Gentlemen of the Jury.
Please excuse our associate, Dixie Yooper, in his misguided defense of the indefensible. One must take into account the social and cultural forces that have shaped (and/or warped) his judgement in these matters.
To subtantiate his innocence in this matter, I submit the following cultural documentary directly from the land of his birth and subsequent upbringing:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=t3q3x-vB_JE