Chicago police determined the attack by four young black people on a white man with a disability falls under hate crime laws.
Breaking: 4 African-American teens who tortured & yelled “"F— white people!" at a mentally disabled man have been charged w/ a hate crime. pic.twitter.com/KQBFMItx44
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 5, 2017
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Whether they targeted the young man for his race or his disability either way via Illinois law the crimes should be seen as ‘hate crimes.’
Breaking: The 4 African American attackers in that #Facebook torture video all charged with hate crimes in #Chicago.
— Matt Finn (@MattFinnFNC) January 5, 2017
— Eduardo Soto (@ChasingLions_) January 5, 2017