The sad part is: despite reading this article and fully agreeing with it, conservatives in this country will just shrug and say: mistakes happen, let&#x27;s not dwell on it.  And they feel justified in taking this view because they know deep down that it would never happen to a white person in today&#x27;s US.  Case in point: John Walker Lindh -vs- Jose Padilla. JWL (a white guy) was actually fighting against the Americans; was taken prisoner, treated well, immediately put on trial and sentenced to 20 years (he&#x27;ll be out in 7).  Jose Padilla (a Hispanic male) was tortured for years in a Naval brig, without charges.