OFF TOPIC
Ugh, I hope not. Unfortunately, it is part of the American experience for minorities that when a notable perp belongs to the same ethnic group, there is a public backlash against that minority community, especially for blacks, latinos, and native americans. It wouldn't surprise me that -if the perp turns out to be Hispanic/Latino, the conversation will shift to dissecting the culture and how it relates to the nature of the perp. I can understand this curiosity, but usually it turns out that race or culture was not to blame at all. When the perp is Caucasian, there is no big talk about how his race played a part, or general discussion of typical Caucasian american upbringings, etc, but for minorities, it is common. I think it is a subconscious way that the masses use to feel separated from the perp " it was ONE OF THEM, not ONE OF US", and it usually happens when the perp is a minority or involved in a sub-culture.
It happens the other way too, I can vouch that SOME uninformed Latinos regard caucasians as more likely to be child molestors. My kids, while taught that a bad guy can look like their daddy or anyone else, seem to remain creeped out by white guys driving vans. So it does go both ways.
My long winded point is, this perp is a horrible, disgusting person regardless of and apart from whatever race he turns out to be, and I hope that his community, be it white, Hispanic, Asian, Inuit, whatever, doesn't receive any unjust discrimination.
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