I recall a "hate crime incident" on a northeast campus a year or so ago. It was proven to be yet another hoax, by a black student. The university said the specific facts didn't matter. Racism was real, and so the incident (they refused to call it a hoax) should be used as a teaching moment, with all the white students learning about their privilege.
Facts don't matter. The "truth" of racism does.
I'm sure Ivy League universities will invite Smollet to "share your truth with our students." And he will be well paid for his "truth."
It wasn’t solely a faux hate crime so much as a multifaceted idea culminating towards resumé padding. No matter who got hurt.
Ask any Chicago beat cop on up to the chief. They know a punk when they come across one.
What’s ironic is that Schmo committed a hate crime which carries a much heavier weight than if he would just committed a regular confidence scam.
Seeing how regular ol’ codes and statutes laws just weren’t enough the left decided to add in that hate crime caveat which is now entangling one of their own.