Why is race an issue in this story? Isn't the crime sufficiently egregious? Why is the NYTimes fanning the flames of racial hatred? Maybe we need to have a tie

Why is race an issue in this story? Isn't the crime sufficiently egregious? Why is the NYTimes fanning the flames of racial hatred? Maybe we need to have a tiered police force-90% get whistles and mace, 4% get to carry pistols, 1% are SWAT.