I'm sorry i really don't see what all the fuss is about.
2007-09-28 02:19:50 · 7 answers · asked by Strats!! 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I do not understand either. A bunch of kids broke the law and the nation has taken it as another opportunity to divide itself.
2007-09-28 02:30:24 · answer #1 · answered by smedrik 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It seems that some black students wanted to sit under the tree where the white students usually sit. Several days later someone hung some nooses from the tree as a warning to the black students - and the white kids got a slap on the wrist.
Days later a fight broke out (6 black students and one white student who had allegedly been in the noose incident) and the black students were charged w/ attempted murder. There's more detail but that's the gist.
My opinion is that the town leaders took a "boys will be boys" attitude to the noose, and then came down hard on the retaliation. I think a 6 on 1 fight is more than a slap on the wrist - but attempted murder is a bit overkill. Had the town admitted that the noose was more than a prank, and punished those boys, this never would have escalated.
2007-09-28 09:27:58 · answer #2 · answered by DaisyCake 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My perception is Jena, Louisiana, may be a "hotbed" of racial tension.
The school obviously has areas where individual ethnic backgrounds "hang out" in specific areas.
It's alleged that one or some from one group used a hangmans noose off a branch of a tree to scare the other group from sitting near the tree. One boy apparently engaged several others in a confrontation stating the tree area belonged to his group.
The following day, six boys assaulted the first boy. A complaint was filed and the six boys committing the assault were arrested.
The district attorney attempted to treat the offense as an attempted murder based upon the injuries received by the first boy.
The outcry was based upon the racial issue and the charges as an adult.
My opinion is this...if the boys are juveniles then they should be handled in juvenile court. However, in most states violent crimes can include juveniles being handled in adult court.
Was the issue racial...maybe so...but the basic issue is that of an assault by six boys against one. Ethnicity should not be considered when charges were filed.
If the offenders were black or white...that's not the issue...the issue is somebody committed an offense!
2007-09-28 09:31:47 · answer #3 · answered by KC V ™ 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree, They commited a crime and they should accept the punishment. At first when one of them was senetced to 10 years, i thought that was a little harsh. These kids aren't Rosa Parks or anything thier just some thug kids.
/hello there
2007-09-28 09:28:48 · answer #4 · answered by hello there... 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Check here (past the green box) to see the FULL story.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/crime/jena6.asp
2007-09-28 10:04:26 · answer #5 · answered by jurydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's about publicity and keeping obsolescent organizations and people in the news.
2007-09-28 10:02:15 · answer #6 · answered by Caninelegion 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
maybe these y/a users could help you understand
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AnYosOp3e07XOOzsRREMVonty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20070926172230AADSzKK&show=7#profile-info-AA11268380
2007-09-28 09:29:43 · answer #7 · answered by darcymc 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋