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The Jena Six Case, Part One Is this Prosecutor a Graduate of the Mike Nifong D.A. School? »

Posted by: 2sidestoeverything 11 months, 2 weeks ago

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Well, part of me wants to write about the Jena Six, and part of me doesn't. There are good reasons for both writing and not writing. So this week, I'll tell BlackAmericaWeb.com readers why the Jena Six warrant our attention. And next week, I'll tell you why I was so leery.

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    2sidestoeverything11 months, 2 weeks ago

    Why isn't this getting the attention that the Duke case got?

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      AbuAmirah11 months, 2 weeks ago

      Because it doesn't involve upper middle class white kids from the burbs

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      AbuAmirah11 months, 2 weeks ago

      Okay, someone please explain to me why they think there is no racial bias in the criminal justice system after they look at this case

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        bill293611 months, 2 weeks ago

        --Reason numero uno for writing about the Jena Six is Reed Walters, the district attorney for LaSalle Parish, La., and the man most responsible for six black male teens being charged with attempted murder for what amounted to a schoolyard smack down.--

        I wonder if the author of the article would have wrote it like this if the attackers were white and the victim were black?

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          2sidestoeverything11 months, 2 weeks ago

          (According to news reports, whites who attacked a black student with beer bottles were charged with simple assault.).

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