McBride, after a car accident ended up on Wafer’s porch, asking for what one would assume is help. Wafer claimed he felt threatened so he opened his door (because dammit, those doors are good for nothing and won’t keep threats out *sarcasm*) anyways he “accidentally” discharged his weapon through his screen door right into McBride’s face. Hence the trial.

You can never minimize or avoid the impact of race in the criminal justice system. You deal with it as best you can but you can’t engage the process naively and think ‘Oh, race is no problem.” There is the fear that Wafer is going to be made the example, but then what?