Comments on: Jena 6: Jury Selection in Mychale Bell Trial UPDATED

By: James Black

James Black — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:06:56 +0000

There you go “YOUR BLACK WORLD” that says it all. Racism, how can you complain about racism?

By: Dr. Boyce Watkins

Dr. Boyce Watkins — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:38:18 +0000

I am working to continue to keep this case in the national media. I just talked with my contacts at CNN and FOX News, and we are going to attack it again. I argue that the District Attorney in this case should be investigated for possible disbarment after abusing his power with threats made during the case. A statement like “I can ruin your lives with the stroke of a pen”, have no place on the lips of any prosecutor. My father is a high ranking police official and the women I love is a prosecutor with the DA’s office. Both were shocked to hear that he’d made such a threat.

He should be investigated. Also, the bigger picture is that the justice system in Louisiana should be investigated for racial disparities in sentencing and imprisonment. This case is only the tip of the iceberg, and we must see the bigger picture. We have a petition at YourBlackWorld.com to this effect, and we are using every resource we have to bring as much light to this issue as we possibly can.

Sincerely,
Boyce Watkins
Syracuse University

By: Willie Rainer

Willie Rainer — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 02:03:41 +0000

I feel that this case should be investigated by the Justice Dept. And until the investigation is completed, DA Reed Walters should be suspended from his job.

By: Sherri Dadzie

Sherri Dadzie — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 02:27:11 +0000

I’m very angry and disturbed about this case, this is injustice if I ever seen it. What the hell this is 2007 not 1960, I knew segregation still existed but this is just insane. The prosecutor needs to be disbarred and prosecuted himself for being so stupiddddddd!!!!!!

This case should have never even became a case in the first place, and why was the white tree cut down always trying to make something go away well this is not going to go away not as long as generations of racist people still exist in this country!!!!!!!!

This is pure injustice and it is not right!!!!!!!!!!!

Very DISTURBED AND ANGRY

By: j

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:16:10 +0000

well in the bible it says the first shall be last. God never sleep. Vengence is mine said the lord.

By: carol B

carol B — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 02:19:42 +0000

ps Also My sons attorney says there will most likely be an all white jury.

By: carol B

carol B — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 02:16:25 +0000

I feel the pain of this whole situation because my son is in a very simular situation in Easton, Pa . In June 2006 My son Chris is crurrently waiting trail for an incident in which he was invited by a young man he plays video games with to attened a party and my sons life has been hell ever sense. It seems Kyle had been at the party eariler that evening and had an altercation with another fellow over Kyles girl. Then he and his girl went to my sons apartment to visited at which time they decided to go back to the party because they just felt like partying. Kyle says he was invited to the party by the person who gave the party. When they arrived at the party rang the bell and they were told they were not wanted there and the party was over. As they were leaving they could here tha the party was still going on in the back yard so they went to look . The person tha had the altercation with Kyle earlier came up to Kyle and the two argue and began fighting then other young came up to my son hit him with a beer bottle and before my son knew it he was on the ground and several young white men were on him kicking pulling his dreads and yelling lets kill the (N) my son was the only Black there my son was so scared he almost urinated on him self my son carries in his pocket a swiss amy knife some how he manged to get it out open it up and he began to get the men off of him . He now has six or more counts aganist him including four counts of attempted homocide . Though Kyle invited my son he was not charged. My son is facing 30-40 years. One of the young men stabbed required surgery and was hospitalized for a week some of them that was cut did’t even go to the hospital . My son recieved minor scratches and a concussion . At the time of this incident my son was a high school history teacher . He went to a party expecting just to sit around with Kyle have a couple of beers now he sits and waits for trail. My son told me he wasn’t trying to kill anyone he just wanted to get out alive. Kyle never told him it was a college party and the girl that threw the party parents were’nt even in town. When the police arrived they were cleaning up the blood. The two injured men took themselves to the hospital no one pressed charges. Kyle and my son left My son was affaid to call the cops because he knew because he knows the history of America . My son has never started a fight that I am aware of and he could have well handled one or maybe two of his assailants but when it became apparent that they were trying to kill him he defended himself. So in the meantime He is in Hell so I feel the pain of the Mothers of the Jena 6.