Friends of Justice didn’t stand up for the Jena 6 because we approve of school yard violence. We issued a demand that these cases be transferred out of LaSalle Parish and out of the hands of Judge JP Mauffray and prosecutor Reed Walters. It was neither fair nor appropriate, we argued, that the community that created the context for the assault on Justin Barker should now be adjudicating the fate of his alleged assailants.
In this short piece, Tom Head extends the same argument to town mayor Murphy McMillin.
http://racerelations.about.com/b/a/257608.htm
John Mellencamp Isn’t the Problem
by Tom Head, About.com Guide to Civil Liberties
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Imagine you’re the mayor of Jena, a small Louisiana town made famous for a series of unprosecuted white-on-black beatings followed by a ludicrously over-the-top prosecution of a black-on-white beating. Basic issues of moral decency and social justice aside, which is the more serious PR problem?
- John Mellencamp just released a video comparing the Jena Six trials to the show trials and lynchings of the pre-civil rights era.
- The town mayor gave an interview in which he thanked a white supremacist group for its “moral support.”
Apparently, Jena mayor Murphy McMillin feels that Mr. Mellencamp is the more serious problem. More than two weeks after telling Mississippi white nationalist Richard Barrett how much he appreciates having people in town during the September 20th rally “opposing the colored folks,” McMillin has made no attempt to apologize or otherwise back away from his remarks.
I’ve been trying very hard to give the mayor of Jena and the district attorney of LaSalle Parish the benefit of the doubt, but every time one of them steps in front of a microphone, they make that task more difficult. Both of them have inflammatory remarks of their own to apologize for. John Mellencamp should be the least of their worries.
Friends of Justice 
On the other hand, what is the difference when mayors in American towns, both big and small, are members of a Black supremacist group, the naacp?
Does the Black Klan, BK, advocate for White people? The BK only advocates for Coloured People referenced as the last part of their name. Since the BK does not advocate for White people, they are a Black advocacy group, hence, Black supremacy. Do the friends of justice not see the hypocrisy in that?
As a card carrying white person, I feel no need for an advocacy group. A couple of days after the March on Jena, I was driving home with Joseph Mathews, a young documentarian who recently moved to the Dallas area. As the shadows deepened, Joseph kept telling me to slow down. When I told him he had nothing to worry about he said, “Dr. Bean, how many times have you been pulled over?”
“Four,” I replied.
“For what,” Joseph asked.
“Speeding,” I said. “And every time they had me dead to rights. How many times have you been pulled over?”
“I lost count at forty,” Joseph told me. “And I drive like a granny.”
I am twenty years older than Joseph Mathews. Do the math. We need an NAACP (or something like it). We don’t need an association for the advancement of white people–American society takes care of that for us.
“We don’t need an association for the advancement of white people”
This is your opinion. There are millions of “card carrying White persons” who BEG to differ with you on this. Organisatons such as the ‘Black klan’ and the special treatment and privileges they garner for their own, are some of the reasons why more and more White people are beginning to feel jilted over the promise we made to the Black folks over 100 years ago. Fairness and equal justice we agreed to, not special privilege, not having an unqualified Black cop be promoted over a well-qualified White cop for example. Not having a slot at a college go to an unqualified Black over a well-qualified White. No, this is not fairness nor equal justice.
Well, Jimmy, I’ll give you one thing, affirmative action is no substitute for equal justice.
AN OPEN-LETTER TO DAVID BARKER
Martin Williams
When you went on television and it was stated that you were
“shocked” and “horrified” that Nationalists had shown support for your
son, Justin, who had been beaten up by Negro-gangsters in Jena,
Louisiana, you drew the curtain back to reveal much about yourself.
You see, Mr. Barker, for every action there is a reaction. What
should have proceeded from your mouth was an expression of
loyalty, not just to your family, but to your blood, country, faith
and cause. A lion is only as worthy as his pride. And, in the
moment of battle, pulling together and being loyal, one to the other,
very well determines the outcome. However, you chose to be a
deserter and, so, sadly, now, the deserter is the deserted.
No matter what is at stake, how big or small, principle, loyalty and
honor should be uppermost. No matter what obstacles are placed
before you, if you remain true, you show character, which speaks
well not only for yourself but for your brothers, compatriots and
countrymen. You had an opportunity to radiate the kind of patriotism
and determination which could have inspired so many, all across the
land. Instead, you used your air-time to attack one of your own,
with words empty of trust, morality or love. What if you had looked
in the camera and asked, “Americans, are you doing all you can to
keep us from losing our freedom, in our country, so that those like
my son will not be attacked by minorities and aliens?”
This is the question every true-blooded, good-hearted real-American
ought to be asking himself. And there should be no hesitation to
answer that, “I will do my part” and “I will do even more.” You had
the chance, Mr. Barker, to raise the bar, to call for more to be done,
but what could have been a high-point in your life turned out to be a
low point. America longed to see a flame of courage and conviction
in you, but saw only the ashes of meanness and division. What is
needed most are signposts along the road. Bravery. Discipline.
Respect. Integrity. You should have posted them, lest others stray,
drop out or feel uninspired to finish the course. But, you allowed
yourself to be held captive by fear, so lower your head in shame.
There are others who have seen your woeful example and, because
you have faltered, are all the more dedicated to defeating the foe.
They say, thankfully, that they will complete the task which you have
failed. They will hold their heads up high and keep their dignity intact.
And, when death comes knocking at their door, they will bare their
teeth, wield their axe and greet the end of things to come with the
ferocity of character never failed, loyalty never wavered and conviction
never compromised. By what name they call themselves is not that
important. Nationalists. Anti-Communists. Patriots. Pro-majority.
Segregationists. Minutemen. Most-important the we belong to each
other, love one another and are unfailing Americans.
http://www.nationalist.org/docs/ideology/2007/110401.html
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