I think the overwhelming reaction from the public and the prosecution alike stems from a sense of outrage at this behavior by a black man who has been so favored.
I think that there would have been such a reaction to such behavior by any well known public figure, regardless of race etc.
The way to disprove that would be to find a prominent white man who committed such a crime without getting such a reaction.
And let's drop the whole "boy" part of the discussion. Nemesis_juggernaut has explained and apologized for the phrase upthread. There is nothing else he can say on the matter.
Moose
Professor, geology, Whatsamatta U
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