[Intolerant in NJ]

Jussie Smollett's alleged hate crime hoax sheds light on similar phony accusations...but of course when you point this out, right-thinkers like Chuck Lane of WaPo say yes but there are real hate crimes in this country like the shootings at the southern black church and the synagogue in Pittsburgh last year - very sad, but there really is an epidemic of these phony hate crimes abroad in the country also - arguably more in fact than there are real hate crimes - they destroy peoples' trust in each other, careers, sense of well-being and all the rest - and the only reason many people aren't killed as in genuine hate crimes is that most hoaxers aren't suicidal......

[BlackVeil]

Excellent post - you point out the very negative effects of these crimes. And they are becoming so common!