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JUST IN: "'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career," Chicago PD Superintendent Eddie Johnson says. abcn.ws/2ST8mhk

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Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson on Smollett arrest: "Bogus police reports cause real harm. They do harm to every legitimate victim who's in need of support by police." abcn.ws/2ST8mhk

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Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson speaks on Jussie Smollett arrest: "Chicago hosts one of the largest pride parades in the world, and we're proud of that as a police department and also as a city." abcn.ws/2ST8mhk

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Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson on Smollett arrest: "Bogus police reports cause real harm. They do harm to every legitimate victim who's in need of support by police." abcn.ws/2ST8mhk

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JUST IN: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Jussie Smollett arrest: "A single individual who put their perceived self-interest ahead of these shared principles will never trump Chicago's collective spirit." abcn.ws/2ST8mhk

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JUST IN: Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson: Jussie Smollett "paid $3,500 to stage this attack...The stunt was orchestrated by Smollett because he was dissatisfied with his salary." abcn.ws/2ST8mhk

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"I'm also concerned about what this means moving forward for hate crimes," Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson says. "My concern is that hate crimes will now publicly be met with a level of skepticism that previously didn't happen." abcn.ws/2ST8mhk

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#MSM #JussieSmollett

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Juggalo. That says it all. If you wish to be taken seriously, drop that crap.

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Let's not forget the two individuals who accepted the money for this racist homophobic act .They also should be arrested for being part of this orchestrated event !

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Narrow Path: "... they’re cooperating with the police and technically they didn’t do anything illegal. An actor paid them to dress up and basically preform a scene. They didn’t call the police, Jussie did."

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People already are suspicious. With proper police work the public being suspicious matters not. Either it happened or it didn't. We see what happens when you make it up.

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People being suspicious does matter, for the victims...

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Bkack History Month in the making

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Where are the phone records? Was he on the phone with Auntie Kamal? #digdeeper

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"Hate crimes" won't be any more dismissed than they were before this Jussie overkill. His offense is that the original accusations were falsely made against WHITE men. If only arrest and media "outrage" was so swift when black complaints are (often) valid!

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Bereal struggles shape You for your purpose

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Absolutely awful! Lock him up but Calm down . There’s been a contagion of police called on innocent blank people for just living. False hate crimes are extremely rare. All black people have to be perfect so one can be respected and believed. Stop it

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