I drew the same conclusion. Maybe you assumed that you would disagree with my statement and therefore misread it.

The leap I am not willing to make is that this mob of (apparently) black people proves that black people are more likely to do such a thing.

I should amend my previous statement about the story having no strong racial component. Given the animosity that appears to exist in some cities between blacks and hispanics, this story likely does have a racial component. I guess my disagreement is with Kuan's suggestion that the story has much to do with equal rights.