[rlanday]

Absolutely not. Quite the contrary. They originally dropped the charges against him in agreement for 16 hours of community service and forfeiting his $10,000 bond. He inflamed racial and political tensions for attempted personal gain, which is quite a serious crime.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/26/arts/television/jussie-sm...

[amanaplanacanal]

Politicians regularly inflame racial and political tensions for attempted personal gain. That doesn’t seem like a good argument.

[betwixthewires]

Politicians also regularly get away with it, which is a cornerstone point in the article that supports its premise.