Thousands rally in La. to support Jena 6-

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[JennB]

The article on CNN today about this makes me ill.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/09/20...six/index.html


First off, yes, rasicm exists but because someone possibly insulted you based on your race does not give you the right to beat the living shit out of them. Assault is a crime. It usually only considered justified if it is in self defense. These white kids never laid a hand on the black kids. If you beat the crap out of someone, there is a good chance you'll get in trouble no matter if they are the same race as you or not. It's ridiculous to think that it is okay to physically harm someone because of a possibly offensive gesture.

People say and do things that offend me (and I'm sure just about everyone else) every single day. You have to learn to just move past it. You can't react in a violent manner to everything that bothers you. If you feel that someone should be punished for their actions, you should go to authorities and if that authority doesn't help, find another one.... but you do not take it upon yourself to severely injure another human being without being ready to take the consequences.

From the article

"If this can happen to them [the Jena 6] , it can happen to anyone," Scales said.

What? If they hadn't jumped the kid, nothing would have happened to them. Their punishment is nothing but a direct result of their CHOSEN actions.

"If this young man [Bell] was railroaded to do time as an adult, how many more people has that happened to?" she said.

Oh... so he's a minor so he should get away with it. He's old enough to know right from wrong yet he shouldn't be punished for this. Ooooo k.

"I hope that the D.A. will wake up and realize that he's doing the wrong thing, and to release these kids," she said. "It's not equal. The black people get the harsher extent of the law, whereas white people get a slap on the wrist per se. So it is not equal here."

They beat the shit out of a kid! The white kids hung a rope from a tree. There is a slight difference here. You want them locked up too? Well, assualt is a crime, when knot-tying or unneccessary tree decorating becomes a crime, they'll be arrested as well.


Sure, the white kids should not have done what they did but you know, kids do shit like that. I know when I was in high school, groups had certain areas around the outside lunch courtyard that were theirs. They sat there every day and that's how kids are. Kids fight over dumb shit. I'm sure there were kids in my school that would have said something offensive or acted like they wanted a confrontation if someone was in their "spot" one day. In this case, if it was a group of fat kids, they probably would have hung up some twinkies, it's likely they were just trying to rile up the other group and get them to stay away. Are they racist? Maybe... I don't know them but it still doesn't mean you can beat them up.

People need to start focusing on real racism and not stupid things done by stupid kids. People get annoyed and apathetic about it when every single thing is labelled as racist. It does nothing but hurt the real issue.

[Dominikan521]

The article on CNN today about this makes me ill.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/09/20...six/index.html


First off, yes, rasicm exists but because someone possibly insulted you based on your race does not give you the right to beat the living shit out of them. Assault is a crime. It usually only considered justified if it is in self defense. These white kids never laid a hand on the black kids. If you beat the crap out of someone, there is a good chance you'll get in trouble no matter if they are the same race as you or not. It's ridiculous to think that it is okay to physically harm someone because of a possibly offensive gesture.

People say and do things that offend me (and I'm sure just about everyone else) every single day. You have to learn to just move past it. You can't react in a violent manner to everything that bothers you. If you feel that someone should be punished for their actions, you should go to authorities and if that authority doesn't help, find another one.... but you do not take it upon yourself to severely injure another human being without being ready to take the consequences.

From the article



What? If they hadn't jumped the kid, nothing would have happened to them. Their punishment is nothing but a direct result of their CHOSEN actions.



Oh... so he's a minor so he should get away with it. He's old enough to know right from wrong yet he shouldn't be punished for this. Ooooo k.



They beat the shit out of a kid! The white kids hung a rope from a tree. There is a slight difference here. You want them locked up too? Well, assualt is a crime, when knot-tying or unneccessary tree decorating becomes a crime, they'll be arrested as well.


Sure, the white kids should not have done what they did but you know, kids do shit like that. I know when I was in high school, groups had certain areas around the outside lunch courtyard that were theirs. They sat there every day and that's how kids are. Kids fight over dumb shit. I'm sure there were kids in my school that would have said something offensive or acted like they wanted a confrontation if someone was in their "spot" one day. In this case, if it was a group of fat kids, they probably would have hung up some twinkies, it's likely they were just trying to rile up the other group and get them to stay away. Are they racist? Maybe... I don't know them but it still doesn't mean you can beat them up.

People need to start focusing on real racism and not stupid things done by stupid kids. People get annoyed and apathetic about it when every single thing is labelled as racist. It does nothing but hurt the real issue.

The waking incident that caused this ordeal was racist, period. Comparing twinkies to nooses is ridiculous.

Kids in highschool fight over the stupidest shit and I don't condone fighting. The thing is when most kids fight in school they don't get pressed with ridiculous charges. There've been cases where kids in fights end up with comas, collapsed lungs, broken bones, etc.. yet the victim this time has injuries nowhere near to have merited murder charges for the agressors.

Are you people failing to see the vast unjustness these black kids faced? Now that the town's under light do the charges change. Please give me a reason other than racism as to why these kids were going to be charged with attempted murder.