Informedone, Your right on the money.

There were 100 murders in LA last year, I think that shows that the punishment of crimes is not strict enough there. Finally there is a judge willing to try and put a stop to the violence. There is no way I would visit that state as long as the crime rate is so incredibly high. Come on people, take some pride in our justice system and applaud those willing to put an end to this madness. Nobody should be afraid to visit any state in OUR great nation and people who live there should not do so in FEAR!

Informedone, I see where you are coming from. My thoughts are about justice being blind and not having an agenda. The DA threatened these kids prior to the incident. also one of the "witnesses was involved with an incident by brandishing a weapon. Also one of the black kids , during a fracas, was struck in the head with a bottle and his attackers only received probation...So I guess the bottle was not considered a weapon and the kids fractured skull was an accident ... I know, I know , the kids head struck the bottle, thus making it his fault...What was I thinking. I guess your right , Its all paranoia because racism does not exist...

I beleive the Wall street stock is going down due to lack of good hiring on many jobs in MI and Oh no background checks done and the people there hiring are robbling are the real shop lifter, I guess they deserve this since they do not want hispanic her and hire all blacks now to take over the jobs in managemnt to and now I can not find a job, and I have seen this more and more noticeable then ever, now ask oyu self who will save your Wall street stock?

I think the democrats have taken this way way out of proportion into a battle of there stupidity. Alberto is odne a good job.
Example here just learned this one since black american get jobs in HR and in managemnt they will not hire no one else but black now so I hope well find out who will take over the democatic parties here soon will come to what is needed now.

You could be next no job no stock do background check on the criminals who can be shoplifters on the job as well.
as it's is happening now good luck Wall street and MI and OH.
unemployment lines soon.

You could be next

The student attacked by the 6 had nothing to do with the noose or any other transgressions... He just happened to be white. In the attack on him the 6 used racial epitaths. Sounds like a hate crime, smells like a hate crime, looks like a hate crime. If the rolls were reversed I'm sure Jesse Jackson would be making a beeline for the nearest camera.

The Judge, jury, and prosecutors who tried the black kid should be on trial for making a mockery of this country's juducial system. This case should be referred to U.S. Supreme Court.

Some of you people say your blind to color.Well you aren't some of the commencts you make are those of a person who is prejudice and doesn't even know it . Yes the 6 boys should be charged with simple battery just like those who assaulted robert bailey(african american).There were 2 crimes in this article remember? Assault on a caucasian boy in the school yard by 6 african american boys AND an assault on a african amercian boy by caucasian boys (unspecified number) using not only there fist but beer bottles as well.Keep in mind that the attack on the caucasian child was in a school yard where adults are near by they were able to stop th efight and get the child medical help the enable him to return to school the same day! When the african american child was assault it was at a party probably with no adults around not to mention they were using BEER BOTTLES!!!!could you imagine what might have happened if no one had intervened? The point is BOTH sides did wrong BOTH side committed assault, and if you ask me the assualt against the african american was more serious since it could have been labelled assault witha deadly weapon.no major injuries were incured so tell me why and adolescent who has his whole life ahead of him would have to spen 22 year of his life in jail.If the justice system wants to play it like that then all the boys black and white should go to jail for that long that way they both pay for there actions and families on both sides feel the pain.I guess americians are so ani-terror the forgot how to run an equal and just society!

Excuse me....there is a zero tolerance on school grounds now for any form of violence!!! Just the fact that the second attack took place on school grounds give cause for different actions by the law. This is the direct result of all the school shootings. I will tell you that there is very little that can be done about attacks or fights off school grounds. My son was attached by a group of kids 'same skin color btw' but different nationalities. The injuries were very serious. The police were called, a report filed, nothing done. The other parents were not even spoken to by the police. The school would not get involved, I beleive because my son is blonde with blue eyes. Very sad, a kid is a kid. The threats carried over to the school, he was chased through the school being called a Nazi, be cause over 200 years ago his ancestors came from Germany.
Pay attention people...Hate is everywhere, and no one is really trying to stop it. And only is it a hate crime if a person of color is hurt in the eyes of the public and the law.

Surprised we haven't heard from Al Sharpton yet, or did i miss that. It always becomes a racism issue when the blacks think they are getting the shortend of the stick.

Do the crime, serve the time...

Letskeepitreal says "Race should NOT be an issue..." right! unless its six white kids beating up a black kid! then the ACLU and the majority of the ppl on this blog would be hollering for life sentances and screaming for "justice".

Face it ppl! Until we get past this white vs black vs yellow vs brown vs red vs etc etc, we as a ppl will never make any real progress. We are lucky to have gotten this far given the nature of the ACLU and its pentient for unrealistic goals, screwing up religion, and generally trying to control our lives worse then the Dems!

I don't see color either but if a crime committed then he/she should be punished equally. Race is an issue because of the sentence the white kids were given. 22 yrs is along time to be given to a kid, especially since this is an on going problem. Right is Right. If one gets probation then so should everyone else! Honestly I feel they should all do time because this should not be accepted in a community period.

I just want to say that if they are wrong punish them. That took all of five seconds. Do the word Lemmings ring a bell?

There is so much info missing from this article its ridiculous. The kid who was "beaten" actually attended a social function later on that same day... not to mention that it was provoked in part by racial slurs from the white student involved.

In other words, there are mitigating circumstances that any rational person would take into consideration before thinking 22 years for a schoolyard fight that did not result any serious or lasting injuries is a fair judgment. This would be true even if race were not a factor.

I think that racism can go both ways. Maybe in this case they are being treated unfairly...but we don't have all the facts...the media only tells readers what they want them to think. There is racism everywhere in this country.

The article said this victim was able to attend a school function the same day, so I assumed the injuries would not have been life threatening. In high school the guys always had a saying "don't start nothing and there won't be nothing". Maybe everyone should follow golden rule .... Do unto others as you would have them do to you. Yes I know I live a dream world and it ain't gonna happen.

Well I left Alexandria,LA. in 1966,April 30th..I see nothing has changed...as a matter of fact,Negro kids & Caucasion kids got along better then than now.
I use to play with Atty: Gravel kids in Alex,.LA. We had no problems..Read Proverbs 30th Chap and 11th verse -15th..you'll know why this is happening today in this Generation.
It's because of the Parent's that dislike the Negro Race that these kids get this from.not all Caucasions are like that,tho.but the HATE is there..
It's even worst here in the North.
Dora

coming from a 19 yr. old young black man....this case scares me. Although i have no criminal record whatsoever to think that if i ever got into a fight i might get 22 YEARS IN PRISON plus whatever the U.S NAVY gives me!It's unreal.I'm from texas i've seen racism in many ways directed from one ethnicity to another and as far as i'm concerned this case is just another case of what i call "American Teenage Stupidity", but of course it's going to be blown out of proportion. You know what the problem is? Mommy's and Daddy's! A good spanking goes a LONG way!

Now in days you can't go one day with out hearing a racist slur. As parents we should teach or kids what is wrong and that is right , 6 kid betting up 1 kid is wrong,betting him up because he is of another color , even worse. We should all take a good look around and see what is it that we are teching our children, and maybe we should not belive avething that the media says, because they always make evrthing sound worse than it is.

I sadness me that we are still living in Slavery....Yes, the white man treat their dog better than blacks...yes, i said it.. If this kid was so hurt then how in the HELL did he went to a social function. This is bull... I hope and pray they God set the record straight for these CHILDREN and the parent of the white kid get some heart and make their child tell the truth.