I dont think that this is right want to post this up due to what is going on right now in Jena, Louisianna, AND I AM A TRUTH FIGHTER and if you think that this is wrong you should be a TRUTH FIGHTER and be with this CIVAL MOVEMENT 100%
2007-09-20 07:25:27 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
16, 17 and 18 year olds are NOT CHILDREN. They knew better, they knew right from wrong. Even one on one it would have been just a fight at school, but to have SIX kids beat one other kid that badly, that is criminal. They do belong in prison, just like 6 white kids ganging up on any other kid would belong in jail.
In my opinion any person who is racist, white or black, is an idiot and every one of them only makes situations like this worse. Everyone just needs to get over it already. It's not a black/white thing, it is a STUPID thing!
2007-09-20 07:40:32 · answer #1 · answered by Kelly C 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
So it's ok to beat the other boy up? I don't think they should get such a harsh sentence, but they should be punished. 6 on 1 is unfair odds, and it shouldn't be ignored. If the tables were turned and it had been 6 white guys against 1 black and everyone who supported the 6 were supposed to wear white, I wouldn't wear white to support them either. I don't support that kind of violence. It should have been handled by the school. The guys who hung the nooses should have also been handled by the school. All this for a tree.
Since this has escalated into a courtroom, they should get jail time. What they did is a crime and they should pay for their crimes. Especially since the one already had a record. Sorry, I can't support what you're saying.
2007-09-20 07:39:40 · answer #2 · answered by .. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Figure out what the penalty would be if the kid that was beaten had been black and the 6 were white. Act accordingly, including hate crime, lawsuits, and everything else that would be involved. If it were that way, the parents of the 6 would be sued, along with the school, the superintend ant, the principal and the state. And you know it. Al and Jessie would see to it. Either make things equitable or just shut up.
2007-09-20 07:44:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
So I guess it okay to beat someone up because of their race and behavior??? esp if you have numbers on your side. Sounds somewhat hypocritical to me. Civil Rights are Civil rights for all even the ignorant ones. So as a truth fighter...do you fight for the truth or against it? And whose version of the truth?
The kids should not be up on attempted murder charges. Maybe except since they had 6 beating up on 3.....and when did they stop? Excuse the bad pun..But it isnt always as black and white as the media in particular portrays things.
You have to look at both sides, What about the civil rights of the guys (yes ignorant morons) who where being beaten up? And who decides whose civil rights are more important?
2007-09-20 07:39:27 · answer #4 · answered by Bob D 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
rolls reversed would the uproar be the same? in my view they should not be threatened with life for attempted murder but they should be charged with something and do some type of community service. if they had caught whomever putting up nooses it may have been different but they were not being threatened at the time of the attack on the one kid. all of them should have to go through counseling. AND MAKE SURE IT IS THE TRUTH AND NOT JUST A BILINDED VERSION BASED ON COLOR.
2007-09-20 08:14:48 · answer #5 · answered by BRYAN H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
look.. the white boy screwed up by putting those nooses in a tree... and he earned a butt kicking... but if you think he earned 6 guys ganging up on him and beating him till he was unconscious then you are a sick individual. Those 6 boys EARNED a trip to court by ganging up on him like that.... now I'm all for sending this to the Supreme Court to make sure they weren't rail roaded because they are black.. and in all honesty they probably were and the Supreme Court will rectify the situation.... I have absolutely no problem with that... that is what the system is for... but you are a part of the problem making statements like this.
2007-09-20 07:36:11 · answer #6 · answered by pip 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Assaulting an innocent person because of another racially motivated incident isn't a school fight its a felony. 20 - 80 yrs does sound like a lot but 6 guys beating up one does deserve some punishment.
2007-09-20 07:35:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have three children with disabilities. There is no way I would allow an institution to torture my babies. There are other methods. The school and the parents are the truly handicapped in this case. Between the teachers and the parents, children with disabilities can be helped and taught to act appropriately.
2016-05-19 03:42:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not okay for children to get into school fights due to racism or for any other reason.
It is probably excessive to sentence teenagers to 20 to 80 years in prison unless they have killed someone.
2007-09-20 07:41:20 · answer #9 · answered by raichasays 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends-
Do the perpetrators already have criminal records?
Children that have already( especially multiple times) been convicted of violent crimes don't really have a lot to offer civilized society.- Like Mr. Bell- that's why his bond is
$90,000.00
I don't want them living next door to me- do you?
Did they attempt to inflict serious bodily injury?
Assault is a crime its is punishable with jail time- don't do the crime if you can't do the time.
People that are not taught that there are consequences for their actions- grow up to do stuff like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwoKQq3oHko
I like to share the truth too.
2007-09-20 07:37:06 · answer #10 · answered by tnfarmgirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋