Interesting. Now, how about this:
One night he sees a young unfamiliar white kid walking—asks him what he’s doing here. Kid says “ F*** off, old man, I’m doing whatever I want. Leave me alone” He walks off. Black guy follows for some distance and then turns around and heads back to his truck. The unfamiliar white kid stalks the black guy as he returns to his truck and ambushes him, knocking him to the ground and begins to pound him without mercy (he was 'dissed, after all). Black guy has a gun-pulls it and kills the kid.
Now, doesn't that change things? It should.