Civil Rights

When I first heard about the Jena 6 I was misinformed that they had beaten their white classmate almost to the point of death. If this had been the case then I would opt for a strong punishment for them like the one they were getting. After reading the article though, I found out that the white student's injuries were minor. This changes my opinion on the sentenced trials and punishment. It doesn't mean I think they shouldn't be punished, I just believe that the punishment needs to fit the crime. Maybe they should not be punished as adults but the justice system needs to give them a punishment that fits the crime and will prevent it in the future. It was wrong for the other students to hang nooses from the tree and even though it hurt emotionally for people to see that, there was no physical hurt like what the Jena 6 did to their classmate. So they should be punished but once again, it should fit the crime. In addition, the justice system needs to be fair. This is America and we are free, but every individual still believes what they want to believe.