I'm not white and I still think she needs to visit the inside of a jail cell (or a mental institution) for the next 5-10yrs.  Which is exactly how I felt about the other teenager who ran from the scene when she hit Jeff Dusenbury.  The only difference between these two crimes is that 1 this broad had friends with her (who also didn't give a damn) and 2 someone witnessed her crime so this man got help before he ended up dead so he will actually live. 

There were and still are plenty of "white" people who wanted ms Ellis to remain behind bars.  All commenters aren't as biased on race as the court system may be.  I'm sure you choose to feel some kind of way about your skin color, But that's your choice.  I chose not to let my environment beat me down.  You can choose whatever suits you. The reality is if your only negative experiences involving race have been on the "mean" streets of AK then you don't have anything to complain about because it's nothing compared to the lower 48.