I just hope this doesn't escalate.Archived Message
Posted by Figs on November 11, 2016, 8:31:36, in reply to "Disgusting"
Fine there's some anger now. Be angry. And then let it fizzle.
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According to Linders and police reports: The first assault occurred between 9:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. when a 42-year-old man disembarked from the Green Line at University Avenue near Dale Street when it was shut down due to the demonstration.
He started walking home when three men and a woman confronted him near the corner of Marion Street, he said.
“They accused him of voting for Trump,” Linders said. “He told the group he didn’t vote for Trump.”
The group told the man that white voters elected Trump. He told the group he was gay and would not judge others.
Two of the men punched the victim in the face multiple times and called him a homophobic slur while their two companions laughed, Linders said.
The victim walked faster to get away from the group, which then rejoined the demonstration.
An officer working at Regions Hospital took a report from the victim when he went to the emergency room for “immense pain” to the right side of his face, which had recently been operated on, Linders said.