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Jena, Louisiana You’re In the Big Time Now!
Well, well well the city fathers of the tiny Central Louisiana town should be very, very proud of themselves. As hard as they tried to avoid it they have managed to put themselves, their idiot behavior and their bigoted litte town on the world stage. Jena, Louisiana is or will soon be a household name. There are companies and celebrities who pay thousands to obtain the kind of planetary publicity the administrators of the town have achieved for only the cost of a kangaroo trial and a couple of stupidly vicious decisions made by some folks who are steeped in the juices of utter moral bankruptcy.
Even cutting down the “white tree” for fire wood did not dissuade the international media who first gave this story coverage–them ding-danged meddling foreigners from England, China and France again from pursuing this alleged schoolyard incident of no significance. This travesty and exercise in how to keep your blacks under control has been ongoing since the fall of 2006. As time progressed it became more and more difficult to keep the story under wraps.
Thank you Mr. Distict Attorney for making that classic threat directed toward the black students only at the high school assembly. What a stroke of genius to say a sneaker is a lethal weapon. And who is the person who made up the previous assault charges against defendant Mychal Bell so that he is ineligible for bond?? Brilliant, just brilliant. This trumped of false charge is so good the football coach was unaware this star player had broken the law. You’re really good. Football coaches know about every infraction by every single player. You folks are showing the world just how many roads a man must walk down before he can be called a man. The answer is no longer blowin’ in the wind Bob Dylan; its livin’ large in Jena, Louisiana.
We reported on this matter in July of this year. We knew then it would not be until the beginning of the new 2007-2008 school year when this story would pick up momentum in the United States where similar incidents of blatant racism take place everyday all across the country; in the west, in the north, in the mid-west or the deep south there are similar incidents of outrageous discrimination, though none is as spiteful, and ridiculous with such serious consequences for the persons who are the objects of such vitriloic behavior as what has occurred in Jena, Louisiana. It’s a seasonal media thing here in the US. Depending on the time of year and who’s involved, and how much it “…. bleeds it leads” is the philosophy of most news rooms.
Thanks to you, the powers that be in Jena, Louisiana; the school board authorities, the parish sheriff, the local district attorney with the magic pen poised to destroy the lives of black children only, and Mr. Public Defender, aka the whimpy guy at the defense table, you have not only put your town, your region, your state , your governor, your president and our nation in the world spotlight to be ridiculed by nations considered to be lesser in terms of justice and freedom, but you have ignited a fire in a community that has for the last 40 years become apathetic and disinterested.
The black community has become so deeply entrenched in believing its own bad press it has failed to show the world we care about our children, each other and the level of respect we command internationally. Consider the rampant use of the disparaging N-word by blacks and everyone else to describe blacks. (We’ll discuss that topic another time.)
But thanks to you, the leaders, the decision makers, the movers and the shakers of Jena , Louisiana, the national community–people who abhor injustice regardless of their color , religion or ethnic background, has come alive and will be in your town on Thursday, September 20, 2007 to express in protest demonstrations to be heard and seen around the world that people, especially black people of African descent are demanding the respect they deserve.
Thank you. You’re an inspiration!
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