how does this happen in this day & age?

A reminder to support the Jena Six

The Jena Six, as you recall, are being charged with second degree murder because of a fight with a White student. What the law enforcement folks conveniently forget is that this was after months of being harassed, threatened, and intimidated by White students and their adult allies.

(Pandagon)
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Read the whole story - it is truly incredible.
Isn't this the 21st century? Shouldn't we be way past this sort of sickening nonsense?