That poor guy

Child by Tiger demonstrates what happens when a black man angers white society before people began to push for equality. Although I agree that Dick committed murder and should be judged for it, it's also pretty bad that a mob rode out and basically filled him with bullets. The first couple of shots were enough to kill him. And tying him to a tree just to shoot him some more is simply a waste of time and bullets. The mind is already gone. Because the mob never took him in for questioning, people will never know why Dick started killing people. It was very obvious that it was preplanned, as Dick went out and bought a gun. He specifically meant to use it on Christmas Day. He even told the children  that he had a "surprise" for white society on that day. It's probably a good thing the kids believed him, since he might have murdered them right then and there. He was very smart about hiding his anger. Many of the kids loved him, and even the adults thought Dick was a good man.