because of the history of race in this country, and because historically, black males, Hispanic males, males of color, have been seen as the typical assailant.

There are mixed emotions about this because usually I am riding for Sheikh Mohammed in this race, ... I have to thank him for letting me ride. It feels a little peculiar that I won this for the main opposition, but that's the way things have gone this year.

In Aruba, I don't know what the situation is there, but it was interesting that these young men could tell the story, and that it was believable ... and that people did act on the story that they were telling,

I think it's good to have separate interests. We didn't have children so we have a lot of time to spend together. This way we both get some breathing room. He goes fishing and I go shopping.

So police and other officials are being more cautious in terms of how they approach this.

People have become more cynical about believing the stories because there have been these racial hoaxes in recent memory and because the media have reported on it,