Why, thank you!.
Good post until this stupid comment, unless I missed something where McNeil was quoted for saying he couldn't get a fair trial here or he requested that the trial be moved from Minnesota. I'll stand corrected if I missed something
I never claimed it to be a quote. I said what I considered to be more likely, and I never said it had anything to do with the location in Minnesota. Baltimore has a long history of sanctioned segregation and ghettos. People, esp. those ghettoized, who have lived in an atmosphere such as this obviously can lack faith in the justice system. And, if he's guilty, it may not seem worth it to face the consequences. And, if the claims/charges are accurate, it sounds like some mental health problems beyond the scope of some basic mentoring.
Yes, some educated speculation.