I admire your principled and compassionate response to these young brainwashed thugs, even if it was futile. Perhaps--just perhaps--your appeal to their basic humanity lit a spark somewhere in their twisted, hateful consciousness that will one day awaken them to realize that the people they loathe and victimize are just human beings like themselves, who want the exact same things: a sense of self-worth, peace, security, and love. Thank you for your efforts, however futile they might have seemed at the time. Blessings upon you.