I had no idea what the Jena 6 was when somebody invited me to join the facebook group, but now that I've read about it, let's do something. The petitions we signed for the BP thing worked marvelously. So let's not slack off for this. The case of the Jena 6 is straight up racism. I hate racism. I would love for all kinds of violence to be delivered upon those who would harm others simply for the color of their skin. Yet, as we know, violence only breeds continued ignorance.
If you don't know: currently, in Jena, Louisiana, six black individuals are being held with attempted murder for beating up a white kid. This was a response to the white kid's racists taunts following a DA-busted protest led by the black students. The students' protest was itself a reaction to two nooses that had been hung from the limb of a tree after a single black student had sat under it the day before. So, click on the link below, sign the petition, and let others know about the state-led injustice in Louisiana.
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