MetroWest has the highest “floor” — I.e., even a little ranch house costs a shitload in some of those towns

I wouldn’t call Pawtucket a small town, it’s got 75K people and is basically an appendage of Providence

How does the defendant’s race make a difference, but the victim’s race is irrelevant?

Victim was white too

They prosecuted him, that at least is attempted accountability. You can’t force a jury to find someone guilty, even if they’re wrong

He actually wasn’t tried as a cop, whatever laws you’re referring to were irrelevant

Yeah dude, “we the people” is called a “jury”.

Isn’t there also a mammalian instinct to avoid drowning when sick/injured, even though it seems counterintuitive

Doesn’t really seem like the Irish slaves are monsters in this scenario, so not sure what you mean by “all around”