How much can be said about Jussie Smollett getting off easy for his fake hate! Something that hasn’t gotten much notice yet is that we can thank George Soros for this travesty:
Illinois Sunshine, which watches political donations to key races, shows more than $300,000 donations from Soros to Kim Foxx's "Illinois Safety & Justice PAC" which Foxx used to finance her defeat of Alvarez in 2016. Soros also contributed $75,000 to Foxx's PAC after the campaign had concluded, seeding her with money for her re-election.
But since I’ve been reflecting on justice lately, I will focus on some implications for justice of charges being dropped against Smollett:
1. This feeds and confirms the perception that we now have a two-tier justice system, one for elite Democrats and favored groups, another for the rest of us.
By the way, another case yesterday also confirms that. The 9thCircuit Court of Appeals dismissed or, to be exact, will not allow Kate Steinle’s family to sue the City of San Francisco for being a sanctuary to killer illegal Garcia Zarate. Zarate, you may remember, was not reported to ICE although he had a long rap sheet. He then killed Steinle, but was acquitted. Apparently, illegals and those who enable them have far more rights under current two-tiered justice than American citizens.
2. The Smollett case is yet another strike against the myth of White Privilege. Really, God help the next person who throws “White Privilege” at me, especially if it’s in a church context.
If a straight White guy wearing a MAGA hat had staged an supposed attack by a gang of Black Antifa men against him and was exposed for staging fake hate, do you think he would get charges dropped for $10,000 and “community service” at conservative groups? The question answers itself.
There is some privilege going on here: Democrat Privilege and Hollywood Privilege. But I repeat myself.
3. This continues the pattern of Fake Hate going virtually unpunished. And fake hate is a serious crime that harms society. It can result in real hate and riots. The Ferguson riots were largely a result of the “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” lie. Fake hate feeds hate and grievances. As well as framing the innocent as hateful predators, it does a grave disservice to those who are victims of actual hate.
I’ll be honest. After years of fake hate, I’m at the point where I am quick to disbelieve allegations of hate. So many times such allegations have been lies. I’m not saying I should be that way, but when people cry wolf again and again, it makes one skeptical even though there are real wolves out there.
4. But, other than basic decency and self-respect, why should someone thinking of committing fake hate refrain when punishment for it is so light and rare (if one is of a favored “victim” group, of course)?
More could be said, but I will stop there. The problems surrounding division and justice in this country are far bigger than the Jussie Smollett case. But it sure does feed them.
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