Kevin-
Just curious but why did you start this debate in a thread that was intended to be a roll call? Why not one of the many other threads? I honestly wanted to know if people were attending rallies, wearing black, etc., and you had to post inflammatory comments. And as a moderator and longtime member, I just thought you would have used better judgment.

His grandmother is speaking now....

he usually doesn't.......

Yeah I do. I'm just showing that kids find these high school traditions to be important. So long as the kid could walk, he probably would have attended. The fact is he left early due to the pain... just like my prom night ended due to a %^@*ing stomach bug.

It really doesn't "directly affect" me at all other than it being the current media cause célèbre. I do find it severely blown out of proportion a little annoying. I do find that the coverage has been painfully one-sided to be yet another example of junk journalism.

You're not directly affected either as best I can tell.

It was in the N&P forum. My original post was wondering why anyone would be defending these guys for their obviously criminal and violent actions. I followed the link from the GL forum to here. I didn't see the other thread to be perfectly honest.

And how are my comments really inflammatory? I merely disagree with those who seem to believe that these kids were justified in their violent and criminal behavior.

If you think the mere fact that I disagree with you is "inflammatory," that's on you.

ETA: This thread would have probably better served its purpose had it been posted in the "Events" forum where it really belonged in the first place.

I don't think the fact that you disagree with me is inflammatory, Kevin. I rarely, if ever, agree with you but I fully support your right to say what you think. Do not try to turn this on me.
That being said, most people recognize that there is usually an appropriate time and place to express their views, and I was wondering why in the world you thought a roll call thread was the appropriate place to start a debate. Instead of answering my question, you tried to flip things back onto me. I do not wish to take this thread further off track so I'm done, but you can feel free to PM me.

Although I can't speak for Kevin, when I posted in this thread, I saw only one other thread covering this topic. And that thread seemed to be more of a blow-by-blow or news-announcement thread than one where opinions might be shared. I chose to post in this one because I felt like it was the best place to do that (share opinions).

Maybe if the title of the thread were Jena 6 roll-call, I'd have chosen not to post at all. But, since the title is just Jena 6, I didn't see the harm in posting. Looks like I was wrong.

It is telling that folks are splitting hairs over a thread title and placement of said thread.


Oh wait, I forgot, this is GC. :rolleyes: Nevermind. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:



Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
~Martin Luther King Jr.

"It breaks our heart to see him handcuffed and in leg shackles," Sharpton said. "But his spirit is high. He has said that he is very encouraged to know that thousands are coming to this town to stand up for him and his five friends."

Give the kid a medal...

i'm wearing black


that's pretty much just a coincidence, i stay more in the loop

uh....

my society is broken

that is all i can say, although

one of the black kids was beat down, and then later one of the white ones was

i think justice has been served already

I highly doubt anyone would be objecting if your post was something along the lines of:

"FREE THE JENA 6!"

I disagree that these punks deserve a rally. This seemed like a good place to voice that opinion. There are maybe 5 posts that have anything to do with a roll call. The next 2 1/2 pages are discussions pertaining to the appropriateness of the event.

I still fail to see how any of that is "inflammatory." Oh well.

Gee Kevin, for someone who is always spouting that mods should be held to a higher standard, you're being awfully snotty, condescending and disrespectful of other people's opinions and expressions.

Injustice in the real world is okay, but snarkiness on an internet message board is just intolerable!!!

Weren't some of these people on the other side the last time a crazy DA railroaded some students?

No. I just disagree. If you take that as being "disrespectful" or whatever, fine.

Hadn't thought about that one. I wonder what a search would churn up?