We had something similar happen in my town a few years ago....
A group of 'jocks' (american high school football players) attacked a group of goths. One of the jocks drove over a goth teen, then reversed and backed over him. The guy driving got 10 years probation (which he violated a couple of years later and only ended up doing 2-3 years).....all because the kids looked different. The town was in an uproar, believing that the kid should have received a life sentence.

All the other kids who attacked, including the other 2 in the car, were never arrested or charged.
( flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Tue 29 Apr 2008, 0:18, Reply)