Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Jena 6

Everybody and their grandmother is now standing up in the defense of six teenagers who beat another kid within an inch of his life. If I were of the same mindset and likely to commit acts of violence in the near future, I might get pretty heated about this. However, I have a tendency not to get into fights. Most of the time, I'm willing to step in and attempt to cool people down. Sometimes, I verbally send people home. I don't act violently, even if I have been offended religiously, racially, or otherwise.

I let it slide.

I'm not going to get worked up over a bunch of teenagers who deal with their problems by beating the shit out of someone. If they don't retaliate, they're not in this mess. Not my fault, not my course of action, not my concern.

Next inane sensationalized uproar, please. What's Paris Hilton up to these days?

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