Oh, you’re right.
The issue is not the facts of the case, it’s our tribe against their tribe and we must keep them in their place.
Reminds me forcefully of To Kill a Mockingbird. The trial was not about what happened. It was a bit of theater intended to dramatize the proper relationship between the races. Even the “decent” men on the jury couldn’t get past that to address or probably even recognize the facts.
“Making a statement” about race relations is in each case the important thing. Guilt or innocence of the accused is quite simply irrelevant.
I agree.
And of course there’s the requisite ‘White guy’ just the most evil person alive...
I feel very sorry for Wilson. It was his fate to be tied to this Brown jackass for all time.