Joe Carter, over at The Evangelical Outpost, has posted a list of primary documents dealing with the whole Jena 6 situation, i.e., various witness statements and court documents. Here's the link. This is very helpful. Both Joe and I agree that the MSM reporters are not doing their jobs. However, Joe posted a pretty opinionated piece earlier in the week. Read it here. One of my big concerns is that when we "white folk" look like we are unwilling to admit the presence of racism, we lose credibility. We have to take claims of racism seriously. On the other hand, we need AA leaders to realize that not every accusation of racism is legitimate. Let's not react with emotion; let's get the facts and put them together. Joe's post helps us do that, but he is pretty much only addressing the issue of the guilt of one of the black guys; Joe has not put together a "narrative of events," including how many of these recent events are directly linked. We're still waiting for that.
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