> Well, put it this way, if a racist gets a heavier sentence for
> mistreating a black, do you think that's likely to make them less
> prejudiced or more prejudiced?
I was in Birmingham during the terrorism trial, when the guy who blew up the church and killed those little girls was finally brought to some semblance of justice (the delayed, denied version). My charity only stretches so far--I don't really care whether he's more prejudiced or less prejudiced now, as long as he's in prison for the rest of this life.