David Nicosia seems to have gotten beside himself a bit. According to the Chicago Tribune, Nicosia is facing some serious charges after allegedly spitting on a Cook County judge and then slapping her with his open hand.
Judge Arnette Hubbard, an African American professional and the first female president of black legal groups the National Bar Association and the Cook County Bar Association, was allegedly attacked and called “Rosa Parks” after she smoked a cigarette near business owner Nicosia, outside a civic center, apparently angering him. The two started arguing, and Nicosia said, “Rosa Parks, move,” before spitting in her face.
He then proceeded to leave, but Hubbard followed him, calling for help. That was when the man allegedly turned and slapped Hubbard —whom friends describe as an “icon in [the] community” — with his open hand.
“People of good common sense and decency, people of good hearts, should be outraged by this,” Delores Robinson, a past president of the Cook County Bar Association, told the Tribune. “Not just because of who she is but that this happened to anybody.”
Nicosia, who the Tribune says is president of an information technology consulting business, was soon cuffed and charged with four counts of aggravated battery and a hate crime. He is being held on a $90,000 bond.
Let it be known, it’s rarely OK to put your hands on someone, especially when it’s not in self-defense.
