I was reading a recent article on the issues surrounding the Jena 6. My input into this post will amount to about 10 words.

Excerpts from Guardian Unlimited

The beating victim, Justin Barker, was knocked unconscious, his face badly swollen and bloodied, though he was able to attend a school function later that night.

Here is what Martin Luther King III said:

Martin Luther King III, son of the slain civil rights leader, described the scene as reminiscent of earlier civil rights struggles. He said punishment of some sort may be in order for the six defendants, but the justice system isn’t applied the same to all crimes and all people.”

My words: If Barker was really knocked unconscious, why is Dr. King’s son using the words “may be in order”? It should be in order, the question is the punishment.

OK more, than a few words. In every racial injustice case, we tend to measure the punishment and forget that a crime was committed.

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