[Godwin1]

Authentic Blondes on the portion of the 4 train that traverses the Bronx are about as usual as Eskimos in Hawaii. Suspect some artificial hair coloring products were in play here. Mentioning the race of the assailants not important: New Yorkers knew that when they read the headline.

[21twelve]

“Mentioning the race of the assailants not important: New Yorkers knew that when they read the headline.”

Agreed. Except it is now to the point where everyone in the country knows it if the race is not mentioned. Although some geography knowledge does play a part. e.g. “A suspect leaving the home in Tucson, Arizona where 4 people lay dead was wearing ....”