It looks like Jussie Smollett’s attacker is back on the streets. Several outlets are reporting that Smollett is out on bail pending an appeal of his faking a hate crime conviction. He had been sent straight to jail upon sentencing, but that didn’t last. He was sentenced to 150 days in prison.
BREAKING: Jussie Smollett will be released from jail pending an appeal of his 150-day prison sentence. https://t.co/S7rFQ0vbiE
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) March 16, 2022
I wonder if this is that white privilege I hear so much about
— MikeinIke95 (@Michael04Champ) March 16, 2022
Hope they give him 300 days after the appeal.
— Joe Hayes (@eastbayronin007) March 16, 2022
He still contests he didn’t fake it.
This is so wrong.
— LAM23 (@FixSheltersNow) March 16, 2022
Tell lies, tell more lies, tell even bigger lie, one of those lies must include that your life is in danger. Don’t apologize, don’t take accountability, insist that protective custody is somehow not good enough for you-because you’re very special. Noted. 🙄
— Trini (@OlsenTrini) March 16, 2022
Say what 🙄
— Indestructible (@blm_angie) March 16, 2022
so if he loses his appeal will they take him back in? This is so ridiculous. I knew he wasn’t going to serve all 150 days but damn a week.. pic.twitter.com/5lKiVcN5aZ
— Indestructible (@blm_angie) March 16, 2022
What a racist system that would allow Jussie Smollett's attacker out of jail early! MAGA country has won again.
— Spirit Of '69 (@69SaintSinner69) March 16, 2022
😂😂🤣🤣 Clownland. How can the perpetrator of a racist attack be treated so leniently?
— Winston Smith (@Winston_Smith80) March 16, 2022
Unbelievable! He should have been kissing the judge's ring when he received that sentence. He got off way too easy for what he did. Worthless POG.
— "Vax-ed" (@merrtpa) March 16, 2022
The classist racist American justice system at work.
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) March 16, 2022
The AP reports:
The appeals court, in a 2-1 decision, said Smollett could be released after posting a personal recognizance bond of $150,000, meaning he doesn’t have to put down money but agrees to come to court as required. It was unclear late Wednesday how soon he may be released.
Check this out from the Washington Post:
Incarcerating Jussie Smollett is more of a crime than what he actually did. https://t.co/7Kgnt3HaFu
— Paul Butler (@LawProfButler) March 16, 2022
There is plenty of evidence of racial disparity within our justice system. Only a WaPo columnist could possibly pretend that the Jussie Smollett case belongs in that conversation. https://t.co/OGuKFC9o0O pic.twitter.com/gXQncUpqox
— AG🌻 (@AGHamilton29) March 16, 2022
Related:
‘I AM NOT SUICIDAL’: Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail for faking a hate crime https://t.co/ZM0XwJpwBj
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 11, 2022
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