its because the white kids that hung the noose got a very lenient punishment. and that started racial tension. a couple of other incidents occured that let white people off easy. but when there was an altercation between a white boy and six black guys, the six black guys got charged with attempted murder. the whole delima is that white folks get off easy by the law, but black folks get punished much harder.
king of the world Reviewed by king of the world on . jena 6 Can anyone set me straight on this? I saw were thousands protested the charges layed down on 6 men of color for beating a man not of their race for hanging a rope in a tree and not getting charged with? racial effigy? I mean burning a cross in a yard is wrong, but when did it become ok to become judge, jury, and exicutioner because someone pissed you off? I have to be missing something here. what was in the noose? My dad made a mean hanging rope. We used them to bleed pigs or hang meat? Rating: 5