The problem I have with Samad’s statement is his concentration on the color of the victim and his assailants. His indignation was with the fact that this was a crime involving blacks on both side. This was a horrendous event – and what made it horrendous was not the color of skin, but the depth of evil and darkness in the actions of the killers. That evil and darkness resides in all humankind – regardless of skin color.

Society needs to stop focusing on the classification of “Race” – which points out our differences in appearance – and start focusing on the classification of “Homo Sapien” – which points out the fact that we are the same at the core! And, as a society, we must stop giving credibility, and voice, to those who continue to focus only on the color of a person’s skin. People who gain their notoriety in this fashion are not looking for answers to the problem anymore than drug companies whose best sellers are chemo drugs are looking for the cure to cancer. It is a natural conflict of interest.