:::::: During my writing of a post on WP:NPOVN, I noticed that this appears to be a prevailing precedent on Wikipedia: 

 ::::::* In the Shooting of Trayvon Martin article, Martin is described as "a 17-year-old African American high school student" whereas Zimmerman is described as "a 28-year-old mixed-race Hispanic man" with a note detailing his ethnicity 
 ::::::* In the Shooting of John Crawford III article, Crawford is described as "a 22-year-old African-American man", though the races of the officers are not specified anywhere in the article 
 ::::::* In the Shooting of Tamir Rice article, Rice is described as "a 12-year-old African American boy", though the races of the officers are not specified anywhere in the article 
 ::::::* In the Shooting of Akai Gurley article, Gurley is described as "a 28-year-old African-American man", though the race of the officer was not explicitly specified anywhere in the article 
 ::::::* In the Shooting of Michael Brown article, Brown is described as "an 18-year-old black man" whereas Wilson is described as "a white Ferguson police officer" 

 ::::::I could find more, but you get the point. Obviously, this precedent has already been set and there is consensus in that respect, and not only among the sources (though I don't really think the latter consensus is meaningful to this discussion). In your opinion, do you believe I should pursue this issue by arguing to change this precedent? Or no? It seems rather futile at this point, seeing as it's pretty deeply-ingrained in Wikipedia. I see the reason for it, too, though I wouldn't personally write it that way. Maybe it's just my biases. What do you think? Should I go ahead and challenge this precedent on WP:NPOVN or just drop it? You've been reasonable throughout this discussion, although we disagree. You were also the first to respond to my concerns. So I'll leave it up to you, though I suspect I already know your answer. –  •