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Old Aug 9th 2007, 4:05 pm
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Exclamation Resident in the USA? Help these schoolkids.

Please consider petitioning the Governor of Louisiana to intervene in this case.
http://jenasix.org/

Long story short: A school yard fight in a Louisiana high school has resulted in six kids under 18 facing 22+ years in jail on charges of aggravated battery/attempted murder. No prizes for guessing that the defendants are all poor black kids.

In case I oversimplified - the catalyst for months of racial tension was a dispute over who could sit under a nice shady tree in the school yard. White kids had made it "their" spot, a black kid asked the principal if anyone could sit there and was told to go ahead so he did, next day three nooses were dangling from the tree. Over months, the tensions erupted into sporadic violence. The case is an international cause celebre and was reported on the BBC in May. Since then, one 17 year old was convicted (all-white jury, judge and public-appointed defender did nothing to defend).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programme...ld/6685441.stm

Another easy-peasy way to add your voice is to click on this website:
http://www.colorofchange.org/jena/?id=2039-225260
and just sign the petition.

I have no connection to anyone involved in this case - I'm a white Brit living in London UK with no political affiliations - but I'm outraged that such a travesty can happen and decided that I would speak out. Thanks for bearing with me.
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Originally Posted by newshoney
Please consider petitioning the Governor of Louisiana to intervene in this case.
...............I have no connection to anyone involved in this case - I'm a white Brit living in London UK with no political affiliations - but I'm outraged that such a travesty can happen and decided that I would speak out. Thanks for bearing with me.
Racial issues in the South just aren't that clear cut. Although, nooses hanging from a tree is a tad extreme, you see a lot of racism here and when its openly displayed, its usually directed against the whites by the blacks. The reason you see less blatant white racism is because PC "standards" crucify them.

Not to say all are the same, but there is a clear majority "culture" among blacks which resents anything white.

.........and frankly white trash yee-haws and that majority deserve each other's company.

Not racism.........observation.
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Yes, there is racism, i.e. the OJ Simpson jury.
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Old Aug 9th 2007, 5:37 pm
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Originally Posted by newshoney
Please consider petitioning the Governor of Louisiana to intervene in this case.
http://jenasix.org/

Long story short: A school yard fight in a Louisiana high school has resulted in six kids under 18 facing 22+ years in jail on charges of aggravated battery/attempted murder. No prizes for guessing that the defendants are all poor black kids.

In case I oversimplified - the catalyst for months of racial tension was a dispute over who could sit under a nice shady tree in the school yard. White kids had made it "their" spot, a black kid asked the principal if anyone could sit there and was told to go ahead so he did, next day three nooses were dangling from the tree. Over months, the tensions erupted into sporadic violence. The case is an international cause celebre and was reported on the BBC in May. Since then, one 17 year old was convicted (all-white jury, judge and public-appointed defender did nothing to defend).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programme...ld/6685441.stm

Another easy-peasy way to add your voice is to click on this website:
http://www.colorofchange.org/jena/?id=2039-225260
and just sign the petition.

I have no connection to anyone involved in this case - I'm a white Brit living in London UK with no political affiliations - but I'm outraged that such a travesty can happen and decided that I would speak out. Thanks for bearing with me.
http://www.pww.org/article/view/1591/1/99/ look to your own country and be just as outraged
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Old Aug 9th 2007, 5:43 pm
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Originally Posted by southern comfort
http://www.pww.org/article/view/1591/1/99/ look to your own country and be just as outraged
now why did you post that
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Old Aug 9th 2007, 5:53 pm
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Originally Posted by TruBrit
now why did you post that
same reason the op did I guess ... racism exists everywhere ( he lives in London according to his profile ) yet he is outraged over something that happened in the US
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Old Aug 9th 2007, 5:58 pm
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Originally Posted by southern comfort
http://www.pww.org/article/view/1591/1/99/ look to your own country and be just as outraged
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Old Aug 9th 2007, 6:00 pm
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Originally Posted by southern comfort
same reason the op did I guess ... racism exists everywhere ( he lives in London according to his profile ) yet he is outraged over something that happened in the US

wot, a bit like tit for tat eh

i don't think that was the OP's intention for one minute!
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Originally Posted by southern comfort
http://www.pww.org/article/view/1591/1/99/ look to your own country and be just as outraged
I'd like to know where the writer got the figures. Just out of interest. I know that non whites suffer more at the hands of british courts than their white counterparts - but infant mortality rate 100 pecent higher than that of white children? I just dont see it personally. I may well be completely wrong of course but non whites have the same access to the heath service as whites, the same access to the same social benefits as whites. So why should the infant mortality rate be 100% higher? COuld this be a load of old commie bullshit?
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Originally Posted by TruBrit
wot, a bit like tit for tat eh

i don't think that was the OP's intention for one minute!
of course not thats why he also posted same thing in TIO forum
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Old Aug 9th 2007, 7:13 pm
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Originally Posted by Silly Sod
I'd like to know where the writer got the figures. Just out of interest. I know that non whites suffer more at the hands of british courts than their white counterparts - but infant mortality rate 100 pecent higher than that of white children? I just dont see it personally. I may well be completely wrong of course but non whites have the same access to the heath service as whites, the same access to the same social benefits as whites. So why should the infant mortality rate be 100% higher? COuld this be a load of old commie bullshit?
My point was racism exists in the UK also. get outraged wuth your own country....but I think he is just a stirrer
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Old Aug 9th 2007, 7:41 pm
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Originally Posted by Silly Sod
I'd like to know where the writer got the figures. Just out of interest. I know that non whites suffer more at the hands of british courts than their white counterparts - but infant mortality rate 100 pecent higher than that of white children? I just dont see it personally. I may well be completely wrong of course but non whites have the same access to the heath service as whites, the same access to the same social benefits as whites. So why should the infant mortality rate be 100% higher? COuld this be a load of old commie bullshit?
Its 5 years old and written by a communist party member
i.e. for political gain ..
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Originally Posted by southern comfort
but I think he is just a stirrer
and it takes one to know one
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Old Aug 9th 2007, 7:57 pm
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Originally Posted by TruBrit
and it takes one to know one
lets just agree to dislike each other ok you always jump in at anything I say ... have a nice day
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Originally Posted by Ray
Its 5 years old and written by a communist party member
i.e. for political gain ..
OK......sorry my mistake ...no racism in the uk its perfect
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