Redneck is either a derogatory term used for low-class white people, southern white people in general, or originally "no-collar" workers who happen to be white and get a sunburned neck working outdoors. I'd say a professional investigator who spends two decades wearing a suit and tie, investigating crimes and then effectively acting as a professional witness on the matter of investigations and their findings, is by definition not a "redneck". But more to my point was the statement that he would not be "bad at investigating" or lacking the ability to investigate being that he has more training and experience in the matter than 99.99999% of people.
I don't see any element of racial animus in this case except for the commentary from outside it... and "redneck" is a racially loaded word which isn't accurate here. "Thug" has become a loaded word in the same way, so I've held off using it for the most part in recent years, but it's one the first words that comes to mind based on the behavior of someone who has piles of priors for illegal guns, shoplifting, theft, is on tape trespassing, stealing, and doing B&Es, then tries to beat down someone who confronts him on it.
The burglar was not attacked - he charged a man with a gun from at least 20 feet away, having run towards him from what looks like a further 50+ feet. He attacked the man. The man did not attack him.
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