Had to get almost to the bottom of the story to figure out what was really going on:
“McBain said he was additionally concerned with the jury, which was entirely white. “
I would be too. Do you want an all black jury deciding your fate these days?
I’ll admit that when I first read about the case some months ago, the address alone led me toward an assumption of guilt. Its the deepest darkest hood in my neck of the woods and few people down there are ever truly innocent.
Race matters. It should not, but it does. Look at Baltimore.