Daniel made it clear that he saw Zo have a confrontation with another person at the party. Not only did he witness it, he intervened to break it up. On the other hand, Justin portrays a party that had no major issues outside of some bickering between couples. Zo arrived at the party with Justin; Daniel came separately. When you go to a party outside of your area, you tend to stick with the people you know, no matter how outgoing you are as a person. If Zo had gotten into a confrontation that night, Justin should have been/would have been aware of it. Yet, separately, each of the three Gardner friends interviewed claim to be aware of racism in that area and even speculate about a possible scenario where Zo gets jumped. Think about this...
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The friends stories have never made sense to me. Even if the comments weren't racist, but especially because they were, how do you just leave one of your closest friends somewhere alone in a tense situation where they could be hurt? It makes no sense.