The name quoted was the victim here, not the shooter. And actually, in Selma Alabama, the black population is 70.1 % of the population.
But I don't think that was his point. It's just a guess, but I think it is as CJ said. To dismiss it as unimportant or not applicable because it wasn't anybody that looked like him. I assure you, laws written by this silly mayor and those like him certainly will be applicable.
The cutesy comments about whether race is mentioned in crime articles, or whether pictures are shown, and winking and nodding to each other about what you think you are so smart to figure out, is small minded and crass, and I reject associating myself with that. As a gun owner I see this kind of stunt to be a great risk to our guns if we ~don't~ play this right, if we ~don't~ call for the same justice here, if we ~don't~ call for all people to fight for their right to defend themselves in McDonalds or anywhere. It should also serve as a warning about getting into passionate feuds.
Reacting to it like we are fringe racists is death to our political voice. I'm not in the same room as that.
No you aren't, you seem to be in the denial room. If we don't admit that facts are facts how will the problem ever be solved?
The responsible members of the minority community are more realistic about the situation than are people like yourself. They don't like the idea of being shot by a drug dealing "homey" any more than white people do.