Do get your chronology correct would you.....as you like the NYT article....get it from there then check back with me. You might refresh what his injuries were and also tell us how you arrive at the idea the guy was a Racist. Care to cite the evidence anywhere that would support that?
Get over it....your guys are in Jail charged with various felonies to include Theft.
That is where you wind up when you commit an a assault.