[topher]

Here is a link to the Freerepublic thread on the Baltimore Sun article:

Racial incident at school overwhelms Louisiana town - [Jena, Louisiana]

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

The BBC versions were similar, only suggesting that the six attacked the boy. They weren't clear about the timeline. One stated that the noose-hangers weren't disciplined. One also suggested that the tree spot was for European descended children. And, depending on the reader's own bias, a quote by one of the Jena citizens could be taken as though the BBC author was inferring that there is a lot of racism in Jena.

However, the charges for the six were too high.

[kenmcg]

If it’s true that six teenagers ganged up on one lone teenager to beat him up, one would think an attempted murder charge or a serious assault charge would be filed. In the end though we have two systems of justice in this country...one for the OJ’s & pro athletes and one for the Martha Stewart’s and the Libby’s.

[Machavelli]

Here we go again. The legal system cannot or will not impartially decide on another case involving different races because of fear or self-loathing. Granted, there are racists of both races in this mess, however, our legal system has to do its job or the vacuum will be filled by others. In case you didn’t realize the KKK is alive and well in the south and the thought of those narrow-minded cretins stepping in to do the job is frightening.