Chicago: Torturer Of Disabled White Teen Let Off With Probation, Judge Says 'Do Not Mess This Up'
Brittany Covington, 19, filmed herself and three of her friends torturing a disabled white teenager and broadcast the video live on Facebook.
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Torturer Of Disabled White Teen Released On Probation
Follow the links before you speak that way you don't look as dumb.
Well isn't that just so special and considerate of the retard Judge.
Calling the incident “horrific,” Cook County Circuit Judge William Hooks banned Covington from social media over the four years, prohibited her from contact with two of her co-defendants and ordered her to do 200 hours of community service.
Hooks told Covington he could have imposed a prison sentence but added, “I’m not sure if I did that you’d be coming out any better.”
Hooks said he hoped the strict terms of probation would put Covington on a more productive life path, but he warned she would face prison time if she violated any of the restrictions
Did she have a relatively clean record prior to this? A supportive family at home? Steady employment prior to the arrest? Anything to indicate if she might actually be a good candidate for rehabilitation? We don't know--the article doesn't say.
What she did was despicable. The path her life will turn down if she goes to prison is bleak--a life wasted and no argument. She will probably violate probation within a year and end up there, anyway. However, the judge is being a champion of rehab. Whether this young woman is the sociopath she appears to be remains to be seen. I sure hope she doesn't hurt anyone else again. If she has actually learned her lesson and is getting intensive counseling around what in hell is up with her, I wish her the best in turning things around and taking her life out of the cesspool.
It appears she gets the easiest deal because she will testify against the other three; she spent close to a year locked up. Plea bargains are part of the system. Anyone have a problem with THIS being a HATE crime? I hope not.
Turning loose a demonstrated sociopath who has shown their violent tendencies against a human already is poor form. I think the judge has enough grasp of the concept, though, to believe there's a chance for her.
Prison doesn't do anything to help people change their ways. Either the judge felt the other guys were more "into" the cruelty, or he's trying to give her a chance. Is she an emotionally stunted 19 year old? Those kids certainly exist, especially in the inner city. It's a goddamn war and the kids are affected. Anyway, I can see it from the social worker side and the other side--of not wanting a psycho queen on the street. It's a tricky call and I hope the judge got it right, or that she messes up fast and gets put in jail where WE will be safe from HER.