U.S. District Judge William W. Schwarzer, a judge with a reputation for imposing strict sentences, surprised everyone in his San Francisco courtroom when he emotionally wept as he sentenced Richard Anderson, an Oakland longshoreman. Anderson, who was a first-time offender, received a ten-year prison term without parole for giving a ride to a drug dealer, which was perceived as a minor misjudgment. The entire courtroom was taken aback by the contrast...