From what i read they did worse they jumped somebody and they hung nooses from the tree. thats a hate crime but no they got a three day supension not 15years to life dosen't seem fair and if somebody hadn't spoke up he would be in there rotting away . and if the black boys had wrote kill the whities they all would be under the prison
2007-09-28 07:25:17 · 11 answers · asked by Cleopatra 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
That's got nothing to do with Jena 6 which is about 6 on 1 fight.
The black boy should have pressed charges, did he???
2007-09-30 17:55:51 · answer #1 · answered by DeathsToy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because a symbol, no matter how offensive some might find it, is in a whole different than beating someone to the point they are unconscious and then some. given this severe of a beating, it could, without much imagination, have lead to permanent brain injury or even death. it comes back to the old saying "sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never harm me".
Please note that I am NOT saying that I agree with the charges the prosecutor has filled against the Jena 6 ... this is just another (of many) where the charges are so overblown that they would be comical if this was not so serious. The prosecutor in this case needs to removed from his position.
there is a distinction both from a common sense point and from a legal perspective between children and adults for a reason ... kids are immature and they do immature things, especially threats. as long as the threats are not likely to be followed by actions, as inapproriate as they might be, they are just a sign of immaturity and not criminal nature.
I am just answering your question about the severity of the actions of the two groups. To be honest, I also do not see a direct connection between the two events ... racial tensions might be high but this is hardly a case of one event led to the other ... even indirectly.
2007-09-28 07:46:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was no "jumping" of anyone by white boys. There was an altercation at a party that a group of black kids tryed to crash, and there was another altercation at a convenience store involving several black kids and one white kid with a shotgun. Hanging a noose from a tree is only a civil offense that the feds would have to get involved with.
As opposed to the act of 6 black kids ganging up on one white kid, brutally beating and kicking him into unconsciousness, giving him a concussion and severe facial contusions.
2007-09-28 07:35:38 · answer #3 · answered by thegubmint 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hanging a noose is distasteful but not a crime, assault is.
By the way the assault came almost a full month after the noose incident. The white kids only hung nooses there was no assault. they did not lay a finger on another person. They were punished for their action within the school board. Since they did not break a law they did not get charge criminally.
2007-09-28 07:35:36 · answer #4 · answered by smedrik 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the white kid was "almost beaten to death", why did he go to a school function that night? If he was that close to dying, wouldn't he have at least been kept over night at the hospital? (maybe he didn't have insurance??)
Supposedly the boys who hung the nooses didn't break a law, according to the prosecutor. It IS Alabama we are talking about, right? No laws on the books for hanging nooses from a tree in Alabama.
there is no reason why that boy should have been kept that long in jail.
2007-09-28 07:40:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I know in my heart that the offenders need to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
But your terms of white boys and black boys is innapropriate. Anger is no reason to display ignorance. Isn't that what started the whole problem in the first place?
Your question had great timing, DR. Phil is gonna do a show on it today. My are has it on CBS at 3. I hope you get to watch!
2007-09-28 07:34:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They didnt jump anyone, they hung nooses from the tree. THey didnt almost KILL someone, THAT is why they didnt get prosecuted. Yeah they should have been charged with a hate crime but what they did was not as bad as the other kids.
2007-09-28 07:29:31 · answer #7 · answered by Sherie D 4 · 6⤊ 1⤋
"white boys"?
nice post racist.
And the jena six should have been tried and deserve to be in jail.
Bety your *** if the jena 6 were white and they kicked a black kid in the head while he was out cold they would all be charged with hate crimes.
2007-09-28 07:29:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
they should have been and if he was so terribly injured why did he attend a dance almost 2 hours laters and isnt that your race white or you rather she said caucasian. i think every1 who posted something negative is racist
2007-09-28 07:40:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh yes, saying something is so much worse than beating the **** out of someone....totally
Down with whitey!
2007-09-28 07:28:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋