Man Caught on Video Confronting Woman over Puerto Rico Shirt Charged with Felony Hate Crime
Source: Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO - The Chicago man shown in a viral video berating a woman for wearing a Puerto Rican flag T-shirt has been charged with a felony hate crime.
"After a review of the case, we approved felony hate crimes charges," said Robert Foley, spokesman for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office.
Foley said Timothy Trybus faces two counts of felony hate crime, which are enhancements on the charges of misdemeanor assault and misdemeanor disorderly conduct he was previously charged with.
Trybus, 62, was arrested Thursday by Cook County Forest Preserve District Police, and is scheduled to appear for a bond hearing at Friday afternoon at the Skokie courthouse...More..
Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/man-caught-on-video-confronting-woman-over-puerto-rico-shirt-charged-with-felony-hate-crime/ar-AAzYdmJ
*VIDEO at Link. Besides the man's actions and comments, it was the apparent inaction of a forest preserve police officer, seen in the background, that elicited heavy criticism..The fallout since the video's dissemination has been swift: The officer, Patrick Connor, who had been placed on desk duty on June 24 during an internal investigation, resigned on Wednesday amid calls for the forest preserve district to terminate his employment.
TeamPooka
(24,218 posts)mopinko
(70,071 posts)which is what his contract calls for.
even asshole get what their contract calls for.
TeamPooka
(24,218 posts)Aristus
(66,310 posts)And orange ain't in the American flag, asshole!...
Obvious85
(259 posts)This is the only way to hold these people accountable: CONSEQUENCES
yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)fuck him! POS Republican Fox NEWS viewer.
Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)GREAT NEWS, thanks blue!!!
KT2000
(20,572 posts)that was pure harassment of the trumpian kind and it can't be tolerated.
cstanleytech
(26,280 posts)SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)It is about time we started prosecuting this crap.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)(Officer) Connor told the victim the suspect (Timothy Trybus) is not a threat & is just a loudmouth,
but the suspect (Trybus) has a history of battery arrests.
Officer Patrick Connor: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
https://heavy.com/news/2018/07/patrick-connor/
Gothmog
(145,086 posts)stopwastingmymoney
(2,041 posts)That asshole deserves it
That video was shocking
colorado_ufo
(5,733 posts)Sort of like Trump doesn't know.
Mr.Bill
(24,274 posts)This guy was drunk off his ass, and he probably knows it's part of the USA now that he has sobered up.
Trump doesn't drink and he still doesn't know.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Would be funny if he had an ancestor from one of Trump's "sh*thole countries."
Mr.Bill
(24,274 posts)His Mom and Dad were brother and sister.
Stallion
(6,474 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)FailureToCommunicate
(14,012 posts)Last edited Thu Jul 12, 2018, 10:02 PM - Edit history (1)
Okay, he resigned. Deserved outcome.
cannabis_flower
(3,764 posts)is that if the shirt had said Texas or some other state he wouldn't have harassed her. He is a moron. I wonder if he would be upset about Hawaii or Alaska.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,562 posts)Good good good! An example needs to be made!
Bullying assholes like that guy are cowards, and one person he would never try it on is me. Not twice, anyway.
I haven't been in a physical confrontation (apart from controlled training) since I was about 15 and don't care to repeat it. But I'd consider an exception, in his case.
DoctorJoJo
(1,134 posts)Nitram
(22,781 posts)Stood idly by until a man defended the woman, and then he reacted. Racist!
appalachiablue
(41,118 posts)Some understandably think the officer should have been fired, but he resigned first according to the article:
"The fallout since the video's dissemination has been swift: The officer, Patrick Connor, who had been placed on desk duty on June 24 during an internal investigation, resigned on Wednesday amid calls for the forest preserve district to terminate his employment."