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I don’t typically jump on bandwagons.  The problem is that there are too many scams, frauds, hoaxes and selfish causes.   And when you get into racial issues, the liberal race bait so much that it is easy to be skeptical.

But sometimes there are issues that are clearly unjust and deserve some attention.   This one is shaping up to be one of those.

The basic issue is a small town in Louisiana where “stealth racism” seems to be the rule.  I would have, in my normal cynicism, expected this to be a Sharpton style ruse, but the more I read the more concerned I get.

At the center are 6 boys, all black, who were charged with attempted 2nd degree murder.  One has gone to trial and was convicted, but his charge was reduced to aggravated battery.  He faces 22 years in jail.

What makes this shaky is that his charge requires a deadly weapon.  His weapon:  Tennis Shoes.  He was also convicted by an all white jury, and his public defender called no witnesses in his defense.

At the least this seems like a miscarriage of justice, and the economic status of the kid might have been the biggest factor, except there is a history racism in the town and a series of racially charged incidents.

See this blog for a great round up of info.

http://www.pursuingholiness.com/2007/06/26/jena-6-update/

http://pursuingholiness.com/category/jena-6/

I also will post an article from the Seattle PI that I read today  that makes a compelling case.

I don’t see eye to eye with the PI, it’s liberal bias is well known, but I have to say that if this article is accurate, this stinks. 

No one can seriously argue that racism in America is dead.  We all know that it exists.  What has changed is that most Americans find it unacceptable and want it exposed and defeated.

I think the allegations made in this story more then justify intervention and investigation.