Maybe its not about changing laws but it is definitely about values, and not our group values -which these outpouring of grief show we are on the side of right - but definitely personal ones.  How often do we as individuals, among our like groups hear racist, bigoted comments and stay silent?  We supposedly live in a multicultural society, how many of us ever sit down to a meal with someone that looks different than us; how many of us on a regular basis interact -outside of work, school, etc.- with people who look different than us;  how often do we have someone in our house, socialise with someone that look different than us?  How often do we use language like 'we are an open and tolerant' society....no human being wants to be just tolerated.

All it takes evil to triumph is for good (wo)men to do nothing.  (Burke).