I mean, I haven't heard anyone seriously argue that the Jena defendants did not, in fact, attach Justin Barker as a group and kick him into a coma.
In that respect, they're somewhere beyond O.J. on the Scottsboro Boys - O.J. spectrum. And while a few kooks might claim that O.J.'s acquittal was an anti-racist victory, nobody takes them seriously.
There's more than enough racial inequity to protest in what passes for our criminal justice system. I only wish that those who are doing it now had chosen less loathsome poster children.
On 9/24/07, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
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> On Sep 24, 2007, at 8:03 PM, Joseph Catron wrote:
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> > Town fathers do not constitute a ruling class.
> >
> > Exactly how much power do you envision anyone in a town of 2,971
> > having?
>
> Not much, but certainly they're connected to a ruling class of
> Louisiana and the south. Aren't they invested in maintaining a racial
> hierarchy?
>
> Doug
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