago Police and prosecuters had reduced crime so much they ...
marble falls
Feb 2020
#2
How about punishment commensurate to the severity of the crime? Who got hurt? They solving ...
marble falls
Feb 2020
#8
BS. The Chicago police have been shooting compliant unarmed young black males ...
marble falls
Feb 2020
#15
You're gonna believe what you want too. You obviously think Jussie shouldn't face punishment.
Quackers
Feb 2020
#16
Sooooo throw even more hours, engage a bunch of prosecuters, tie up a court room, then fine him ...
marble falls
Feb 2020
#17
Seriously, you think Smollet is the tip of an iceberg, that there's a raft of piople just waiting ..
marble falls
Feb 2020
#67
A fraction of a fraction of man-hours wasted on false burglar alarms. In one day.
LanternWaste
Feb 2020
#72
How many people who needed police protection didn't get it because of this false claim?
X_Digger
Feb 2020
#22
Good question. How many? How many aren't getting justice now because the police department,
marble falls
Feb 2020
#30
You did it again. The victims are the people who weren't served by the police. Fucking duh.
X_Digger
Feb 2020
#41
You did it again: what about all those even more people not getting service ...
marble falls
Feb 2020
#43
And the even more who aren't getting justice because of this nothing case. Name one person ...
marble falls
Feb 2020
#46
Name one person who died because a cop wasn't there while the cops were investigating this fraud?
X_Digger
Feb 2020
#49
His punishment should be to pay 130K to the city, therapy, and community service. To create a hate
Pisces
Feb 2020
#68
You're comparing Smollet to Trump only trivializes Trump. Nothing Smollett has done rises to ...
marble falls
Feb 2020
#12
Smollett is trivializing hate crimes that have escalated dramatically under the Trump administration
demofan40
Feb 2020
#14
Nope. Who knows what his intent was. But you can't seriously argue race relations in Chicago ...
marble falls
Feb 2020
#19
Nice straw man you got there. Nobody is arguing that. What Smollett has done
Bernardo de La Paz
Feb 2020
#23
BS. Do you really believe that Smolletts case really affected anyone except those who want ...
marble falls
Feb 2020
#71
I didn't call you names or anyone else in my post. Look up "straw man fallacy".
Bernardo de La Paz
Feb 2020
#74
You certainly suggested that I was Trump like because I don't want this prosecuted any ...
marble falls
Feb 2020
#76
Smollett is being prosecuted for no other reason than he pissed off the CPD. Its an abuse of ...
marble falls
Feb 2020
#78
Exactamundo, it has nothing to do with justice, the law or racial relations.
marble falls
Feb 2020
#80
I can see what your intent is on this board. Sow division Trump troll. I'm done with you.
Pisces
Feb 2020
#70
They are not wasting time. Smollet is wasting everyone's time. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Feb 2020
#20
I still do not get why he would make such a false claim as the risks to his
cstanleytech
Feb 2020
#5
He wasnt getting over enough to suit himself. Thought he should be a bigger star.
oldsoftie
Feb 2020
#53
He trivialized real hate crimes that have escalated during the Trump administration
demofan40
Feb 2020
#10
Seriously. You're arguing that Smolletts case affected the much increased rate of hate crimes ...
marble falls
Feb 2020
#25
The whole case fell apart in three days, please. Why is adding a lot more than three days ...
marble falls
Feb 2020
#33
Like who and so what? Ask them which affected their concept of race relations in Chicago ...
marble falls
Feb 2020
#37
The two are not equal. Short of shooting a cop they can't be. My point is ...
marble falls
Feb 2020
#63
But U.P., you don't mind if I calls ya U.P., duz ya? You ain't thinkin' of jumping off the
marble falls
Feb 2020
#34
False accusations stir up fear, tie up resources, and increase cynicism against real victims.
Beakybird
Feb 2020
#47
Seriously. We don't have enough real crime we have to "protect" from imaginary projected crime ...
marble falls
Feb 2020
#48
Do you think dropping a gum wrapper is as bad as dumping a ton of industrial waste? ...
marble falls
Feb 2020
#64
It has to be done: Even without accusations of colluding with Smollett's family
rocktivity
Feb 2020
#55