it will be very clear to you what I mean.

No Joe, it wasn't at all clear what you meant. Your posts of 12:52 AM & 2:12 AM 31 Jul 15 cleared things up a bit, for which thanks.

As for "putting words in your mouth" YOU used the 'boys will be boys' analogy and I assume you knew what it meant before you used it. If not, that's not my problem.

And I still can't see how you can dismiss out of hand the idea that an undercurrent of racism - especially in Detroit with the makeup of the police force and the city's history- had something to do with this incident.