If Doug R had been born as an impoverished black or hispanic or "poor white trash" kid...in a 3 room tenement full of cockroaches...with an alcoholic father who beats up mother and kids on a regular basis...and a mother who's addicted to some drug...and a neighborhood where you join the local gang if you want to avoid getting beaten up all the time...and the local gang trains you to fight, deal crack, mug people, and steal...

What would Doug R be doing today? Would he even vote? I doubt it. He probably wouldn't have his mind much on political or ethical issues.

Ms Azizi, you have it right.