You’ve probably heard the story of Jussie Smollett faking a hate crime in the early morning of a cold, Chicago day. He’s finally been punished for it, but the sentencing seems a bit short, and comes after the charges were already thrown out once!
Smollett has been sentenced to 150 days in jail for his hoax on the streets and continued to play victim up until the very end! He went off on the judge telling him if he died in prison it’s not suicide. He was taken into custody and left with his first in the air, effectively stating that he would be killed in prison.
Judge Linn just handed down the sentence … which also includes 30 months felony probation, $120,106 restitution to the city of Chicago and will pay a $25,000 fine. The judge also called Jussie arrogant, selfish, narcissistic and that he did damage to the real victims of hate crimes.
Jussie Smollett Sentenced To 150 Days In Jail, 30 Months Felony Probation – But Is That Enough?
Jussie’s 92-year-old grandmother went on the stand to plead for leniency and she launched on the media for not reporting the story accurately. She told the judge, if he sends Jussie to prison he should send her along with him.
While he has been sentenced, many wonder if it was the appropriate amount of time for what he did. 150 days seems like a walk in the park for faking a hate crime, lying to police, going around every media news outlet and lying about it, and continuing to spit in the faces of the American people with a sob story. So much time and money have been dedicated to this tale of make-believe that people feel he deserved a longer sentence.
We have to remember though, he was initially indicted on 16 charges that were dismissed! It was only a special prosecutor with 6 charges that ended up getting Smollett into trouble. He almost got away with it, so we have to remember, anything he gets is a miracle.
What do you think? Can you believe Smollett only landed 150 days in jail for his crime? Let us know in the comments below.
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