Quote:Violent assault live-streamed on Facebook in Chicago, police say


CHICAGO — Chicago, which just had one of its most violent years ever, was the scene of another horrifying attack this week.

Four suspects are in custody after a disturbing live-streamed video of a duct-taped man allegedly being tortured on Chicago’s West Side, CBS Chicago reported.

In the video, the victim’s clothes were cut, he was peppered with cigarette ashes, and then his hair cut with a knife until his scalp bled.

Several people can be seen laughing and eating as the attack is going on.

The incident took place Tuesday in an apartment on Chicago’s West Side, a police spokesperson said.

The victim, who has special needs, was a high-risk missing person from northwest suburban Crystal Lake.

Police said he traveled to Carol Stream to meet a friend. They ended up in a stolen car, driven to the West Side, where the attack took place.  



Chicago police said in a statement that while on patrol, they observed the disoriented male walking outside. He was then transported to an area hospital for treatment.  

“At 5:26 p.m. officers then responded to a battery at a residence on the 3300 block of W. Lexington where they discovered signs of a struggle and damage to the property and where able to link this evidence to the disoriented male,” the statement said. “Officers later became aware of a social media video depicting a battery of an adult male which is believed to be the same individual.”  

Four people are now in custody, police said.
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(01-05-2017, 12:01 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: CBS Chicago at least mentions that the police are undecided if it'd be kidnapping or a hate crime, bringing up the possibility.

But you still have to watch the video in order to find out it's four black people laughing while torturing a special needs white kid.

Can you imagine if the roles were reversed? It wouldn't be so hard to find information about this.


Whole thing disgusts me. How can you do that to another human being while laughing? I don't understand how someone is capable of that.

(01-05-2017, 01:12 AM)bfine32 Wrote: Waiting for POTUS to say if he had a son he'd look like......

(01-05-2017, 12:04 AM)Rotobeast Wrote: With Rahm Emanuel as Mayor, I'm surprised it wasn't swept under the rug.
 

(01-05-2017, 01:12 AM)bfine32 Wrote: Waiting for POTUS to say if he had a son he'd look like......

(01-05-2017, 09:49 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote: All making light of this and pushing political agendas aside, this is horrific. From the looks of it, it's a hate crime.  As a human being it's reprehensible, but it's particularly upsetting as a Special Education teacher. Students with disabilities are especially susceptible to abuse, often not knowing who to trust and who not to trust. One of these criminals was a classmate and pretended to be his friend, luring him there. Stuff like this makes me worry about some of my kids when they leave the safety net.

(01-05-2017, 12:01 AM)TheLeonardLeap. Wrote: Can you imagine if the roles were reversed? It wouldn't be so hard to find information about this.

(01-05-2017, 01:24 AM)Rotobeast Wrote: Are you saying George Zimmerman was involved ?

I'll bet he's the one that gave the kid a Trump sign, which provoked the attack !

(01-05-2017, 03:07 PM)jason Wrote: The video doesn't show it, but Zimmerman actually killed all of the assailants with his concealed weapon... Of course it was done in a responsible manner.

(01-05-2017, 12:17 PM)CKwi88 Wrote: I'm similarly trying to imagine the headlines if 4 mentally disabled people kidnapped and tortured a non disabled person.