Friday, September 14, 2007

The Jena Six

Further news on Mychal Bell of the Jena (Louisiana) Six from Ormonde Plater at Through The Dust.

7 comments:

  1. thanks for sharing. I can get kind of overfocused only on local things, like our stupid bridge and our stupid governor and legislature who aren't dealing with funding for repairs even now.

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  2. Diane, had Mychal been a white 16 year old in a fight, he would not have been tried as an adult.

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  3. Grandmère, Thanks be to God that someone in the judicial system finally saw this situation for the pure, unbridled prejudice that it was.

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  4. I know, that's what is so awful about this. punishment not fitting the crime. so I'm glad something good has happened

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  5. I'm quite pleased about the reversal. This ruling will, I hope, send a signal to the prosecutors in the trials of the other boys who are charged.

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  6. Thank goodness for the turn in events, but good Lord... this is one of the worst chapters in our history. Truly tragic.

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  7. Sometimes things go the right way. Thanks be to God.

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