Exactly! Of course it’s deplorable to make up stories about a hate crime, but in the same vein, White men are able to fight the system and get away with murder, and get no attention for it.

The Chicago PD can’t pretend to be affected by Jussie Smollett when we know that gun violence is mostly from police brutality and how cops are able to murder Black lives with no consequences.

It’s so easy to rely on the nationalized scapegoat and avoid the issues that never go away.