In response to the Jena 6

The issue here is not about black or white. It is about a ineffective justice system.

When will we wake up and realize that prisons are overcrowded, because they are not an effective deterrent for criminals. Just like "time out" does not work for some young children, sitting an adult time out for 10 years just does not make sense.

If you take a true and colorless look at the facts of this case, it is clear that this incident is wrong in many ways. This child's actions may have provoked the attack by the group of children. Does that excuse them from their behavior? Both sides have committed an offense against the other, but keep in mind that this was a group of children reacting as children. The prosecutor in this case is way out of line in seeking to charge these kids as adults. We have laws in place that keep people of a limited mental capacity from being punished with the same severity as a person of normal capacity. Are there not many age related legal limits imposed daily? Does not a violation of those restrictions bring with it a punishment that was designed with a juvenile defendant in mind. Why do we suddenly view a juvenile differently when they commit a violent act. Regardless of their actions, they are still a possess the mind of a child. Violence doesn't make you any more an adult then smoking or swearing.

People on both sides are calling for justice in the form of severe prosecution. The division of protest is color coded. Before you join the fight, I suggest you chew on the following question. When did we as a nation grow to be so angry and selfish? Also, when did you under go that same transformation?