TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!:
* The Case of the Jena Six: Black High School Students Charged with
Attempted Murder for Schoolyard Fight After Nooses Are Hung from Tree *
Six black students at Jena High School in Central Louisiana were arrested
last December after a school fight in which a white student was beaten and
suffered a concussion and multiple bruises. The six black students were
charged with attempted murder and conspiracy. They face up to 100 years in
prison without parole. The fight took place amid mounting racial tension
after a black student sat under a tree in the schoolyard where only white
students sat. The next day three nooses were hanging from the tree.
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http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/10/1413220
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
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It was reported that a black boy asked the principal if they could sit under the "white tree". He replied, "You can sit anywhere you want." Also, the whites beat up a black boy. This was not just a one-way fight.
It shocks me this could be happening today in our Great Country. Jena hasn't heard that every person has equal civil rights regardless of skin color, etc. ??
And the defense didn't even call one witness. Should be considered a mistrial. Shame on the whites there!
oh good lord when will u ppl grow up? i lived in Jena theres always been racism on both sides why must u raise ur kids to be stupid and act in violence , the sooner everyone realises we r all gods children and act in love to one another the better off we will all be
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