PAR35 wrote: “I had looked, and both the sheriff and the chief were white, so punting it shouldn’t make much difference there. It’s up in north Alabama, not the Black belt. I didn’t look at the demographics of the school or town, however.”
A quick google search reports that Tuscumbia is approximately 70% white. Not black belt statistics but doesn’t rule out a racial component. This story needs to simmer awhile before jumping to conclusions.
I didn’t jump to race on this one; I’m leaning toward a ‘roided out rich kid or son of a cop at this point.
Can’t investigate too hard, or someone might start asking where the perp got the ‘roids.
From what I’ve seen, race doesn’t seem to be a factor.