“as opposed to lumping them into a group without knowing anything about them.”
As I posted, I know a TON about “them”; I lived among them.
We are talking about the family in the news story. Your comments implied, without evidence, they were probably nasty people because they belong to a group which, in your limited, personal experience, were all nasty people. If you don't want to leave that impression, with all due respect I suggest you should comment more carefully in the future.