Black "Jena Six" Students Are Not Victims of Injustice

It has been said that the black students involved in the "Jena Six" incident are victims of injustice. To figure out if I agree with this statement, as a white individual, I have flipped the races of all the individuals in question. For example, pretend for a second that six white students asked if they could hang out under a tree that black students frequented. After obvious approval, they went to hang out under the tree to find "die cracker" carved into the tree. Then as retaliation, the six whites students jumped one black student, that had nothing to do with the tree carving, and beat him unconscious. Then when it came time to punishing the individuals, the black students were suspended for carving the hateful message into the tree, and five of the whites students were prosecuted in juvenile court for beating the innocent black student unconscious. Furthermore, one of the white students had two prior charges related to violent acts, so the District Attorney decided to prosecute him as an adult. Under these circumstances I would not consider the white students victims of injustice. I would consider them criminals.

Anonymous adds: Oh, please, the double standard argument is ineffective because it is a strawman. Deal with the facts of the case, not speculation.

Aaron adds: Of course, while doing this exercise the facts of the case remained constant, and did not include any speculation. Rather, the races of all the individuals were flip-flopped. Sometimes, it is easier to spot injustices when one puts himself in the shoes of the supposed victim. Therefore, it would make no sense to consider this post a double standard argument, rather it is an exercise to clarify how principles of equal protection under the law were not violated in this case. Also, this post can not be a strawman because it does not refute anyone, but is rather a personal reflection. Thanks for the comment.