Four teens ranging in age from 16 to 18 face potential hate crime charges after being arrested for allegedly vandalizing Pride flags at Atlanta’s Rainbow Crosswalks.
According to NBC News, Atlanta police received calls around 1:40 a.m. Tuesday, reporting that the group of four allegedly tore down pride flags from local establishments on Piedmont Avenue and 10th Street, a hub for the city’s LGBTQ community. “They’re in the middle of the street popping wheelies, tearing up flags,” a man can be heard saying during the 911 call.
They allegedly took the flags and began cutting them up with a knife on the intersection’s rainbow crosswalk, while also making the big brain move to record video of themselves vandalizing the flags. They attempted to flee the scene on motorized scooters before the police eventually apprehended them…