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By: Scholars & Rogues » Jena 6 defendant’s conviction overturned - well, kinda sorta, I mean, you know, maybe it would do the kid some good to stay in jail with an exorbitant bond while the local D.A. tries to ratchet up his remaining charges&

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:43:00 +0000

[...] the proclivities of those involved in the whole Jena mess, one has to wonder of some “good old boy” maneuvering isn’t taking place. [...]

By: Scholars & Rogues » Nooses: they’re not just for Jena anymore….

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 14:45:43 +0000

[...] Are these two incidents related? We have no way of knowing. What we do know is that in all these instances (the original Jena noose hanging from the “whites only” tree, the Alexandria – you know, the “them people over there” incident described above, and the incident at the Coast Guard Academy) young people are involved. And what that says is that some of our kids have gotten the wrong training. [...]

By: Jena 6 defendant’s conviction overturned - well, kinda sorta, I mean, you know, maybe it would do the kid some good to stay in jail with an exorbitant bond while the local D.A. tries to ratchet up his remaining charges… « Scholars and Ro

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:18:53 +0000

[...] the proclivities of those involved in the whole Jena mess, one has to wonder of some “good old boy” maneuvering isn’t taking place. [...]

By: KR

KR — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:55:12 +0000

This entire story almost makes my throat close up with sorrow and outrage for the entire situation. Someone says that you need to find out what exactly has happened in Jena. NOOSES WERE HUNG FROM A TREE!!! I mean what was your point with that comment. Is your point that I don’t know that that happened for a fact? No one is contending that point. I will say that No, that child should not have been beaten, but neither should these children be in jail. It does not teach any of them what they should really be learning. There is no good answer for what should happen to these children.

Think about this: What do you think those boys who did that (and I mean the nooses and the beatings) are going to teach their children? Because if that is not addressed all this will just go on and on. I grew up in Mississippi right around where the civil rights workers were slain. I lived in the Mississippi Delta, where plantations still exist. I have seen the clan marching on the street (as ridiculous as they look in this day and age). Racism is alive. Racism can be defeated, but it takes so much more than what we are doing right now. Do you realize that most people who are racist truly don’t even know it?

By: Chloe' Thompson

Chloe' Thompson — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 06:07:02 +0000

I first hear about the JENA 6 on BET. A entertainer by the name of David Banner, had in the shirt. I agree why isnt thsi on mainstrem television??? Why is every one so worried about brittney spears and her being fat or who’s sleeping with who… It; actually sad The people in the world who do have the power to help probably dont even know about this or the to worried about their next BIG MOVE..SAD TO BE AN AMERICAN RIGHT NOW !

By: Terry

Terry — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:49:39 +0000

For those of you who don’t know the truth about what is really happening in Jena, why don’t you find out before you criticize and compare? It’s time for all the hearsay to stop and for people to only react to the truth.

By: Sterling Bennett

Sterling Bennett — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:07:30 +0000

In another world, US marshals would land in helicopters and take over the Jena court house. Tonight. And arrest anyone who stood in their way in freeing the Jena 6. Unfortunately, the Justice Department has been corrupted, and there will be no enforcement of equal rights.

By: Jelco Cathlon

Jelco Cathlon — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:36:03 +0000

Dixie on the march again,
I wish hurricanes where more discriminatory,
But in the south the wrath of god seems to be directed at poor people, who of course are not overwhelmingly WASP.

By: buzzflash.net

buzzflash.net — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:09:53 +0000

This just in: Jena school administrators not so keen on 1st amendment

By: herstory07

herstory07 — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:06:25 +0000

I’m a history teacher and have taught my students about symbollic speech. In my state, schools have challenged a student’s “right” to wear something that represents something else… flag pins/ribbons, t-shirts with memorial insignias for friends who have died, etc. I have to say, for the most part, the schools will be flexible unless it interrupts the school day. And, in religious schools, where the separate of church and state prevents students from exhibiting their 1st Amendment rights, put the kabosh on anything that imposes on their tenets. I think symbollic speech is an important aspect of our right to free speech, however, at times it seems that it gets out of hand. For the Jena 6, however, I get sick thinking about how the Civil Rights movement has had virtually no impact on certain areas of our country. Long gone are the days when the Attorney General calls out the National Guard to protect black students as they go to a recently integrated school. The entire Jena 6 case is maddening. I hope that there’s enough pressure from the masses that these kids are vindicated, legally and spiritually. Speaking of… how insane is it that schools in this day and age are FINALLY integrating their proms?? I wrote about this last night… eek.

By: Furiou$tylez

Furiou$tylez — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 04:06:44 +0000

4. Jeff – September 4, 2007
Why is this not being reported on the network (CBS, NBC, ABC) nightly news?
This is exactly why day after day people are sick and tired of the mainstream media (regardless if they are liberal, independent, or conservative) who simply are not reporting the news but simply sensationalizing Paris Hilton and some Senator who

By: DomPierre

DomPierre — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:26:39 +0000

I first heard about the Jena 6 and Ward Churchill on Democracy Now!. No where else have I heard a word about either of them. A couple of months ago, I saw the the Confederate States of America. The premise is what the US would look like if the South had won the Civil War. Verrry interesting. It seems that racism and violence is ingrained in American society.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:07:55 +0000

Why is this not being reported on the network (CBS, NBC, ABC) nightly news?
This is exactly why day after day people are sick and tired of the mainstream media (regardless if they are liberal, independent, or conservative) who simply are not reporting the news but simply sensationalizing Paris Hilton and some Senator who ‘tapped’ his feet in the John.
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Besides the ‘net where else is this story being discussed I have not heard it anywhere else.

By: Phil Russell

Phil Russell — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 22:58:19 +0000

Here’s some diversity of thought, or at least some diversity:

http://thenewg.wordpress.com

By: Jim Booth

Jim Booth — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:04:51 +0000

Fellow Scrogue Sam is the fount for all things Ward Churchill:

http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2007/07/25/cu-and-the-churchill-affair-how-did-this-happen-in-the-first-place/

Of course, fellow Scrogue ERocha doesn’t completely agree with Sam:

http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2007/05/14/the-assault-on-critical-thinking-on-university-campuses/

To paraphrase that shining philosopher Terrell Owens, we love us some diversity of thought and opinion….

By: DomPierre

DomPierre — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 20:59:26 +0000

The South has rose again. The Civil War continues.

Any thoughts about Ward Churchill of Colorado?