[ahoy]

I grew up (white) in rural NC, and it's happened to a family member of mine.

If we were black, he'd be in prison. Since we're white, he got off with just probation.

Rich have it better than the poor, regardless of race. And whites have it better than blacks, regardless of income levels.

[fucking_tragedy]

Class based discrimination exists along side of racially based discrimination. Often, "white trash" is used as class and racially based slur. Ironically, it is often seen as a moral failure for a white person to be less educated and poor or very poor. I have not seen the same class based discrimination towards racial minorities, as lower to middle income is expected.

While I agree with your closing statement, I've sat in a few courtrooms where it has been very clear that white people with less education, income or job security are treated with a harsher temperament than some others.

[JPKab]

It's impossible to prove a hypothetical. I'm sure you know that. "If we were black, he'd be in prison" is an opinion based on a gut instinct.

[delecti]

I would replace both of your uses of "regardless of" with "independent of", both because different types of privilege aren't directly comparable, and because it results in a weird "both > and <" situation if you compare a rich black person to a poor white person.