Looking at some the comment boards with regards to the Michael Brown case, I am simply stone cold stunned at the brazenness with which some St. Louis area whites are exhibiting their unrepentant racism.
I say some. The metro as a whole is an interesting place, with a mix of diversity and old world charm. Not all the people there want a race riot, and not all whites are sheet wearers. But what stands out is the openness and "part of the network" type of attitude that gives them such confidence to let their bigot flag fly. These people-