i will say again, to temporarily bring it back to topic
i believe from what i have read that those girls would have been jumped whether they were white or black
***HOWEVER***
it was racism that motivated 30 kids to return to the park shouting hateful racist remarks and losing all control. racism didnt start the incident, but rather territoriality, classic trait of gangs. however, racism brought the incident to a head in that rather than it just being a fight between teens, it was a racial riot. its too bad i wasnt a fly on the wall with a tape recorder to hear just what those kids said to all their friends to turn them into vicious animals at the drop of a hat. then i would have proof. but i guarentee you they motivated their friends through racism, thus the 'white cracker' etc..