This story is about a young autistic man sentenced to two years in prison for resisting the violence of police officers. The mother attributes the disparity in her son's sentence compared to the recent sentences of two women to racism. While race most certainly came into play, gender isn't considered as the reason for the disparity.

Ms. Alexander points to blatant inconsistencies in recent decisions in the area. One woman shot at her boyfriend, and was convicted of attempted murder. All 5 years of her prison sentence were suspended. Another woman killed a motorist while drinking and driving, and had all 9 years of her sentenced suspended, with the exception of 8 months. Ms. Alexander points to racism, as these women were white and received light sentences. On the other hand, her son, who is black will serve 2 years and be on probation for 20 years after being wrongfully arrested...

The article includes links to the stories about the two other cases.