Statistically, the sympathy for Smollett makes sense. But 'Believe the victim. Period' is not the type of moral reasoning that will move our communities and nation to peaceful and just coexistence.
Jussie Smollett, the 36-year old openly gay actor and singer known for his role as Jamal Lyon in the television drama Empire, will have his day of reckoning, for good or bad. He has been charged by Chicago police with felony disorderly conduct. Smollett allegedly filed a false police report after orchestrating a repulsive hate-crime attack against himself.
And this data does not cover the specific trauma Black communities have experienced historically with lynchings and mob violence.The data also does not take into account the conversations being had about believing victims of assault."Believe the victim. Period." While there are exceptions, we know most of these victims do offer true accounts. On that premise, in the absence of verifiable proof, it makes sense to err on the side of the alleged victim.
Black people are sensitive to the inequities in our state and national judicial processes. This unwillingness to suspend judgment continues even after the findings of this quickly investigated case. After all, the officers of the Chicago Police Department are hardly, paragons of virtue. It is a police force with a known history of corrupt officers and leadership.
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