The Jena 6.....they're really good boys....

So here is the story you've been told. A group of racist white kids hung a bunch of nooses in a tree outside their school one night. The next day, when students arrived, 6 young black man were outraged, identified the white students that did this horrible deed, and then in a moment of rage, beat one of them within an inch of his life. Then, the racist governement prosecuted them for attempted murder...AS ADULTS...and convicted them. Then, all the black leaders came together, and turn the "spotlight of truth" on the situation...and have gotten this abused boys a new trial.



Well, here's the true story you aren't hearing:

1. A group of racist white kids hung nooses in the trees around the school - FALSE- The schools rodeo club/team, had made new lasoes to be used in a rodeo, and had left them out to dry (lasoes are made wet) over night in their stable area. This fact has been investigated by the school, the local PD, the State Bureau of Investigation, and the Feds...they all came to the same conclusion.


2. The next day students arrived, and were outraged by what they saw - FALSE - Prior to any students arriving, teachers removed the lasoes, no students ever saw them.


3. In a fit of rage, the Jena 6 identified the racists, and over-reacted, beating one nearly to death - FALSE - the beating occured some 6 months after the lasoes were left out...and the boy that was nearly killed was not one of the three students invovled in the incident.


4. The boys were tried as adults because of racial hatred - FALSE - the boys were tried as adults because of the severity of the crime, the fact that they are all 16 or 17...and nearly ALL of them have prior records. One of them has 4 prior CONVICTIONS for robbery and assault. One of them, since released...has BEEN ARRESTED AGAIN for assault.

And, where in this situation is the victim????? He has had to change schools in his senior year becuase of threats made against him.

Under federal law, any crime committed against a victim based souly on race/gender/religion is called a "HATE CRIME"....why aren't these men being tried under that statute?

And even if you believe the original story, that the boys were justified because they were so offended...does that mean that a gang of white men can go out and beat a black fella they believe has committed an offending act? Of course it does!!!!