#98QBKiller Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Two arrested in noose incident near Jena, Louisiana Click link for full article: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/21/car.nooses/index.html ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana (CNN) -- Authorities in Alexandria, Louisiana, arrested two people after nooses were seen hanging from the back of a red pickup Thursday night, the city's mayor told CNN. Alexandria is less than an hour away from Jena, Louisiana, and was a staging area Thursday for protesters who went to the smaller town to demonstrate against the treatment of six black teens known as the "Jena 6" in racially charged incidents. Police say the 18-year-old driver of the truck was charged with driving while intoxicated and inciting to riot and also may be charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor -- the 16-year-old passenger. As police were questioning the driver, he said he had an unloaded rifle in the back, which police found. They also found a set of brass knuckles in the cup holder on the dashboard, according to the police report. The passenger told police he and his family are in the Ku Klux Klan, the police report said. He also said he had tied the nooses and that the brass knuckles belonged to him, the report said. At least one of the nooses was made out of an extension cord, according to the police report. Alexandria Mayor Jacques Roy said those arrested were "from around Jena" and not in the same parish as his city. The police report says a crowd of about 200 people, mostly African-Americans, watched the arrest take place. Roy said the incident is "not indicative" of Alexandria and that local authorities will look into the matter "completely, thoroughly and transparently." A photograph of the truck was sent to CNN by Casanova Love, 26, who said he's in the U.S. Navy. He's visiting his family in Alexandria. Love said he was standing outside a club with some friends Thursday night when he saw the red pickup drive by slowly with two nooses hanging from it. He said the truck continued up the street and passed by a large group of Jena 6 protesters standing outside a bus stop. Police then pulled over the vehicle. Love explained why he sent the photo to CNN: "People need to see this. It's 2007, and we still have fools acting like it's 1960." State police estimated at least 15,000 people gathered in Jena on Thursday to protest what they consider unequal punishments meted out in recent racially charged cases. One involved the hanging of nooses from a tree a day after black students sat under what had been an informal gathering place for white students. The students involved were suspended from school for a brief time. Another was the beating of a white student that resulted in six black teens facing charges that include aggravated second-degree battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stophovr6 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Lovely. Make them wear their own nooses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Idiots. Can we remove them from the gene pool please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Casanova Love? That can't be a real name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Casanova Love? That can't be a real name. I think he starred in some pornos in the '70s, didn't he? :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 I think he starred in some pornos in the '70s, didn't he? :laugh:I don't wanna know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Well isn't this just getting fun now. People need to step back and breathe. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_cavalierman Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Man..... Kinda makes me wonder if we have made any progress at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Man.....Kinda makes me wonder if we have made any progress at all. It can give one that "One step forward, 2 steps back" feeling sometimes when reading stuff like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky21 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 I think it's interesting that these guys get arrested for inciting a riot for the nooses and the kids in high school get suspended from school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Man.....Kinda makes me wonder if we have made any progress at all. I would suggest that we as a whole have. But in small pockets, progress has not happened. And in a case like this, once it starts, it's like a rock rolling downhill.. it picks up speed and knocks other rocks loose and before you know it, it's an avalanche. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mass_SkinsFan Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Kinda makes me wonder if we have made any progress at all. Nope. No progress whatsoever. Until BOTH sides agree to stop looking for the racial undertone in everything that goes on, it never will. Unfair practices on both sides need to go away before any inroads will ever be made. That means whites have to become colorblind, and minorities need to stop hanging on to the belief that affirmative action is their only way to progress and advance in society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondie Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Ya know.......there are some people that just are a waste of sperm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccsl2 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Nope. No progress whatsoever. Until BOTH sides agree to stop looking for the racial undertone in everything that goes on, it never will. Unfair practices on both sides need to go away before any inroads will ever be made. That means whites have to become colorblind, and minorities need to stop hanging on to the belief that affirmative action is their only way to progress and advance in society. There is nothing undertoneish (Yes I just made that up) about a Noose hanging on a tree or the back of a truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofAlvinWalton Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Man.....Kinda makes me wonder if we have made any progress at all. Well, the cops arrested them instead of helping them. That's progress in that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endzone_dave Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 If you ever begin to complain about the disparity between the poor and rich in this country, think about the disparity in intelligence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 I imagine they are much like that church protester bunch and just looking to provoke trouble...the idiots are getting free publicity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mass_SkinsFan Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 There is nothing undertoneish (Yes I just made that up) about a Noose hanging on a tree or the back of a truck. I'd suggest there's no undertone to six people ganging up and beating a single person either. Neither action is appropriate, regardless of the racial makeup of anyone involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccsl2 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 I'd suggest there's no undertone to six people ganging up and beating a single person either. Neither action is appropriate, regardless of the racial makeup of anyone involved. Point taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Punani Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 I think he starred in some pornos in the '70s, didn't he? :laugh: I think it was with Wong & Owens... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Pressure Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Man.....Kinda makes me wonder if we have made any progress at all. I think the fact that they got arrested is progress right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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