There is a concerted effort on the part of white supremacist leaders to recruit college-bound middle- and upper-middle-class kids.

America's not going to win anything with upper-middle-class white suburban kids who play rigid textbook patterns.

The fact that this was an upper-class suburb, and white upper-middle-class kids doing it, I think influenced the coverage.

"It's a growing sport for upper-middle-class kids," he said.

For a lot of middle-class or upper-middle-class kids, it's thrill-seeking behavior.

"Middle- and upper-middle-class kids are in a river that carries them along to college," she said.

For the first time, I met middle- and upper-middle-class black kids whom I could describe as privileged.

"He was an upper-middle-class kid who was used to a certain standard of living, which he found difficult to maintain," said the neighbor.

It's not only true of upper-middle-class black kids, but look at white kids in the suburbs, listening to gangsta rap.

Most of us were upper-middle-class kids.