1 hour ago, amybrickwallace said:

 

If this story wasn't so tragic, people would just be laughing at the total ineptitude of these three. The criminals on Scooby Doo were smarter than them. 

 

To answer a post upthread, I too remember On Our Own. The oldest sibling, dressed in drag to try to keep the family, looked a bit like Madea, years before Tyler Perry's movies came out.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Our_Own_(1994_TV_series)

Jussie was on the phone with his manager when the attack happened right?  That makes me wonder if he was involved and it's four people who don't have one competent criminal mind between them.

I know this scrub did not bring the mayoral election into this. The more he fights this the more he increases his chances of going to prison. He can't win in court, so he should just plead and apologize for doing such a terrible thing.

5 minutes ago, Juliajms said:

Jussie was on the phone with his manager when the attack happened right?  That makes me wonder if he was involved and it's four people who don't have one competent criminal mind between them.

 

I think that's right.

3 hours ago, DRW50 said:

 

I saw people in the tweets saying oh she should have condemned him, blacks stick together, she's a racist, and all the usual [!@#$%^&*], but I thought she was very fair. She's been around enough to not condemn someone unless she has strong reason. 

And what good can come from a pile on? That's one of the negatives of the 24/7 cable and internet news cycle. What he did was wrong, but to have the full weight of all these people coming down on one individual so incessantly seems like overkill.  I guess on the plus side it will probably pass in a few days.

1 hour ago, Juliajms said:

That's one of the negatives of the 24/7 cable and internet news cycle. What he did was wrong, but to have the full weight of all these people coming down on one individual so incessantly seems like overkill.  

+1

Like most of you, I've seen the reports about Jussie Smollett, and I'm sad, frustrated, and disappointed. pic.twitter.com/91OHOymShi

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) February 21, 2019

Several people, including Jordan Peele, Michael B. Jordan, and Nancy Pelosi, have deleted their original statements of support for Smollett https://t.co/IqkheHhIZF

— Variety (@Variety) February 21, 2019

Edited February 22, 20196 yr by Vee

• Good statement by Kamala.  The truth is that anyone who is taking pleasure in this situation was never on the side of victims in the first place. JS is one man and his actions have nothing to do with all of the other victims who come forward to seek justice. The rise in hate crimes is terrifying. 

Personally, I hope that he doesn't do any more interviews but this person made a valuable point.

 

Wondering whether Jussie will now get a @TODAYshow interview like Ryan Lochte did after he admitted to lying about being held up by gun point in Brazil during the Olympics. Just curious.

And will he receive the “boys will he boys” treatment that Lochte received? Just curious.

— Midwin Charles (@MidwinCharles) February 21, 2019

 

...and more mess.  He lied...the fact that he lied doesn't make the CPD any less problematic, especially where their policing methods are concerned.

 

Feds Dispute Police Superintendent's Claim Jussie Smollett Sent Letter https://t.co/sA9WUBUInW

— TMZ (@TMZ) February 22, 2019

Edited February 22, 20196 yr by DramatistDreamer

 

The Chicago PD can't be the ones to lecture anyone about letting down an entire community.

This whole thing is confusing. I don’t know that I trust the Chicago PD’s full story and theatrics, but i also believe Jussie’s original story is false. I wonder what the real story is. For example, could the brothers be blackmailing him over something or was there a potential romantic interest gone wrong. Whatever the case, his silence isn’t helping matters. He said the attacks were white and they’re dark skinned black guys. If he is still claiming innocence he needs to address the inconsistencies as opposed to just saying it’s a lie. 

He’s in a tough situation, but it appears that Fox is letting him run down the clock from these recent reports. I suppose Jussie has been advised to have their day in court to set the record straight. (Or they’re waiting to see how the more ambiguous federal investigation shakes out.) Again, who knows? 

Did anyone see what Charles Barkley said about Smollett?  

36 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

Did anyone see what Charles Barkley said about Smollett?  

 

Yeah him and the TNT crew were roasting Jussie last night. Even Ernie had a hard time keeping his composure during the jokes.

 

 

 

 

8 hours ago, Juliajms said:

• Good statement by Kamala.  The truth is that anyone who is taking pleasure in this situation was never on the side of victims in the first place. JS is one man and his actions have nothing to do with all of the other victims who come forward to seek justice. The rise in hate crimes is terrifying. 

 

+1  What the sociopath idiot did should not distract away from the problem that still exists!

I can’t help but feel for him, even though I’m angry as well. I hate to see black men destroyed/destroying themselves. There but for the grace of God...