tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128643220897267519.post2290356009405000083..comments2023-10-09T04:48:16.837-04:00Comments on whalertly: The Jena 6, two years laterBargahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13267934390167096150noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128643220897267519.post-66625965652943718572009-01-01T11:37:00.000-05:002009-01-01T11:37:00.000-05:00is it harsh to punish people based on their previo...is it harsh to punish people based on their previous record?<BR/><BR/>CNN is now reporting he tried to kill himselfBargahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13267934390167096150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128643220897267519.post-74525884474622396062008-12-31T19:52:00.000-05:002008-12-31T19:52:00.000-05:00I think the punishment handed out initially was ha...I think the punishment handed out initially was harsher than it should have been in Jena, but I think this was not all related to racism but to the prior record of some of those involved.<BR/><BR/>It became a story because of the race factor, then as quickly as it became a story, it stopped being a story which is what almost always happens. I couldn't help wondering if he violated any terms of probation by having a gun and why he even had one in the first place. It also goes to show you that people that don't know the basics about proper gun handling? Shouldn't have guns.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00606533906583651054noreply@blogger.com