tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12355458.post6545442505005701192..comments2023-11-03T04:34:44.489-04:00Comments on Drinking Liberally in New Milford: Thousands Descend on Jena LA Demanding Equal Justice for Black StudentsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12355458.post-2151216571898086752007-09-22T19:26:00.000-04:002007-09-22T19:26:00.000-04:00Thanks for the comment Plez. That is part of the p...Thanks for the comment Plez. That is part of the point of the post. No one in this story is completely innocent, not even the prosecutor, IMHO. Stuff like this wouldn't happen if justice were meted out equally across the board in the first place.<BR/><BR/>Also, I am somewhat pissed at the same things that has guys like Field teeing off on the "Big Boys" of the Blogosphere right now. Many of them are as guilty as the American media on this one.Connecticut Man1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08923884330387123010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12355458.post-79097192686599052252007-09-22T00:37:00.000-04:002007-09-22T00:37:00.000-04:00unfortunately, the whole Jena 6 incident doesn't f...unfortunately, the whole Jena 6 incident doesn't fit comfortably in our 20-second sound bite world. the illogical, systematic discrimination (and yes, racism) that pervades every facet of life in Jena, LA led to the unfortunate "beat down" that resulted in the attempted murder charges. it is difficult to illustrate in a 30-second news bit how a noose hanging from "the white tree" is a terrorist threat and how that threat was basically ignored. in most of synopses of the Jena 6 Situation, it is lost that a group of black students were threatened at gun point by a white man (and when they disarmed him, the threatened students were arrested), it is lost that a black student was severely beaten up at a "white" party just a few days before the white student was set upon by the Jena 6. no white person was arrested and charged with assault.<BR/><BR/>unfortunately, the result of the pushback ended up sending that poor young man to the hospital, even though, we now know that he decided to taunt the wrong group of Black guys (who decided that they would no longer tolerate the racism in their hometown). are they guilty of applying an ass whuppin'? the answer is yes. was it attempted murder? the answer is no.<BR/><BR/>to my way of thinking, the Jena 6 should be in jail with a couple of their town's white citizens... now that's what i would call equal justice!plez...https://www.blogger.com/profile/03637930826560736172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12355458.post-28434549083781252582007-09-20T16:43:00.000-04:002007-09-20T16:43:00.000-04:00Where... Anywhere, in this account do I state that...Where... Anywhere, in this account do I state that they are completely innocent of everything? <B>Don't put words in my mouth.</B><BR/><BR/>If you know as much about the Constitution as you claim... Perhaps you would like to re-read the title? And then begin to demand "EQUAL JUSTICE" under the eyes of the law.Connecticut Man1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08923884330387123010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12355458.post-89234950728206110632007-09-20T16:34:00.000-04:002007-09-20T16:34:00.000-04:00These guys are not innocent even under their suppo...These guys are not innocent even under their supporters' account. They were provoked by words and responded with a six on one beat down. These are not good people and they don't belong on the street. The murder charges have been dropped, so this whole thing is moot.<BR/><BR/>PS It's still legal under the First Amendment to show nooses on a tree. It might mean you can get suspended from school--which the offenders were--but that's it. Maybe you should read the Constitution sometime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com