September 14th, 2007
Jena 6 Convictions Has Been Over Turned
A state appeals court on Friday threw out the only remaining conviction against one of the black teenagers accused in the beating of a white schoolmate in the racially tense north Louisiana town of Jena.
Mychal Bell, 17, should not have been tried as an adult, the state 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal said in tossing his conviction on aggravated battery, for which he was to have been sentenced Thursday. His conspiracy conviction in the December beating of student Justin Barker was already thrown out by another court.
If the media didn’t get a hold of this story they would be doing years in jail.
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September 14th, 2007 at 2:39 pm
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September 14th, 2007 at 2:42 pm
You see what happens when we BLACK people stick together. We can litterally move mountains. Praise GOD I LOVE every single BLACK person on earth. This does shows how incredibly POWERFUL we are. If we could just come together more, MY GOD!!! we would seriously be running things around the WORLD.
September 14th, 2007 at 2:42 pm
Thats so true about the last part: If the media didn’t get a hold of this story they would be doing years in jail…
I wish them all the best man word.
September 14th, 2007 at 2:52 pm
Thank God!
September 14th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
CO SIGN LYNN1!
September 14th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
I’m so happy to see they got off but this is just one case that caught the attention of the media & the people. too bad this type of sh*t is happening all to often to blacks that don’t have the financial resources to defend themselves or the media to help them out. I hope someone comes up with a way for our people to stop being overcharged on minor crimes & a system to get all the wrongly convicted cases looked at ….
I’ll take this one win for now but we still can’t just sit back & relax though……..
September 14th, 2007 at 3:18 pm
I’ll take this one win for now but we still can’t just sit back & relax though……..
September 14th, 2007 at 3:23 pm
YES!!!!!!! OMG I’M SOOO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT!!!!!!! that is wonderful
i really hope they can move on and do wonders
September 14th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
Glad to hear that see, Agree if the media never got told of it they would be doing some serious jail time.
September 14th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
The media got a hold of it… I barely saw any mention of the issue on t.v.
But I’m glad they’re convictions were over turned and I hope they don’t have any blemishes on they’re records remaining.
September 14th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
im happy for them they shouldnt have had 2 go through that in the first place its a shame black people still get treated like their ancestors were treated when they were enslaved if it were reversed there wouldnt have been a trial not even a slap on the hand for the white boys
September 14th, 2007 at 4:47 pm
by the way people quick to get on here when its news about a celebrity or some video hoe but not when its some real news/issues to be discussed thats whats wrong with the black community now real talk
September 14th, 2007 at 4:59 pm
glad its overturned…if they got convicted…it would of caused mass hysteria everywhere
September 14th, 2007 at 7:11 pm
thank god
September 15th, 2007 at 12:24 am
THATS REAL COO THEY OVERTURNED THAT SHIT MAN THANKS FOR DA NEWS REAL TALK NY…
September 15th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
The hand of God was definatly with our brothers and sisters down there in Jena. However, lets not forget that its only been a few years scince this country has ended this kind of treatment by law. Those same people that made laws to oppress us are still living. They have children who take on their belifes and still have a stronghold in powerful places….But on that note lets come together get rid of that DA that started all this..
September 16th, 2007 at 12:12 am
Real motherfuckin talk, if it weren’t for websites, blogs and the rest of the online movement, the mainstream media wouldn’t have picked up on it.
And this also proves that we do have a voice and its being heard.
September 17th, 2007 at 5:08 am
^^^^^^^^^^real talk. this is a beautiful thing!!!
September 17th, 2007 at 6:40 am
This is a beautiful thing but let’s remember that this only affects 1 of the 6; there are still 5 other young men that need the same online and eventual media attention. We’re not done yet!
July 23rd, 2009 at 2:50 pm
whats disgusting is yall dont even realize those kids dont give a shit about their heritage and their culture. They just found an excuse to whoops that kids ass. IT WASNT EVEN THE RIGHT KID!!!!
July 23rd, 2009 at 2:57 pm
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1024/p09s01-coop.html?page=1
The real story of Jena and the Jena 6 is quite different from what the national media presented. It’s time to set the record straight.
Myth 1: The Whites-Only Tree. There has never been a “whites-only” tree at Jena High School. Students of all races sat underneath this tree. When a student asked during an assembly at the start of school last year if anyone could sit under the tree, it evoked laughter from everyone present – blacks and whites. As reported by students in the assembly, the question was asked to make a joke and to drag out the assembly and avoid class.
Myth 2: Nooses a Signal to Black Students. An investigation by school officials, police, and an FBI agent revealed the true motivation behind the placing of two nooses in the tree the day after the assembly. According to the expulsion committee, the crudely constructed nooses were not aimed at black students. Instead, they were understood to be a prank by three white students aimed at their fellow white friends, members of the school rodeo team. (The students apparently got the idea from watching episodes of “Lonesome Dove.”) The committee further concluded that the three young teens had no knowledge that nooses symbolize the terrible legacy of the lynchings of countless blacks in American history. When informed of this history by school officials, they became visibly remorseful because they had many black friends. Another myth concerns their punishment, which was not a three-day suspension, but rather nine days at an alternative facility followed by two weeks of in-school suspension, Saturday detentions, attendance at Discipline Court, and evaluation by licensed mental-health professionals. The students who hung the nooses have not publicly come forward to give their version of events.
Myth 4: DA’s Threat to Black Students. When District Attorney Reed Walters spoke to Jena High students at an assembly in September, he did not tell black students that he could make their life miserable with “the stroke of a pen.” Instead, according to Walters, “two or three girls, white girls, were chit-chatting on their cellphones or playing with their cellphones right in the middle of my dissertation. I got a little irritated at them and said, ‘Pay attention to me. I am right now having to deal with an aggravated rape case where I’ve got to decide whether the death penalty applies or not.’ I said, ‘Look, I can be your best friend or your worst enemy. With the stroke of a pen I can make your life miserable so I want you to call me before you do something stupid.’”
Mr. Walters had been called to the assembly by police, who had been at the school earlier that day dealing with some students who were causing disturbances. Teachers and students have confirmed Walters’s version of events.
Myth 6: The “Gotta-Go” Grocery Incident. On Dec. 2, 2006, Bailey and two other black Jena High students were involved in an altercation at this local convenience store, stemming from the incident that occurred the night before. The three were accused by police of jumping a white man as he entered the store and stealing a shotgun from him. The two parties gave conflicting statements to police. However, two unrelated eye witnesses of the event gave statements that corresponded with that of the white male.
Myth 7: The Schoolyard Fight. The event on Dec. 4, 2006 was consistently labeled a “schoolyard fight.” But witnesses described something much more horrific. Several black students, including those now known as the Jena 6, barricaded an exit to the school’s gym as they lay in wait for Justin Barker to exit. (It remains unclear why Mr. Barker was specifically targeted.)
When Barker tried to leave through another exit, court testimony indicates, he was hit from behind by Mychal Bell. Multiple witnesses confirmed that Barker was immediately knocked unconscious and lay on the floor defenseless as several other black students joined together to kick and stomp him, with most of the blows striking his head. Police speculate that the motivation for the attack was related to the racially charged fights that had occurred during the previous weekend.
Myth 8: The Attack Is Linked to the Nooses. Nowhere in any of the evidence, including statements by witnesses and defendants, is there any reference to the noose incident that occurred three months prior. This was confirmed by the United States attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, Donald Washington, on numerous occasions.
July 23rd, 2009 at 2:59 pm
7 AND 8 ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT READ 7 AND 8 IF YOU DONT FEEL LIKE READING THE REST 7+8,7+8,7+8,7+8,7+8,7+8,7+8,7+8,7+8,7+8,7+8,7+8,7+8,7+8,
July 23rd, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Myth 7: The Schoolyard Fight. The event on Dec. 4, 2006 was consistently labeled a “schoolyard fight.” But witnesses described something much more horrific. Several black students, including those now known as the Jena 6, barricaded an exit to the school’s gym as they lay in wait for Justin Barker to exit. (It remains unclear why Mr. Barker was specifically targeted.)
When Barker tried to leave through another exit, court testimony indicates, he was hit from behind by Mychal Bell. Multiple witnesses confirmed that Barker was immediately knocked unconscious and lay on the floor defenseless as several other black students joined together to kick and stomp him, with most of the blows striking his head. Police speculate that the motivation for the attack was related to the racially charged fights that had occurred during the previous weekend.
Myth 8: The Attack Is Linked to the Nooses. Nowhere in any of the evidence, including statements by witnesses and defendants, is there any reference to the noose incident that occurred three months prior. This was confirmed by the United States attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, Donald Washington, on numerous occasions.
Myth 10: Jena 6 as Model Youth. While some members were simply caught up in the moment, others had criminal records. Bell had at least FOUR PRIOR VIOLENT-CRIME arrests before the December attack, and was on probation during most of this year.
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He didnt give a shit about his race. He did it because he has problems.
FOUR VIOLENT CRIME ARRESTS THIS KID WASNT SOME FUCKING CRUSADER HE IS A FUCKING VIOLENT ASS BITCH WHO FOUND A REASON TO KICK SOME KIDS ASS AND GET AWAY WITH IT. SHAME ON ALL OF YOU HELPING TO LET THIS KID OFF. ITS FUCKING DISGUSTING. IT HAD SHIT TO DO WITH RACE. LOOK INTO A FUCKING STORY BEFORE YOU GO CRYING WOLF.