You and Motley make a good point. Who knows if there are other factors involved? The letter writer doesn't mention if the individual walking was non-white. And I can't tell by the way the letter is written if the driver referenced Charlottesville or that its just the letter writer's observation. At any rate, it's a heck of a commentary on things that we've gotten to the point in this country where instances like this cause people to wonder if its partially a result of the way our president speaks and behaves.