VICTORY: NO JAIL FOR JENA 6

Well at least for 5 of them. This is truly an example of peaceful protest influencing the outcome of a criminal case that should have settled by the school's principals. It is a fact that judges and prosecutors still see the race instead of the personality behind the offender. Thank goodness that the citizens stood up for justice in this case.

The people of this world had better be careful about harassing each other on the basis of their skin's pigmentation.

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