Empire Star Beaten in Chicago!
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You havent answered anyones questions. Would this crime have bothered you if the victim was white, chinese, jewish, or any other ethnicity ? Isnt that the very definition of prejudice?
From the TMZ article:
"The woman ...tells TMZ, she walked out of the building at 12:30 AM Tuesday to take her dogs out and saw the man near the door, pacing between the parking garage and entrance, looking agitated and smoking a cigarette. She says, "He looked out of place." He was a white man with scruff on his face wearing a blue winter beanie, a blue zip-up sweatshirt with a hood and blue jeans that were too short, exposing "thick, grey hunting socks" with camel-colored dress shoes.
She says she noticed what looked like a rope, or a clothesline, protruding from the bottom of his sweatshirt, made of white and blue material.
She says he was staring at another man about 300 feet away, who was standing near another entrance to the building."
"The woman ...tells TMZ, she walked out of the building at 12:30 AM Tuesday to take her dogs out and saw the man near the door, pacing between the parking garage and entrance, looking agitated and smoking a cigarette. She says, "He looked out of place." He was a white man with scruff on his face wearing a blue winter beanie, a blue zip-up sweatshirt with a hood and blue jeans that were too short, exposing "thick, grey hunting socks" with camel-colored dress shoes.
She says she noticed what looked like a rope, or a clothesline, protruding from the bottom of his sweatshirt, made of white and blue material.
She says he was staring at another man about 300 feet away, who was standing near another entrance to the building."
Thats allot to notice while walking her dog. Someome wearing winter close looking out of place in Chicago during the winter. The rope tho would stick out. If he was making this up is there a possibility shes not being honest ? She is his neighbor. How do you explain the scratch but no bruising? I guarantee the detectives are asking these same questions...just not publicly
Of course - crime is bad and no one deserves to be a victim of it.
That said (as the article says): “There is an alarming epidemic of hate violence in our country that disproportionately targets Black people, LGBTQ people, and religious minorities—and particularly those living at the intersections of multiple identities”
That's the point: by virtue of who they are, there are people who target people like Mr. Smollett...both through violence and through the kind of trolling that MAGA accounts on social media (and here) have been doing...
“As MediaMatters noted, many “MAGA” accounts on social media have been theorizing that the attack was a hoax, thereby affecting social media search algorithms for those looking for further information on the story”
That said (as the article says): “There is an alarming epidemic of hate violence in our country that disproportionately targets Black people, LGBTQ people, and religious minorities—and particularly those living at the intersections of multiple identities”
That's the point: by virtue of who they are, there are people who target people like Mr. Smollett...both through violence and through the kind of trolling that MAGA accounts on social media (and here) have been doing...
“As MediaMatters noted, many “MAGA” accounts on social media have been theorizing that the attack was a hoax, thereby affecting social media search algorithms for those looking for further information on the story”
"As for the investigation, Smollett says he's working with authorities and has been 100 percent factual and consistent. He says, "Despite my frustrations and deep concern with certain inaccuracies and misrepresentations that have been spread, I still believe justice will be served." Jussie also reiterated his family's statement -- these sorts of attacks are happening daily ... and his wasn't an isolated incident.
https://www.tmz.com/2019/02/01/juss...-records-maga-rope-attack-chicago/?adid=hero1
https://www.tmz.com/2019/02/01/juss...-records-maga-rope-attack-chicago/?adid=hero1
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