People  who are waiting to hear about friends and loved ones who are missing are not at their best. They are frightened and worried  and  we do have an issue in Juneau with racism. Though JPD has come a long way in recent years, it is a legitimate concern. Did anyone actually read what the article here said after a public address of concerns was made?  :

'After the Coffee with a Cop, Peterson said he was glad Sell and Johnson were on hand to help the community understand how police work differs in certain missing persons cases because it's not common knowledge and it can lead to some false impressions.

"It's sort of that knee-jerk reaction," Peterson said in an interview. "You can't help but wonder. You don't know. There's this non-Native and, oh, the whole world responds. … But it totally made sense." "