2008 Woodie Awards
Jena Six commentary ignores injustice
Issue date: 10/11/07 Section: Letters to the Editor
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I did not care much for the article, "Media ignore other side of Jena Six controversy." When I first began to read it, the author made it sound like there was a whole other side to the Jena Six story that was left untold. After reading the complete article, I felt a little upset because I feel what was written could not be entirely true. The authors of this article seemed desperate for something to write about, and I feel that they wrote it in poor taste.
The person that was by the authors said, "The nooses had nothing to do with a black thing. They hung it as a joke toward an opposing football team," made me feel like the man being interviewed was covering for the people who had hung the nooses. It felt like such a lie.
Also, if the statement was true, how likely would it have been for the opposing team to have been able to view the nooses? Come on. In an area where there are blacks and whites living in the same community, what did the white boys think was going to happen? This is where natural law comes into play. There are just some unspoken things that people in their right mind just do not do. Printing this particular article is just another example.
The authors mentioning how littered the streets of Jena, La., was after the protest should not have been included and is insignificant. What is significant is the injustice that is going on with the Jena Six. Yet, the authors, failed to mention that, even once.
Donna Greenlee
Junior, Legal Studies
The person that was by the authors said, "The nooses had nothing to do with a black thing. They hung it as a joke toward an opposing football team," made me feel like the man being interviewed was covering for the people who had hung the nooses. It felt like such a lie.
Also, if the statement was true, how likely would it have been for the opposing team to have been able to view the nooses? Come on. In an area where there are blacks and whites living in the same community, what did the white boys think was going to happen? This is where natural law comes into play. There are just some unspoken things that people in their right mind just do not do. Printing this particular article is just another example.
The authors mentioning how littered the streets of Jena, La., was after the protest should not have been included and is insignificant. What is significant is the injustice that is going on with the Jena Six. Yet, the authors, failed to mention that, even once.
Donna Greenlee
Junior, Legal Studies
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