I saw short clips of this on the local morning news. It brought tears to my eyes. This poor kid was held from “24 to 48 hours” (according to the news report). I can’t even imagine what his parents went through during... and now after (watching him forced to drink dirty toilet water and beaten). Why is this not kidnapping? Why is there any question that this is a hate crime? Reverse this... four white people abduct, torture, beat, cut.. a black person... people would be beyond rage.
And FACEBOOK would have banned the user who posted the video.