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Wow, I've just started recently hearing about this. Its got all the elements of the classic story of the south, racial injustice, and fairness. The first I heard of it, was that some black kids beat up a white kid. And I thought, well that was a punk thing to do - they should be prosecuted. But, then I read deeper, and its a lot more complex, like most things in life are.


Thousands protest racial injustice in US South
Published: Thursday September 20, 2007

Thousands of demonstrators filled the streets of a small Louisiana town Thursday protesting the racial injustice of stiff criminal charges lodged against a group of black students who beat up a white student in a school fight.

The fight followed months of racial tensions after a black student tried to cross the schoolyard's invisible color line and sit under the "white tree" and was met the next morning by nooses hanging from the tree.

Several fights broke out among students and a fire was set in the school after the superindentant refused to expel the three white students who hung the nooses, long a symbol of anti-black violence in the south.

In most of the cases, the white students escaped criminal charges, but six black students, who became known as the Jena Six, were charged with attempted murder after fight.

While those charges were eventually reduced, the students still face stiff penalties. Protestors accused the local district attorney of racism for failing to meet out equal punishment to the white students who started fights with their black peers


http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Thousands_protest_racial_injustice__09202007.html
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So some white kids hung some nooses in a tree and three months later 6 black kids beat up a white kid that may or may not have been responsible for the nooses. Yes, we need to protect minority rights so they may conduct their beatings unfettered.

Fight the man!!!
 
As far as I'm concerned, neither race should be happy with the situation that broke down. 6 vs 1 beating is assault and battery... I don't know what else to say other than don't use violence, even you feel you are at your wits end. Which, I do think they felt that way, trying to get something done about the racism there. Those white racists down there probably deserve the beatings, but you think the rest of the white community down there actually see it that way? It will incite more racism and maybe even get some of the black kids lynched now. That being said, I could never defend 6 white kids beating a black kid, even if they were put on death row.
 
DigitalDave said:
As far as I'm concerned, neither race should be happy with the situation that broke down. 6 vs 1 beating is assault and battery... I don't know what else to say other than don't use violence, even you feel you are at your wits end. Which, I do think they felt that way, trying to get something done about the racism there. Those white racists down there probably deserve the beatings, but you think the rest of the white community down there actually see it that way? It will incite more racism and maybe even get some of the black kids lynched now. That being said, I could never defend 6 white kids beating a black kid, even if they were put on death row.
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I don't pretend to understand all the nuance in this situation. Evidently its been going on for a long time, and the national media just noticed it. All I did was read about it for five minutes, so I'm hardly in a position to authoritatively pass judgements and conclusions.

My gut reaction is that there's something legitimately divisive going on here. There are legitimate questions about fairness and racial equality. Of course any kids that beat another kid to a pulp, should be held accountable. But, were hate crimes charges for hanging the nooose appropriate, and if so why weren't the white kids charged? How does a school fight between minors, become an attempted murder charge in adult court?
 
They aren't being prosecuted in a reasonable manner. "Attempted murder" for what is rationally simple battery? Bring out the all white jury!
 
For one student, DW. Not all of them. And this was only because the DA hedged his bets on getting a minor charged as an adult and failed. It's like a game to him. Does he have his eyes on the governers office, and beleives that a "tough on crime" look will appeal to ignorant voters?

In my opinion they should all be released. They are not guilty of attempted murder, as none of them attempted to kill the student. Trying them again would be double jeopardy, but this is the DA's fault. The DA should then have his law license stripped.
 
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Who wrote this article? The editor should have caught the "meet" rather than "mete"... It's mete out equal justice not 'meet'.
 
DigitalDave said:
As far as I'm concerned, neither race should be happy with the situation that broke down. 6 vs 1 beating is assault and battery... I don't know what else to say other than don't use violence, even you feel you are at your wits end. Which, I do think they felt that way, trying to get something done about the racism there. Those white racists down there probably deserve the beatings, but you think the rest of the white community down there actually see it that way? It will incite more racism and maybe even get some of the black kids lynched now. That being said, I could never defend 6 white kids beating a black kid, even if they were put on death row.
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The kid that they beat was well enough to attend an event that very evening.

It happened at school.

Does anyone know of any white person being charged as an adult, with attempted murder, carrying 15 years in prison, for a school yard fight of any kind?
 
Darla said:
The kid that they beat was well enough to attend an event that very evening.

It happened at school.

Does anyone know of any white person being charged as an adult, with attempted murder, carrying 15 years in prison, for a school yard fight of any kind?
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You fail at reading comprehension. How many times does it need to be written that they are not charged with attempted murder? Get a clue sweetie!
 
tinfoil said:
You fail at reading comprehension. How many times does it need to be written that they are not charged with attempted murder? Get a clue sweetie!
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"were charged with attempted murder after fight."

No is saying that the charges still stand, but answer the question:

Do you know of any white students who've been similarly charged for the same thing?

Secondly, I don't know why everyone is suprised. Haven't I told you guys southerners are knuckle draggers and socially retarded when it comes to race relations.
 
tinfoil said:
You fail at reading comprehension. How many times does it need to be written that they are not charged with attempted murder? Get a clue sweetie!
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Strifry, my friend. I know you've got a good heart, in there. And can act like a mature man. Lets keep the insults, and misogynistic gender insults to a minimum.

Heck, I'm guilty sometimes too, but lets be civil.

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Cypress said:
Strifry, my friend. I know you've got a good heart, in there. And can act like a mature man. Lets keep the insults, and misogynistic gender insults to a minimum.

Heck, I'm guilty sometimes too, but lets be civil.

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If 'Get a clue sweetie' is an insult then that is one of the nicest insults we've seen on this board.
 
tinfoil said:
So some white kids hung some nooses in a tree and three months later 6 black kids beat up a white kid that may or may not have been responsible for the nooses. Yes, we need to protect minority rights so they may conduct their beatings unfettered.

Fight the man!!!
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Well said.

I knew something about dealing with criminals, in my city. We found that nightsticks up the ass, or a hail of lead bullets would generally keep these uppity types in their place.


Cheers,

Rudy.
 
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