I never said it was racially motivated. What I said was that if the guy got to a black neighborhood, then it would be harder to find him. Harder because he is very non-descript, of average build and appearance...hundreds and hundreds that would match his description...and that in a hard neighborhood, there will be enough thugs that would not be offended by what he did and would render aid and comfort. If he got into a fortified drug house with some gang types, he could hole up for days or weeks.
Sad that this notion has obviously offended some, but reality is reality. I speak from 20 years of this sort of thing. Thugs do cover for thugs. White, black, asian, whatever. So, just because some don't like what I have said, doesn't change the fact that is happens. I have been there. I have interviewed this type of turd. I have defended them, and prosecuted them. Don't shoot the messenger...or do if you want. But that doesn't change the facts. If any don't think this happens, then you live in a quite naive/sheltered world. I have been on the streets and in the hood. It happens.
You are right. It does happen. My husband also is an attorney, was an assistant d.a. in the area. Although it's a small town the authorities knew what areas the perps would go for cover. Always the same area and same ones protecting or covering for each other. Thankfully he has taken a different career path recently. I hated having to keep our phone # unlisted and I hated it when we were surprised when some showed up at our door one evening.
I know what you're saying, but I disagree about anybody willing to hide him. I doubt you have experience with THIS sort, shooting up a courtroom and dominating the news cycle nationwide. He's big-league now, up there with the Washington snipers and 9/11 terrorists. This is a red-hot case, and even if he's holed up in some "hard" neighborhood, what self-respecting crack-dealer/gangbanger/ne'er-do-well wants THIS much heat brought down on them? No. It's bad for business. As I said in a previous post, there probably aren't more than a handful of people in the city willing to take the trouble. The most any of the lowlifes will do would be to not call the cops if they saw him, but they would send him on his way toute suite. He's hiding in some abandoned building or area, with or without hostages, or he's holed up in somebody's house or apartment, with hostages, that's my guess.
Thugs will stick up for thugs sometimes, but not all the time. I've got experience as a juror, not a lawyer, but I know for a fact there's "honor" among thieves only some of the time.