If it was a white woman who did this with help from a bunch of white men, and the thief was black, would the media still respect it the way they do in this case?
God no.
"Gang of violent white Nazi's drag and beat innocent Black Feller".
"The crime does not fit the punishment, Nazi white folks need to be jailed ASAP"
Or just:
"Violent white group of KKK'ers, drag and beat Black Child" (While never mentioning the car-theft, and showing a pic of him from 3rd grade).