[a fool in paradise]

The carjacking victim, whose name has not been revealed, has told authorities that being Chinese almost certainly saved his life, saying that the brothers told him they would not kill him because he was 'not American.'

So much for the academic myth of "white privilege".

[Zhang Fei]

So much for the academic myth of "white privilege".

They were probably lying about not eventually killing the guy. Abductions that end in killings generally involve perps soothing their victims to ensure cooperation. The vic escaped, probably because the Borat brothers may not have slept for a while - hence the Red Bull expedition.