Jena 6

How the hell does this still go on?

http://www.whileseated.org/photo/003244.shtml

This is odd.

80 years for what exactly? I seem to not have quite understood.

Originally posted by Bardock42
This is odd.

80 years for what exactly? I seem to not have quite understood.

"students being charged with attempted murder", that’s what for.

From the stories point of view, it seems like racist bias bullshit, given that it is Louisiana though, I'm not surprised it’s true.

That is ridiculous that sounds like some pants from the 1920's!

What the hell? That's seriously messed up...

I wish I was the all-powerful mediator for everything.

white america

I've never understood racial policies in America and when they try to explain it at school I think thank god I wasn't coloured in America in the 1920's. I REALLY don't understand why the colour of someones skin means ANYTHING?

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Are people scared to discuss this or something? I see topics much, much more facetious and idiotic, when mentioning racism, get more attention.

This is fairly recent news.

Yes I am far to scared to discuss this or just maybe its that I dont care.

Sigh, by scared I mean not willing to acknowledge because "racism does not exist anymore/ the government would not do that" kinda goes out the window.

Geez, cut me some slack on the context ass.

Anyone think they will actually allow these guys to go free?

80 years? In my country maximum sentence is 25 years, then life in prison, with a possibility to get out after 25 if you behave well. I never understood sentencing someone for 100 years or stuff like this- cruel and unreasonable.

Well this country is weird like that though. You can get as much time in prison for killing a person as you can for carrying around over an ounce of cocaine (federal offense).

Shrug

I also do not understand why non-adult people are sentenced to life in prison, while they are not even allowed to drink alcohol or drive...

It's stuff like this that makes me glad there is a "North" and "southern" states. All the trash like that DA tend to hang out in the South 🙂

I'm gonna guess sarcasm but that was still a weird comment

Yes, it was sarcasm.

I guess those Yankees just don't care to help out anymore

Eh. I'm safe here in California, where the Mexicans literally outnumber the White people now. I'm safe as safe can be.