[ensignavenger]

Sure, I read the article. If he had used a racial slur, most media would report it something like "used the 'n-word'". They did not, and thus I can only guess he did not (or perhaps the version the media got was redacted? I can't imagine why a court would redact a bad word, racial slur or not...)

This is also the grand kid of the business owners. There can be significant differences across generations of families in attitudes.