Jena 6 Latest News Comes From The Senate In The Form Of A Resolution

U.S. Senate passes Jena 6 resolution

In the wake of the "Jena Six" case, the U.S. Senate on Thusday unanimously agreed to legislation requiring the hiring of at least three new community conciliators for the Louisiana region.

Passed was an amendment introduced by Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-New Orleans, to the Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill.

"The service waited too long to come to Jena," Landrieu said.

"By the time they set foot in Louisiana, attitudes had hardened and racial divisions had swelled," she said.

"The charges and counter-charges about the incidents in Jena LA. have torn apart a community and left many residents and frankly the whole world uneasy in Louisiana and across the nation. When a community is bitterly divided, the federal government has an obligation to get involved"

Mychal Bell Goes To Court And No One Shows Up

JENA, La. — No media and no supporters greeted Mychal Bell this time as Mychal heads into court on Tuesday.

There were no details of why Bell was in court since his case now is being handled in juvenile court and is not open to the public.

"I can't tell you about what just happened or what is next," said Louis Scott, one of Bell's attorneys, as he left the building. We will keep you up to
date with the latest on the case.

Investigation going on since noose was placed around a kindergartener's neck

GRAMBLING -- Grambling State University President Horace Judson said the school has begun a full investigation of facts surrounding a Sept. 20 incident at Grambling Lab's elementary school in which a noose was placed around a kindergartener's neck.

The same day that thousands of protestors marched in Jena, a mock rally of smaller scale took place at Alma J. Brown Elementary School, which is on the GSU campus and run by the university.

Judson said he will meet with officials from the elementary school and the GSU College of Education.

"Everyone wants answers, and I don't have them right now," he said Monday morning.

National attention is aimed at this university today with concerns about child safety following the incident in which teachers used a noose and other means because "the children asked questions" about the Jena Six incident, said Justin LaGrande, a reporter at the GSU student newspaper.

DA In The Jena Six Case Denies The Protests And The Pressure Had Any Bearing On His Desion To Let Bell Go Free

District Attorney Reed Walters said if he had it all to do over again, he would do things differently. He would not change how he prosecuted the case; instead, he would change how he communicated the case. He’s been true to his word. In the past week he’s held two news conferences and written an Op-Ed spot for the New York Times.

Walters denies the protests and the pressure have had any bearing on his actions. No one in town or elsewhere believes him.

This story has grown beyond Jena in many minds. Sometimes the facts seem to just get in the way. Jesse Jackson said all charges should be dropped against Bell and the other members of the "Jena 6." But there was a crime. Classmate Justin Barker was beat up by a group of youths last December at the high school. And it was not just a schoolyard fight. Barker was blindsided with the first punch as he stepped out the door. As he fell he struck his head. He was defenseless as he was repeatedly punched and kicked while he lay unconscious.

Should Jena ignore this crime for the greater good? Ignore it like authorities allegedly ignored white-on-black incidents in the town? Perhaps Bell, who some say wasn't even part of the assault on Barker, should use the line some fostered in the high school after nooses appeared in a tree on campus, that it was "just a prank."

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FBI Is Now Investigating The Virginia Mans Jena 6 Backlash Website

FBI investigating A Virginia man who posted names and addresses of Jena 6 students online



The FBI says it is investigating a Roanoke, Virginia man who posted the personal information of the "Jena 6" students on his website, urging white supremacists to "deliver justice" by lynching them.

Bill White, who calls himself the Commander of the American National Socialist Workers' Party, posted the names, apparent addresses and phone numbers of the 6 students the same day thousands descended on the Jena. Louisiana to protest against what they call injustice in the court system. The FBI is reviewing the website for any possible federal violation, Special Agent Sheila Thorne, of the New Orleans FBI office said in an email to WAVY.com. Thorne would not say if the agency has spoken to White or if the information on the site is accurate.

Rev. Al Sharpton told reporters families of the Jena 6 students have received harassing and threatening phone calls around the clock.

Hampton Roads residents who traveled to Jena for the protests call White's website "ignorance at it's best.""He wants to threaten these young kids' lives and he's asking somebody to do the work that he won't even do; he's such a coward that he's going to ask someone to go do his dirty work and he sits on his hind-parts and won't step forward and do it himself," said Tony Lee who organized a bus trip to the small Louisiana town.

One of the Jena 6 students, Mychal Bell, remains jailed after a judge denied him bond on Friday. Bell and 5 other black students are charged in connection with the beating of a white student in December 2006.

DMX Pitbulls Had Wounds When They Were Buried

DOGS BURIED AT DMX HOME HAD WOUNDS: Sheriff continues to investigate
allegations of animal neglect.

*Serious wounds were discovered on two dogs found buried at an Arizona

home owned by rapper DMX, authorities said Saturday.

According to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, one of the dogs

had bite wounds and another suffered trauma to its abdomen, but exact
causes of death have yet to be determined. A third dog carcass had
been
burned so badly an exam was inconclusive, reports the Associated Press.


The dogs were discovered during an Aug. 24 raid on the rapper's
north
Phoenix home following allegations of animal neglect. Authorities
also
seized 12 live pit bulls, numerous weapons, and about a quarter-ounce
of
marijuana in a bedroom, Arpaio said.

The sheriff initially said a half-pound of suspected narcotics
was found, but tests showed the substance was not illegal drugs.

No charges had been filed against the 36-year-old rapper or
anyone else, but Arpaio said that may change.

"Someone's going to have to pay for this," the sheriff told AP.
"We have 12 dogs who were abused and three dogs buried in the yard -
someone's going to have to pay."

DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was traveling overseas and

not present during the raid on his home. His lawyer, Murray Richman,
said the artist hadn't been there for months and was paying caretakers
and veterinarians to care for his animals. Richman on Saturday
questioned how the sheriff could connect his client to any alleged
animal abuse.

"How do you attribute activities to a person who has not been
there, when they have knowledge that other persons have been," Richman
said. "Is it because of the celebrity nature?"

Infamous Live Oak tree At Jena High School To End Up On eBay

Calvin Hardy leaned against the bed of his maroon Toyota pickup truck, perspiration beading on his freckled brow, and smiled broadly at what he called "a piece of history."

Mr. Hardy chainsawed down the infamous live oak tree at Jena High School this summer. That was the gathering place for white students, under which black students sat in August 2006. Nooses were on the tree the next day, and tensions escalated, resulting in the December attack.

Mr. Hardy pointed to a piece of the tree's severed trunk in the back of his truck.

"It was a beautiful tree; I didn't see no reason to cut it," he said. "They wanted it down to keep the conflict down, I guess."

Mr. Hardy was paid $500 by the school for his work but plans to cash in on the controversy again. "I got seven kids," he said, mentioning that he might sell the log on eBay. "I never got a piece of history before. I figured I better hold on to it."

Moments later, LaSalle Parish Superintendent Roy Breithaupt walked across the street to confront Mr. Hardy about showcasing and selling the log. "It's a shame that people would want to profit as a result of people's discomfort and confusion," he said.