Jussie Smollett, Take 2
Mar. 27th, 2019 07:50 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chris_gerribComes news yesterday that Cook County prosecutors decided to drop all charges against Jussie Smollett relating to his false story of being attacked. Thoughts:
1) I'm sure a sizeable factor in the decision to drop charges was due to the idea that this would be a long and expensive court case and that, even if convicted, Smollett wouldn't do any time. That's not fair or right, but a fact that has to be considered.
2) On the other hand, charging and trying people for false police reports in which nobody is actually hurt does send a chill to other potential crime victims. This is especially so if those victims know their attackers, which most of the time they do.
3) On the gripping hand, it's not like Smollett is walking away clean. He's going to have a difficult time getting acting jobs and will suffer other career problems.
I've not been real happy with any part of this snafu, which includes this latest development. But now it at least looks like the story is over.
1) I'm sure a sizeable factor in the decision to drop charges was due to the idea that this would be a long and expensive court case and that, even if convicted, Smollett wouldn't do any time. That's not fair or right, but a fact that has to be considered.
2) On the other hand, charging and trying people for false police reports in which nobody is actually hurt does send a chill to other potential crime victims. This is especially so if those victims know their attackers, which most of the time they do.
3) On the gripping hand, it's not like Smollett is walking away clean. He's going to have a difficult time getting acting jobs and will suffer other career problems.
I've not been real happy with any part of this snafu, which includes this latest development. But now it at least looks like the story is over.
