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Originally posted by enigma_AKA
Nope. Nope. Nope.
But a child in a reform camp isn't supposed to DIE; he's supposed to be reformed. In the instance of a prison mate's death, those are usually at the hands of other inmates, not the guards. You're absolutely correct; they aren't supposed to be fun in any measure. I'd bet that some camps aren't equipped enough to effectively reform some children who are placed there. But when children go in, they expect to be released to regular society, with or without some stipulations and some lessons learned. Not to go to camp to get better and die--that's not why they were sent. This boy had no chance of proving that he could be a better private citizen.
And even then, if it were a prison inmate (which it wasn't) the adminstration would have all of the asses of the guilty guards. If they didn't (or managed to cover it very nicely), Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson (as unfortunate as it is) would be there, protesting with the other groups aforementioned--haha.
The FAMU students said 'enough is enough' and chose to protest about THIS situation. What difference does it matter if they hadn't in the past? How often do you hear of camp kids getting beaten (even halfway) to death in this manner? The protestors brought the 'crew' in for obvious reasons. The more headlines an issue garners, the more attention (legislative, governmental, etc) is called to addressing/handling it.
enigma_AKA
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I mean aside from it not being fun to go to boot camp, do you realize what separates it from group therapy at the local ymca? I mean those guards are big and/or scary for a reason. So either you're subjected to a lot of physical labor or some type of violence to break you down and build you up again.
So do I believe that kids get beaten all the time in boot camps? Yes. Do I think it's on tape? No.
Every once in a while a soldier dies in a military boot camp also. It's sad and upsets people, but it doesn't draw on racial lines.
And I don't think anyone would be in trouble if an inmate killed another inmate. And they rape each other all the time. That's every guy's worst nightmare (well 90% of guys if the statistics are correct).
I wouldn't say it's a race issue if those protestors hadn't invited the two reverands, but they did. And that's sad to the kid who died and also to those who really do suffer because of a racial incident in the future and won't be taken as seriously.
-Rudey