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As usual, there's more to the story then meets the eye.
It didn't begin as white/black thing but it ended-up that way. It began as a turf thing. Not that turf wars are any more sensible, it's just that folks immediately drew the racial aspect because the turf war involved kids who were of different pigment groups.
Group A had counted that particular tree as "theirs".
Group B wanted it.
Groups C-Z didn't give a *****. But forget about the majority of kids, white & black, who used to get along okay and go to school functions and have a good time. Instead, let's concentrate on the two groups at odds over a damned tree.
The supergeniuses in Group A retaliated by hanging a noose in the tree as an implied threat.
The Group B brainiacs responded with personal threats, to which the supergeniuses in Group A responded in a like manner.
A Group A ringleader walked-out of school alone and was jumped by several Group B brainiacs and was severely beaten.
Group B Brainiacs were charged with attempted murder.
Professional Race Relations Magnates recognized a pigmentation difference between the groups and branded it a racial issue.
Newspapers love a race conflict.
Here we are.
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Also left out from your analysis was:
Shortly thereafter, some members of Group B tried to gain admission to a house party comprised of mainly those from Group A. A member of Group B was beaten up by some from Group A at the party. The first punch was thrown by a member of Group A, who received simple battery charges and probation as a result. If they can argue that the tennis shoes of those from Group B were deadly weapons and grounds for attempted murder charges, why not the fists of those from Group A? It's pretty backwards in Jena, they probably think a Mercedes is some sort of high trimmed Studebaker.
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Originally Posted by PaulC
The entire issue can be resolved with the application of one Stihl chainsaw.
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That tree was turned into fire wood just recently.