The recent "Jena-6" protests have sparked the news-entertainment channels to discuss where we have/have not made progress in the prosecution of hate crimes. One such nugget was that there were only 21 crimes prosecuted in 2006 vs. ~86 ten years ago. (sounds like we're doing fine to me.)
That news piece did get me thinking. Who commited the hate crime in the Jena-6 case? Was it the white kids that hung nuces from the tree, or was it the six black kids that ganged up on the white teen?
I'd have to say it was the blacks. Hanging nuce from a tree is racist, but not neccessarily a crime. It DID NOT hurt ANYONE. However, the "Jena-6" did.
So, who committed the hate crime? And, why did Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, & others petition a credible crime?
2007-11-17
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