Well put; the response up here to news blackout (pardon the pun) when it comes to perps is that they are assumed to black, and the segregation is widespread enough that they already stand out like sore thumbs. A similar thing happens with college campus crimes, and the stories are buried (along with their racial component) so that rich whites are comfortable sending their daughters and dollars to the schools. While leaving people unprotected by omitting such details is bad enough, to actually give out a number for tips while omitting them would be laughable if it didn’t involve such serious crimes.
People make their own deductions (based on these experiences), and their adjusted behavior is labeled racist. Oh well, better racist than raped/murdered/robbed.
No one should be called racist for pointing out the glaringly obvious. Sadly, that is what happens when race-baiters like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are the ones setting the parameters of what passes for honest dialogue on race in this country. The only things they want to hear is that blacks are the victims and whites are the villans.