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There wasn't a rope tied like a noose there? I don't know much about it aside from the pic and that those knots usually aren't hangmen's nooses.
But I'm not a racing guy so I'm speaking form a position of ignorance here. They could all be tied like that. If they were though it wouldn't have been a big deal IMO.
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The FBI has completed its investigation at Talladega Superspeedway and determined that Bubba Wallace was not the target of a hate crime. The FBI report concludes, and photographic evidence confirms, that the garage door pull rope fashioned like a noose had been positioned there since as early as last fall. This was obviously well before the 43 team’s arrival and garage assignment."
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Along with the 150 days in jail, Smollett was also sentenced to 30 months of probation. He also must pay the city just over $120,000 in restitution for the overtime spent by Chicago police officers who investigated his initial hate crime claim. Additionally, Linn imposed a $25,000 fine.
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In announcing his verdict Thursday evening after an hours of arguments, Cook County Judge James Linn said to Smollett, “You really craved the attention…You wanted to make yourself more famous, and for a while it worked.”
“You were throwing a national pity party for yourself,” Linn said. The judge also told Smollett that a side of him is “profoundly arrogant and selfish and narcissistic.”