2007-09-21 07:46:46 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I do not. There is no justification for beating a person within an inch of his life.
2007-09-21 07:54:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
I don't condone or support the gang beating of anyone by the Jena 6. However, there should be equal justice under the law. You know something is wrong when a BLACK student goes to his principal and ask for permission to sit under the " WHITE" tree, that should have a been a wake up call to the principal. When the nooses were hung the following day Sept 1, 2006, the only thing that saved the white students from being charged with a hate crime was the local D.A. refused to label them as adults- white teens who were the same age as the black teens who were labelled as such by the same DA later.
On Dec 1, 2006 a white student from a group broke a glass bottle on the head of a black student and he is charged only with a misdemeanor and sentenced to probation. A glass bottle is a deadly weapon. Dec 2, 2006, a white teen pulled a shotgun on a group of black teens coming out of a convenience store only to have at the end of the day a black teen being charged with stealing because he wrestled the gun away from the white teen and took off with it. White teen is not charged with brandishing the gun in public.
Then the beating took place 2 days later. The nooses were the catalysts, the other incidents just brought the gang beating to the boiling point. I could understand assault and battery, even aggravated assault- but attempted murder is a stretch considering the "victim" went to a ceremony later that same evening.
Now you just had 2 more nimrods, LAST NIGHT, drive through a town near Jena LA with two nooses hanging off the back of their pickup truck, repeatedly passing groups of demonstrators who were waiting for buses back to their home states.
2007-09-21 08:02:31 · answer #2 · answered by thequeenreigns 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I do not view the actions of some as excusable because of the actions of others. I think that individuals are each accountable for their own actions. And I see this incident and many others as indicative of a greater societal problem.
One of the jobs of a mother and/or a father, is to assess the psychological needs of their child. Public education has also stepped into this job (by default). If he is having trouble coping with life, he needs to get help. If he fails to get help, he is headed toward anti-social behavior. This might appear to be psycho-babble, but it is my opinion.
And I deal with it daily, so my proof is my own work. When I cannot get my client to understand what my job is, which is to defend him against his charges, because he cannot see his charges independently of his own miserable existence, we have a problem.
My job as criminal defense attorney becomes social worker, (which should have been done a long time ago) and I am coming from behind the 8-ball trying to help the criminally accused.
2007-09-21 08:02:38 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont think anybody has the whole story on this one. Especially CNN I dont think much of the local rag but they have put out more info than the former. I wouldn't be surprised though if when all is said and done. That ends up being called "What a small town goes thru to have a winning football team"
2007-09-21 07:59:55 · answer #4 · answered by vladoviking 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really tough question.
I believe those kids are in a really bad situation in a terrible oppressive environment and I believe they still deserve 20 years in prison.
I see these people holding signs and wearing shirts that say "free the Jena 6", I don't care about fairness or equal treatment, if you say these kids should go free after trying to kill another kid, racist or not, than you are an enemy to my country.
2007-09-21 07:56:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
They are obviously not being treated fairly by the white population or by the law enforcement or legal system. This is obviously a racist system in Jena. Nobody was beaten to death or even close to death. The white guy went to a party the same evening he was beaten. There is plenty of evidence of this and eye witness accounts. The black kids in this case are being railroaded at every turn. Jena is a place where David Duke got the most votes than in any other city or county in Louisianna. This in itself should tell you something about the place. The black kids that are being railroaded are good students, are not affiliated with any gang and they are also highly respected athletes (football) in the high school they go to. The issue here is racial injustice once again perpetrated by the good ole' white boy system of the south against a black population. Sorry to inform you folks, but that system has not gone away.
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2007-09-21 07:58:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I support the United States of america tradition of equal justice for all, equality and fairness. I think all crimes should be treated equally regardless of the color of the perpetrator. I disagree with communities that give white kids a slap on the wrist when they break bottles over the heads of black students or make blatant racist attacks of intimidation ...while the blacks kid teenager gets 20 years for a fight where no one got seriously hurt when they retaliate.
The issue here is to stop racism ...racism is really what is causing the uproar.
2007-09-21 07:58:06 · answer #7 · answered by ningis n 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don't support what they did, but I also don't support trying 16 year olds as adults. I believe that every child that hits the system can be rehabilitated. I can't understand why you would sentence a child to 15 years in jail. That is all he would know, and most likely would return. So, while I believe they should be convicted and sentenced, I do not believe in trying them as adults.
2007-09-21 07:55:03 · answer #8 · answered by Lisa M 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
I don't support violence of any kind. I also do not support the nooses. This goes back into slavery days, and the white kids who did that are ignorant. However, I don't think it was handled the right way using violence.
2007-09-21 07:53:36 · answer #9 · answered by Ohsassyone 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I don't support thugs. But I don't support racist actions either.
The six deserve the charges they received. Beating another person for putting a noose in a tree is not acceptable.
Color is not an issue for me. A gang beating is a gang beating and by it's nature is attempted murder.
2007-09-21 07:54:35 · answer #10 · answered by Locutus1of1 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Personally I think people on both sides of "this" fence, the noose hangers, and the hanger beaters, are absolute IDIOTS.
I'm so tired of hearing about it already I could give a rats azzzz.
2007-09-21 08:54:35 · answer #11 · answered by scottdman2003 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋