Jussie Smollett Story Shows Rise of Victimhood Culture. It shows a peculiar aspect of 21st-century America: victimhood chic. - The Atlantic https://t.co/VyjZpDATCc
To add some nuance to the story, when ABC7 initially reported that the police had doubts About Smollett’s stor, the Superintendent of police said that the story was not true.
"[Police Superintendent] Eddie Johnson has contacted ABC7 Chicago to state on the record that we have no evidence to support their reporting and their supposed CPD [Chicago Police Department] sources are uninformed and inaccurate," Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a tweet.
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To add some nuance to the story, when ABC7 initially reported that the police had doubts About Smollett’s stor, the Superintendent of police said that the story was not true.
https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/police-deny-jussie-smollett-attack-was-staged-to-save-him-from-empire-sacking-20190215-p50y0s.html
The Chicago police gave the story credibility.
by rmrd0000 on Sat, 02/23/2019 - 10:43pm