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[–] Luis_Sphincta 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Shower Thought: Considering shit like this or the Smollett(sp?) thing, fake "hate crimes" (I'm of the opinion that there should be crime, and not crime as categories, but that's a separate argument,) are nothing but an attempt to incite and inflame racial/class divisions. Make the perpetrators (fakers) pay double the penalty that the genuine crime would receive, as a major deterrent. You could also apply it to deliberately malicious false rape allegations, etc. (I get that many he said/she said arguments that make it to court are being made in good faith, and shouldn't put the victim in double jeopardy of punishment, but there should be some prudence exercised by the judge/jury if it's obviously a frivolous suit.)

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[–] Guy_Justsome 1 point 6 points (+7|-1) ago 

The "public mischief" charge sounds like a soft slap on the wrist, given that police believe they: lied to them; staged an elaborate fraud; and incited ethnic hatred.

And doubling down on their story after being confronted with solid proof must mean they expect to get away with blatant lies.

Like they always do.

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[–] HeavyBrain 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Don't forget insurance fraud.