This is certainly an article that is certain to have an effect on readers who have empathy for their fellow man regardless of race, creed or nationality.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A13718-2003May4?language=printer
Reading several articles on the subject remind me while I usually try to distract myself from the realities of the world through the escapism of working on and driving high performance automobiles.