> So the question really becomes: kill one man, or kill one man and ruin his family's chance at a decent life. In the article they said that conservatives favo

> So the question really becomes: kill one man, or kill one man and ruin his family's chance at a decent life. In the article they said that conservatives favored killing the "black" man while liberals favored killing the "white" man. It isn't as clear as the background simply providing more data. The internal stereotype and moral values of the subject are also influencing it. It would be a terrible study if they had just lumped everyone into one big pool. It became interesting when they gathered other information about the subjects and then found correlations with their behavior. Thus, it really isn't about what the common stereotypes are, but rather how two groups can perceive the same situation differently enough to make different decisions.