JENA 6

[AlethiaSi]

I don't mean to add fuel to the fire, but I heard about this website and the investigation into it.... I didn't see that it was mentioned already either...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The FBI is reviewing a white supremacist Web site that purports to list the addresses of five of the six black teenagers accused of beating a white student in Jena and "essentially called for their lynching," an agency spokeswoman said Saturday.
Sheila Thorne, an agent in the FBI's New Orleans office, said authorities were reviewing whether the site breaks any federal laws. She said the FBI had "gathered intelligence on the matter," but declined to further explain how the agency got involved.
CNN first reported Friday about the Web site, which features a swastika, frequent use of racial slurs, a mailing address in Roanoke, Va., and phone numbers purportedly for some of the teens' families "in case anyone wants to deliver justice." That page is dated Thursday.
The Rev. Al Sharpton said in a statement Saturday that some of the families have received "almost around the clock calls of threats and harassment," and called on Gov. Kathleen Blanco to intervene.

the rest of it here: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g...vZWav9zg08hh3Q

and um.. here is the website.... (moderators PLEASE edit as necessary if against TOS or causes too much trouble) i just wanted to let people know.....

[DSTCHAOS]

Fuel to what fire?

Like you said, it is being investigated. No fuel there.

[DaemonSeid]

Alethia...it's pertinent info....some people here need to READ it and see that this is RELEVANT to many who are affected by such a hurtful move....thanks...I was going to post it myself!

[DSTCHAOS]

Of course it is pertinent and relevant.

But there's no fire in this thread and that piece of news is certainly not fuel. That is unnecessarily prefacing and adding a dramatic tone when there is none.

[Tom Earp]

Oh, just a question, and you all are helping how?

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

Oh, just a question, and you all are helping how?

"you all"

if you only realize how you sound when you make a statement like that...it shows how little you are learning to become a part of the solution as opposed to continually be a part of the problem or at best do nothing....if I showed how YOU as a citizen can be a part of the SOLUTION...would YOU be willing to be involved?

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

Oh, just a question, and you all are helping how?

By being active in our communities and in our spare time posting in this Jena thread.

[AlethiaSi]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Of course it is pertinent and relevant.

But there's no fire in this thread and that piece of news is certainly not fuel. That is unnecessarily prefacing and adding a dramatic tone when there is none.

Oops, I'm sorry, I just didn't want people to jump on me if it had been posted or if it did upset anyone. I apologize

I'm glad that everyone DID find it relevant though

[macallan25]

Damn good article.

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/col...ry/284511.html

[Sugar08]

Originally Posted by macallan25

Damn good article.

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/col...ry/284511.html

Thank God for the Uncle Toms of the world.

[LaneSig]

Originally Posted by Sugar08

Thank God for the Uncle Toms of the world.

He doesn't agree with your position. So, that makes him an "Uncle Tom"?

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by LaneSig

He doesn't agree with your position. So, that makes him an "Uncle Tom"?

Yeah.. I agree.

Did you see the one where a communist website sporting a swastika as one of their symbols came out against the Jena 6? I guess the author is probably also a member of the People's Communist Socialist party (or whatever it was).

[DaemonSeid]

Some of his points are valid, some I disagree with...

but the main thing that is prevalent and I have been asking since I first hear it was this passage

Here is another undeniable, statistical fact: The best way for a black (or white) father to ensure that his son doesn’t fall victim to a racist prosecutor is by participating in his son’s life on a daily basis.


My question has been where were the parents on both sides of this as this event played out? For that matter, where were the ADULTS who were responsible for all of these kids and why weren't they doing more that sitting on thier hands and burying thier heads in the sands?

[Sugar08]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Yeah.. I agree.

Did you see the one where a communist website sporting a swastika as one of their symbols came out against the Jena 6? I guess the author is probably also a member of the People's Communist Socialist party (or whatever it was).

Nice logic leap, Kevin.

[Sugar08]

Originally Posted by LaneSig

He doesn't agree with your position. So, that makes him an "Uncle Tom"?

Do you know what my position is? I don't disagree with him. And yet, that op-ed is an example of Tom-ism.