Trump haters charged after assault on mentally disabled man
Chicago — Prosecutors in Chicago on Thursday charged four black suspects with kidnapping and hate crimes over the assault of a mentally disabled white man shown live on Facebook, as the attackers hurled obscenities about whites and Donald Trump. Video of the attack shows the victim, reportedly 18-years-old, cowering in the corner of a room as four black assailants taunt and beat him, at times yelling obscenities at him. President Barack Obama called the hours-long assault in his adopted hometown "despicable." The two male and two female suspects — Jordan Hill, Tesfaye Cooper and Brittany Covington, all 18-years-old; and Tanishia Covington, who is 25 — were due to appear in court on Friday. The video, which quickly went viral, highlighted the rise of live video on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, and how it can sometimes be used to capture violent images that are then transmitted to all with no filter. Hate crimes charges were filed because of the victim’s "diminishe...
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