If the party-goers and the suspect shared an ethnic background that differed from the cop's, wouldn't you consider that as making a difference in the situation? Since the races of neither the suspect nor the people beating up on the cop are mentioned, there's no way to tell from this article if that was the case.
The obvious intent of the group was to assist the suspect in getting away. For one reason or another, they aligned themselves with the suspect rather than the cop. Saying anything beyond that is pure speculation without having further details.
You know the answer, your post is delusional.
Not a regular news reader, are you?
Not mentioning the races of the participants is confirmation of the obvious. It is from the same rule book where failure to mention the political party of a corrupt politician confirms his party...
I hated to ask but I wanted to know if there was a racial issue here. Since this happened in the Roxbury area I think we can assume it was a mostly black crowd. Whether the cop they beat up was black or white, it was a disgraceful act. It's a sign of how low our society is sinking and just how hypocritical are the "community leaders" who say they want an end to urban violence.
I wonder if a white cop was set upon by a black crowd whether there are going to be "hate crime" charges applied.