Jena Six Update 9/14/2007

[Shombay]

Brother Mychal Bell, the first of the Jena Six to be convicted today had all of his adult charges dropped, but they are still trying to try him in Juvenile Court.
Today 9/14/2007 all of Mychal Bells' adult charges have been dropped.
Stay in Tuned. LETS KEEP THE PRESSURE AND HOLD THE LINE.

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[Kefentse_Bandele]

Teen's conviction tossed in La. beating

http://www.mercurynews.com/nationworld/ci_6896217


By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press Writer
Article Launched: 09/14/2007 02:30:23 PM PDT

NEW ORLEANS*A state appeals court on Friday threw out the only remaining conviction against one of the black teenagers accused in the beating of a white schoolmate in the racially tense north Louisiana town of Jena.

Mychal Bell, 17, should not have been tried as an adult, the state 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal said in tossing his conviction on aggravated battery, for which he was to have been sentenced Thursday. His conspiracy conviction in the December beating of student Justin Barker was already thrown out by another court.

Bell, who was 16 at the time of the beating, and four others were originally charged with attempted second-degree murder. Those charges brought widespread criticism that blacks were being treated more harshly than whites following racial altercations involving Jena High.

Civil rights leaders, including the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, had been planning a rally in support of the teens for the day Bell was to have been sentenced.

Teenagers can be tried as adults in Louisiana for some violent crimes, including attempted murder, but aggravated battery is not one of those crimes, the court said.

Defense lawyers had argued that the aggravated battery case should not have been tried in adult court once the attempted murder charge was reduced.

The case "remains exclusively in juvenile court," the Third Circuit ruled.



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[Mamazen]

yeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!

Ok... now that my oldest son thought I won the lottery and I had to re-explain the case to him I'm back...


Bro. Bandele...where does this put ya'll as far as the trip down there go? Is the trip down there still on?

[YorubaQueen]

Peace...
This is wonderful news!!!!!!!! I am so happy that they finally got what's deserving to them. Now they need to drop ALL charges!
YQ

[Kefentse_Bandele]

Originally Posted by Mamazen

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Bro. Bandele...where does this put ya'll as far as the trip down there go? Is the trip down there still on?

OH IT"S STILL ON AND POPPIN!!! Jemchi and I are riding with the NAACP. We leave Wednesday and return friday!!

[Fenix]

This is a step in the right direction. It's about time they pay attention to their own damned laws.

[RBG Street Scholar]

I Just had to bust off on a white boy bout the Case/see comments
http://www.zimbio.com/Public+Enemy/a...NT+Jena+6+Case

[Jalili]

If you have yet to sign HERE"S THE PETITION!!!!!!!!

http://www.zimbio.com/pilot?ZURL=%2F...Fpetition.html

http://www.zimbio.com/pilot?ZURL=%2F....org%2Fjena%2F

[freedom4me]

greetings

it's about time. it took the government and the people behind them long enough. please let's keep this mobilized energy moving to make our lives better and improve our situations. there's work to be done.

I heard the Free Jena 6 song on Michael Baisden

http://allhiphop.com/blogs/multimedi.../18577348.aspx

http://allhiphop.com/blogs/multimedi.../18577348.aspx

[G.O.D.F.A.T.H.A.]

This is good news but we still have to battle with these crazy white fools everyday.

[MillionsMoreMovement]

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[Kefentse_Bandele]

Pray 4 us and wish us War!!

I mean well...lol

Uhuru Sasa

[G.O.D.F.A.T.H.A.]

Its almost time for the war I mean meeting.

[Jacuma]

Georgians Stand in Solidarity with Activists Nationally:
Demanding Real Justice In Jena, Louisiana

Atlanta, Georgia- Activists, organizers, students, and community members throughout Georgia are called to participate in a Public Demonstration and Press Conference in solidarity with the "Jena 6" at 10:30 a.m . Thursday, September 20, 2007, in front of Rush Memorial UCC Church at 150 James P. Brawley Drive located on the campus of Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia. Speakers include Professor Kathleen Cleaver, former Congresswoman
Cynthia McKinney, Senator Vincent Fort, Reverend Timothy McDonald, John Evans, and Reverend Derrick Rice. We are encouraging all participants to wear black to demonstrate solidarity with those demonstrating around the country.

The ongoing legal battle of six African American teenagers against trumped up charges in Jena, Louisiana makes it even clearer that racism and its systemic aggression against Black Americans continues to grow in this country. In Georgia, over two thousand people rallied in Douglas County to demand justice for Genarlow Wilson. On September 20th, we will put tens of thousands more in the streets in Jena, to demand justice for Mychal Bell and the Jena 6. This time the demand for justice will resonate throughout the land.

In addition to the over thirty organizations and churches that have endorsed this effort, students and community members throughout the state will join in solidarity with a national coalition for justice called for by Detroit City Councilman Kwame Kenyatta and activist radio personality, Bob Law.

This national coalition not only stands in solidarity with the Jena 6 but
also with The Katrina International Tribunal and the many others fighting for justice in Louisiana.

While the conviction of Mychal Bell, one of the six Black youngsters in
Jena, has been thrown out by the Third District Court of Appeals, the
struggle for justice is far from over. Our concern is that the racist
double standard remains in tact allowing whites to commit acts of aggression against Blacks with impunity, while Black youngsters face unjust prosecutions and harsher prison sentences.

We will stand in solidarity on September 20th, the day Mychal Bell was
scheduled to be sentenced for a bogus second degree battery conviction, with not only the tens of thousands that will march in Jena, but with those gathering around the country including St Louis, Kansas City, New York, Detroit, Philadelphia, Newark, and more. We stand in solidarity with activists nationally calling on the mayor of each American city, as well as everyone with a national voice and influence, to publicly denounce the judicial farce taking place in Jena, Louisiana. We encourage city councils nationwide to follow the lead of Atlanta, Georgia, Cambridge, Maryland and Detroit, Michigan and pass resolutions in the interest of justice, calling for the dismissal of all charges against the Jena 6 and not just another trial in juvenile court.

Additionally, we call on the corporations in Louisiana that are the recipients of millions of Black consumer dollars, to
denounce the injustice and blatant racism in Jena, Louisiana, in New Orleans generally, and in the Ninth Ward in particular. Some communities have already begun to say, "No justice, No profit!"

Across the country we say, "Enough is Enough!" We draw the line against racism and injustice here and now. We will continue to strengthen this coalition of organizations across the country, fighting to challenge racism, whenever and wherever it raises its ugly head.

Supporting organizations include: First Afrikan Presbyterian Church,
Malcolm X Grassroots Movement (MXGM), The Avarita L. Hanson Chapter of the Black Law Students Association, New Afrikan People's Organization (NAPO), Let Us Make Man, The Davis Bozeman Law Firm, Sankofa Society of Georgia State University, International Action Center, Foreverfamily, AfriSalsa Cultural Organization, N'COBRA Youth Commission, Operation LEADS, African American Ministers in Action, Sankofa UCC Church, The Law Office of Chris Leopold, N'COBRA at CAU, < http://www.ayaed.com/> AYA Educational Institute,African Community Centers, Minister Kenyatta Bush, Youth Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church & Chair, Henry County Democratic Party, Youth Task Force, Campaign for Juvenile Justice, Grassroots Link, Armstrong & Associates, Law Offices of Robert Daniel, LLC, The Secret Firm, P.C., Georgia Alliance of African American Attorneys (GAAAA), The Talking Drum Collective www.thedrum.org.

[Catdaddy]

Keep in mind that if they find him to be a juvenile delinquent, he will most probably be put into the state's custody until the age of 21. Let us not think that this is a complete victory. We must continuously monitor and keep the pressure on. For those who are going to La, please remember to not spend any of your money in Jena, be mindful of all instigators, and do not accept any food or drinks from anyone.