The teens, all males 17 and 16, were charged with aggravated battery, criminal damage to property and mob action. Some allegedly took inspiration for the crimes from social media.

Summary

Eleven Illinois teens face felony charges after allegedly luring two men via dating apps and assaulting them last July.

Inspired by a viral social media trend, the teens attacked a 41-year-old and a 23-year-old in separate incidents, damaging vehicles and using slurs in one case, resulting in hate crime charges for one teen.

All suspects turned themselves in and were detained at a juvenile center.

Police urge parents to discuss the dangers of social media trends with their children to prevent such incidents.

  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    18·
    2 days ago

    Why you would want to do this, I have no idea.

    For real? My guess would be bigotry and homophobia?

    • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
      4·
      2 days ago

      ah back in my day we didn’t need an app or to even be out to get the shit kicked out of us for being gay*

      funnily enough my bullies knew better I was gay* than I did

      *bi