Jena Six Case

[aideclaire]

I actually heard about this a few weeks ago on the radio on my way home from work; I feel the same way about it now as I did then: "this is a travisty; and shows how much we have yet to "overcome"...dammit man

[SoEnchanting]

Here's a good youtube video of the Jena 6 situation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuoiZnr4jLY

It's so sad. Can someone expain why there is not more publicity and outrage for this case? I have not heard anything about this in the news.

[GoldnBlue2004]

I sent emails to CNN and a few other affiliates about why they are not covering this story.

[Little32]

They have reduced the charges in 2 of the cases to aggravated battery and conspiracy (which is absurd for a highschool fight, in a situation that the administration could have defused with very little effort). I wonder if they are going to go back and restructure the sentence of the first young man tried.

[tld221]

Originally Posted by GoldnBlue2004

I sent emails to CNN and a few other affiliates about why they are not covering this story.

It was on the Situation Room last night... got barely 5 minutes airtime. and THEN when they got to the commentary, only one question was asked, being "Do these guys have a shot against an all-white jury?"

Respondent: "yes, they do, because the trial has been moved to juvenile court."

WTF that's it?

[PrettyBoy]

It's 2007 and nothing has changed. This is the 1st time I've heard this story. I like to try to be as positive as I can about any situation, but let's face it, black folks and white folks are never going to get along. It's unfortunate, but it's true.

[NinjaPoodle]

From the (yahoo) NPHC listserv:

I wanted to pass this link- just in case anyone was interested in going and wanted to find out if a bus was leaving from their area.

http://www.minglecity.com/forum/ for...lay. php?f=159

[GoldnBlue2004]

They have lots of buses leaving from my area.