johnnyblaze36 said:

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The *****t's just keep on coming.

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HeadGames said:

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I got a friend who is a Dallas police officer. He told me most hoaxes don't lead to any jail time. Could someone explain to me why this one will be different.

Also, don't get me wrong, I hope he's tossed in jail. I'm just trying to not get let down if he avoids jail time.

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EMY92 said:

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HeadGames said:

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I got a friend who is a Dallas police officer. He told me most hoaxes don't lead to any jail time. Could someone explain to me why this one will be different.

Also, don't get me wrong, I hope he's tossed in jail. I'm just trying to not get let down if he avoids jail time.

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It depends on the state. In some states, filing a false report is a misdemeanor. It's a felony in Illinois.

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EMY92 said:

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HeadGames said:

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I got a friend who is a Dallas police officer. He told me most hoaxes don't lead to any jail time. Could someone explain to me why this one will be different.

Also, don't get me wrong, I hope he's tossed in jail. I'm just trying to not get let down if he avoids jail time.

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It depends on the state. In some states, filing a false report is a misdemeanor. It's a felony in Illinois.

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Love Gun said:

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EMY92 said:

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HeadGames said:

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I got a friend who is a Dallas police officer. He told me most hoaxes don't lead to any jail time. Could someone explain to me why this one will be different.

Also, don't get me wrong, I hope he's tossed in jail. I'm just trying to not get let down if he avoids jail time.

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It depends on the state. In some states, filing a false report is a misdemeanor. It's a felony in Illinois.

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Isn't he possibly facing federal charges as well? Curious about the letter threat hoax and if the whole incident constitutes a hate crime.

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EMY92 said:

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HeadGames said:

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I got a friend who is a Dallas police officer. He told me most hoaxes don't lead to any jail time. Could someone explain to me why this one will be different.

Also, don't get me wrong, I hope he's tossed in jail. I'm just trying to not get let down if he avoids jail time.

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It depends on the state. In some states, filing a false report is a misdemeanor. It's a felony in Illinois.

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Empire actor Jussie Smollett is refusing to be questioned by the Chicago Police Department and has hired the services of a crisis management firm amid reports he staged an attack on himself last month.

"There are no plans for Jussie Smollett to meet with Chicago police today," Anna Kavanagh, a crisis manager at MediaPros24/7 said in a statement Monday. "Any news reports suggesting otherwise are inaccurate. Smollett's attorneys will keep an active dialogue going with Chicago police on his behalf. We have no further comment today."

Chicago police on Sunday said they requested a follow-up interview with Smollett due to "new evidence" they obtained that "shifted" their investigation into the 36-year-old's alleged assault on January 29. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi would not comment on reports that Smollett orchestrated the attack and that a grand jury could hear the evidence. "We're not confirming, denying or commenting on anything until we can talk to him and we can corroborate some information that we've gotten," Guglielmi said.

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Saxsoon said:

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Such a weird case and goes to show to try and approach any situation like this with impartiality. Just because people were likely right on this one doesn't mean people aren't attacked in ways like this because of the color of their skin. Stuff like this does happen and it isn't always a false flag. But it also goes to show that people will manipulate the story to fit their needs when we get into the environment we have now.

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We see tons of fake hate crimes

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Saxsoon said:

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Such a weird case and goes to show to try and approach any situation like this with impartiality. Just because people were likely right on this one doesn't mean people aren't attacked in ways like this because of the color of their skin. Stuff like this does happen and it isn't always a false flag. But it also goes to show that people will manipulate the story to fit their needs when we get into the environment we have now.

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Such a weird case and goes to show to try and approach any situation like this with impartiality. Just because people were likely right on this one doesn't mean people aren't attacked in ways like this because of the color of their skin.

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wbt5845 said:

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https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/02/18/jussie-smollett-refuses-to-meet-chicago-police-hires-crisis-management-firm/

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Empire actor Jussie Smollett is refusing to be questioned by the Chicago Police Department and has hired the services of a crisis management firm amid reports he staged an attack on himself last month.

"There are no plans for Jussie Smollett to meet with Chicago police today," Anna Kavanagh, a crisis manager at MediaPros24/7 said in a statement Monday. "Any news reports suggesting otherwise are inaccurate. Smollett's attorneys will keep an active dialogue going with Chicago police on his behalf. We have no further comment today."

Chicago police on Sunday said they requested a follow-up interview with Smollett due to "new evidence" they obtained that "shifted" their investigation into the 36-year-old's alleged assault on January 29. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi would not comment on reports that Smollett orchestrated the attack and that a grand jury could hear the evidence. "We're not confirming, denying or commenting on anything until we can talk to him and we can corroborate some information that we've gotten," Guglielmi said.

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Saxsoon said:

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daggertx said:

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Saxsoon said:

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Such a weird case and goes to show to try and approach any situation like this with impartiality. Just because people were likely right on this one doesn't mean people aren't attacked in ways like this because of the color of their skin. Stuff like this does happen and it isn't always a false flag. But it also goes to show that people will manipulate the story to fit their needs when we get into the environment we have now.

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We see tons of fake hate crimes

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Right I agree with you. I am just saying We shouldn't jump on the same bandwagon of it's absolutely fake just as they jump on saying it is absolutely true. There is nuance

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4stringAg said:

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Saxsoon said:

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Such a weird case and goes to show to try and approach any situation like this with impartiality. Just because people were likely right on this one doesn't mean people aren't attacked in ways like this because of the color of their skin. Stuff like this does happen and it isn't always a false flag. But it also goes to show that people will manipulate the story to fit their needs when we get into the environment we have now.

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There are three reasons people don't question this kind of thing from the start despite many red flags/holes in the story:

• Their political bias, left leaning, they want it/know it to be true because MAGA hat = KKK hood
• They are virtue signalling which is the easy path to take (you can always come back and say you were duped so its better to "get out in front" with a good old fashioned virtue signal)
• Those that might question it early would be labelled by the folks from the first/second bullets as racist homophobic bigots

This explains probably 99% of the reason a hoax like this can gain traction.

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AgStuckinLBK said:

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4stringAg said:

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Saxsoon said:

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Such a weird case and goes to show to try and approach any situation like this with impartiality. Just because people were likely right on this one doesn't mean people aren't attacked in ways like this because of the color of their skin. Stuff like this does happen and it isn't always a false flag. But it also goes to show that people will manipulate the story to fit their needs when we get into the environment we have now.

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There are three reasons people don't question this kind of thing from the start despite many red flags/holes in the story:

• Their political bias, left leaning, they want it/know it to be true because MAGA hat = KKK hood
• They are virtue signalling which is the easy path to take (you can always come back and say you were duped so its better to "get out in front" with a good old fashioned virtue signal)
• Those that might question it early would be labelled by the folks from the first/second bullets as racist homophobic bigots

This explains probably 99% of the reason a hoax like this can gain traction.

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I think you make some good points but there's a little more to it. There is a burning desire by people in this country for this horrible thing to be true because they have worldview that need upholding. This would have provided years of fuel if true and people needed it to be true. We've had two years of how things are so much worse in this country and yet, no evidence. This was going to be the thing that proved how bad things are (just like Covington kids were).

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whatthehey78 said:

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Why do I suspect the whole thing was AS's idea?

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