People at the rally on Sunday said the judicial system is racist and that Jussie Smollett should not serve any jail time.
and sentenced to 150 days in jail for staging a hate crime against himself in January 2019. He must also pay $145,000 in restitution to the City of Chicago and do 30 months of felony probation.
People at the rally on Sunday said the judicial system is racist and that Smollett should not serve any jail time.monitored continuously by cameras and guards."If I did this, then it means that I stuck my fist in the fears of Black Americans in this country for over 400 years and the fears of the LGBT community," Smollett said, standing up at the defense table as his lawyers and sheriff’s deputies surrounded him.
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