HPD Releases Description of Suspects in Trinity Assault
This is the description of suspects, according to the HPD press release:
According to information gathered by MCD [Major Crimes Division] Detectives the suspects are described as three White females and two White males in their 20′s. They were last seen fleeing in a Black, possible new, two door coupe traveling south on Summit Street.
Anyone wishing to cooperate with police by providing information about the assault on Chris Kenny can contact them:
Sergeant Brandon O’Brien at 860-757-4089. Confidential, anonymous tips may be made both on-line and by phone at Hartford Crime Stoppers, 860-722-TIPS (8477).
[...] the fact that the recent attack of Chris Kenny happened off campus, some students are planning to rally to [...]
5 white people ..?? now that is some interesting information. please put that into the analysis and let everybody chew on that for a bit. “possibly new” sutomobile. you can’t quite make this up.
hopefully some truth and answers can come from this. it will slow down the spectulation and the attack on hartford neighborhoods that go with that.
White people in a new car…. Sounds a lot like Trinity students to me.
Impossible!!! Those innocent young (white) Trinity students could not be the attackers!! They are the ones who need to be protected from us incorrigible Hartford locals!!!
This is the exact type of speculation that often frustrates the Hartford community when Trinity students rush to judgment off of small pieces of information.
There has been no indication that the attackers had any relation to Trinity, and jumping to conclusions over skin color or the type of car someone thinks they saw doesn’t help resolve the situation in any way.
[...] How do we understand reality when we refuse to understand all the facts? [...]
Does the HPD description of “White” include or not include Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin? The US Census make a definitive distinction in their use of selection for Race (White, Black, American Indian, Various Asians, etc.).
There is no race for Hispanic & Latino, rather, a separate question.
http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-02.pdf
If you look at HPD releases, they are not about politically correct descriptions, nor do they attempt to capture finer elements, like a white person who speaks Spanish. The categories are generally white, black, Hispanic, or Asian.