They need to leave him alone

Any way to keep the boy under lock, huh. A damn shame. If he was on probation before this lockup why are they just now realizing that he needs to be back behind bars? Why let him out in the first place? Pure bullshit. I swear.

The system is against you, not for you.

any excuse to keep a black brother locked up.

leave him alone

You know they are not going to just let him walk out on this. He should’ve just brought a loaded gun to school (like the white kid) and maybe he wouldn’t be in this much trouble. Damn shame.

bitter and racist justice system its time for a new revolution

well, I see they are going to try to get him one way or another. At least he is at a juvenile facility and will get out in little under two years. I still think its a little unfair though. He shouldn’t have to serve over a year for those petty crimes. destruction of property, come on…that is a fine at best

This is messed up! We need to get back down there! They just don’t care down there at all!

Like i’ve said all along. Not much have changed in this country. Things are getting worst every single day. If was a white man the judge would’ve given him psychological theraphy for 6 months and called it a day. I wish him and his family the best of luck. They are in my prays and thoughts.

Peace and Blessings.

I agree with #6!!!

Al Sharpton said this is revenge for him getting out regarding JENA 6. I have to disagree. He should of been released for the JENA 6 incident b/c the punishment did not fit the crime. However, this is for something else he did. You play ….you pay. Period.

This is above and beyond RIDICULOUS! They Trying Us Black people ! Will We Continue to stand up for our Youth ?

WTF.He should not be serving 18 months in Juvenile Detention. Hell a F’ing Child molster and rapist spend less time in jail. He has already served about.. what 8 months in in an adult jail already. They should have subtracted that from the 18 months or just not have sentenced him at all. WOW this truly is a white priveleged society.

A 6 on 1 fight is unfair and they all need a punishment that fits the crime. What’s happening to Bell is so unjust it’s hard to believe. Where is the Governor,House and Senate? Are they all sitting on there butt wait for Al Sharpton to do something? Why are we electing these officials if they don’t represent US when we need them.

@ 12….you hit the nail on the head. You play, you pay and the sooner our youth realizes that the better off they will be. We have to learn to think before we act and don’t forget the color of our skin. THEY may be able to get away with one thing, and we just can’t. Get slicker or just stop doing dirt. Your choice. Life is about choices, remember?

Number 12 hit the nail on the head: Had he not committed a previous crime, there would be no probation clause to get him on. I get sick of all this poor black brother business, when that “poor black brother” always ends up having a long past that includes multiple crimes. Why are we always supporting people who don’t support us? Again, WHY DOES THIS COMMUNITY SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO DON’T SUPPORT US? When you’re committing crime, you aren’t supporting this community. Bottomline.
PS: This mother is talking about how he spent the night watching TV – doesn’t he need to be somewhere reading a book and thinking hard about his life and where it’s going?

Yes, I must agree with number 12 to an extent.. U see, the media is tying everything together when some incidents are unrelated and/or these are different charges.. HOWEVER, I need to see what they gon do to these caucasian kids..

And #17 aka Miss Cunt… Umm.. no one said all he does is watch t.v.. I mean damn, let’s not get ignorant

“a judge revoked his probation and sentenced him on charges that were pending before the attack”

Poor Kid
The LAST thing he needed to be involved in was a 6 on 1 beat down of another individual.

When your on probation, you can be caught doing anything criminal.

I feel bad for the kid. 18 months is a long time to be away from your family & friends.

boycott louisiana

So whats going on with the Father and son who had the nooses tied to their truck?
Seems to me he is being targeted now

it’s unfortunate, but
Young people get in trouble all the time.

Riding around in stolen cars, smoking weed, shoplifting, etc etc…

It almost like a rite of passage for our young black men to be involved in some time of criminal activity.

So many of our young black youth are hustling, boosting, selling bootleg/swag merchandise.

It would be a good thing to train our youth that a life of crime can get you jammend up when you lest expect it.

Mychal Bell probation has just got revoked.

His freedom was just violated, and he now has to serve 18 months for doing something immature.

It’s difficult, I know, But we have to train our young black youth that they will be judged by the choices that they make

peace

Wow, this is so sad. I know this is taking a toll on his young life. I’d be devastated if that was my child…can’t imagine what his parents are going through. I mean damn, let this young man live his life. Hasn’t he served enough time for this bullshit? Why would they even let him out in the first place?

Got dammit, what now?!

True…he should have gotten some credit for time served at an adult facility…wtf…

While I supported everything regarding the Jena 6 situation, I understand why he is now locked up. The guy had been in trouble numerous times before the noose situation, and charges were filed on this matter before that as well. Looks to me like he was a bad ass way before we knew about him. If he did what they claim he did, he needs to take responsibility and do the time. Plain and simple. We need to stop making excuses about how the white man is bringing us down and making an example out of us…we are bringing ourselves down. Take responsibility for your own actions.

This is crazy. What was the point of even letting him out of jail. ‘Oh I get it so all those ignorant black people wearing the free jena 6 black t-shirts could shut up thinking that they have a victory on their hands’ That’s how these ppl think. And Are they going to include the 10 months that he’s already spent in an ADULT prison facility along with his charge therefore making it only spending 8 months in a juvenile facility?

What happened to the men driving around with nooses on their trucks? That’s a hate crime and it is also inciting a riot….

Angel can you please post updates on the case of the woman in VA that was beaten and raped for a week by her white friends?

Does anyone have any updates on the Genarlow Wilson case?

What about willie Mayo?

Let us not forget the injustices that the media would LOVE for us to forget about.

The battle is NOT over and the revolution WILL NOT BE TELEVISED

Keep praying and keep fighting for what is right. People can dog Al sharpton and Jesse Jackson all they want but one thing is evident they stand up for the rights of minority whether it be a publicity stunt or not they are atleast coming out and giving these issues a voice and ain’t nobody else out here risking their lives and recieving death threats as well as hate from the same people that they stand up for like these two guys.

RESPECT!

Another question?

Why is there only like 25-30 comments on this issue?

See this makes me mad.

Hey MrsDawson, there are only 25-30 comments on this post because people are more concerned about how ugly Usher’s wife is…and they’re also too busy arguing on the Jay Z post, go figure.

I heard that this is the same judge from the last case presiding over this case. That judge knew letting him out then was ok, and african americans calm down from the injustice, knowing when this teenager go before the juvenile court system because of his age, he was going to put him right back in. I know it was a prior incident that caused him to go on probation and violate, but the real reason behind it is because of Jena.

Naw that aint fair!! Jena must luv startin’ stuf fo real!!

#27 Carmella

nobody is saying that we should give him a chance and let him go free for what he did, We are just saying that the penalty DOES NOT fit the crime. Why wasn’t the white boys that jumped one of his friends in a party a couple of nights before taken into custody and made a mockery of like he has been? Yes you are right we need to take responsibility for our actions but don’t you think he has paid enough? The boy has spent almost a YEAR in an adult prison for responding to being harrased and taunted constantly. And excuse me for believing this but maybe just maybe the reason Mychal Bell is even IN prison in the first place is because A not THE White boy and a WHITE community harrassed and taunted him and his 5 friends for JUST BEING BLACK.

Let’s not forget the other 5 that have to be tried about this as well please pray for them as well.

@ 26 I agree . He spent almost a yr in jail . smh

I agree with #12 and #27. Even though the incident with the noose was messed up and everyone involved should be held accountable and punished accordingly, it does not make him look good knowing that he had a criminal past. if you do the crime you have to do the time. these young people now a days have no discipline.I am 33 and I know that when I got into trouble or did something wrong, I was more afraid of the consequnces from my parents rather than the consequences from the police. parents don’t want their kids to be treated like they were, so they let them get away with more. While there is rampant racism and injustice in this country, people still have to be held accountable for their own actions!

Anyway, we (people of color) are going to be looked at more closely than the average youth, so that means we really have to be doing the right thing as much as possible

18 months is to long for that bull crap. They are building a criminial putting him in jail for 18 mths and they no it. I have no problem w/the fact that he broke his probation and has to be punished. But if Foxy Brown can get 10 chances, why can’t this kid catch 1 last break? Owing to the circumstances, I think he would qualify.
Racial attacks can push anyone over the edge.

Now. What are they going to do with the other kids?

k

I thought it was common knowledge that when you’re on probation for a previous crime and you get arrested AGAIN for whatever reason that you will have to do that time stipulated in your judgement. Don’t get me wrong I believe they singled out this brother and tried to make him an example. However, that doesn’t excuse the fact that he hasn’t been an angel. He knew that if he got arrested for anything he would go to jail. He should have walked away from the situation instead of joining in. I know that’s easier said than but he now has to suffer the reprocussions of actions.

Like I said before, the Jena 6 situation was uncalled for. While I was ranting about how wrong they were being treated, I read where Bell had been in trouble before. So should what happened BEFORE the Jena 6 situation be wiped away all because of what happened afterwards? Hell no! If that was the case, his ass could get in trouble again and claim that he’s being targeted because he’s black and because of what happened with the beating. Yes he was just a kid, but his ass wasn’t acting like a kid when he decided to commit the crime of simple battery and criminal destruction of property.

The Justice System will do anythimg to keep a black man oppressed!

Thanks Ashley for the comment. If I was a judge and I sentenced you to probation and you turn around and commit another crime, best believe I am revoking the prior sentence. I’m sorry but maybe I grew up on tough love. If I got in trouble I got my ass whooped all through the house. After it happenedI knew not to turn around and do it again. He should have been grateful that he got a slap on the wrist and put on probation.

18 months? Dag that is a little extreme. Maybe five or six then I would have no compliant but 18 months is almost two years which is uncalled for when you have people like in Virginia who raped and beat the Black lady had rap sheets long as ever for ADULT CRIMES but were still not in jail for that long. And judges are sentencing girls who burnt down their mother house on probation and a boy (white boy) even though race does not matter who killed a mother and her three year old son in a hit and run I believe on probation. The boy was already in an ADULT JAIL for ten months no telling what happened to him in there so this right here is an example of overkill. Yeah the boy deserves to be punished but putting him in jail for almost two years is way overboard and trust me believe what you want to but there is some racist context in this sentencing.

They are making him an example. Sure he did something wrong and should have gotten punished for that incident and that alone. The two are mixed together. I’m not saying give this kid cookies and milk when he’s done something wrong. However, a rapist/molester gets less time than this kid. The issue with our youth is we as parents are not doing enough. The issue with our prisioners is they’re not being rehabilitated.

For those of you saying that this kid is being treated unfair and that the punishment DOES NOT fit the crime, you need to do a little research on this kid/knuckle-head.

He’s doing 18 months for violating his probation (his 5th separate violation). Meaning he had been put on probation 4 separate times for 4 separate crimes and violated each one and never spent a day in jail for the violations. Now he has a 5th violation (for the two counts of simple battery and two counts of criminal destruction of property) and you say 18 months is too long? Give me a f’ing break.

I bet if it was a skinhead who had been put on probation 4 separate times for 4 separate hate crimes and violated each one and never spent a day in jail for the violations you’d be wondering why he was out in the first place.

This kid is not Nelson Mandela and his ass should not be freed!! Damn people!!! WAKE UP!!!

I agree with #37. They did try to keep him in jail on some hidden racial crap, but the justice system isn’t all to blame. It’s not like he hasn’t been in trouble before. Nobody wants to talk about his past though.

Yup still think it’s too much.

It’s so obvious they planned this, and they wanted to make it very theatrical to make a point…they could have been made the decision to keep him in jail based on the probation violation weeks ago, and they could have simply transported him to juvenile at that point..they are playing a cat and mouse game with him, and trying to make a point to the world…i’m not saying he should get off for the previous charges, of course not, but the manner in which they revoked his bond is wrong…they should have simply transported him to juvenile a few weeks ago, so he could have started serving the time on that already…they knew damn well they were going to revoke his bond…

I sincerely hopes he learns a lesson from all of this.

Everyone in Jena, you need to make sure that you are registered to vote and get these people out of office. (police, da, judges and any other crooked officer)

The devil is hard at work, but remember God is Greater and can not be defeated. He will make eveything OK.

i agree with #23 and #27. if the kid was trying to do something with his life and just an innocent kid being targeted by white supremacists, then i’d be on his side. however, it looks like he was already going down the wrong path before he got caught up in this jena 6 mess.

i’m one of the few black people in here that don’t feel sorry for him. also, even though that white boy may have been a racist and provoked a beat down, he was clearly outnumbered and there was no way those kids could claim they were defending themselves.

again, i’m not sure how much i can feel sorry for them. i think the only way black men can get by in this country is to try to stay out of trouble. yes, there are innocent black people targeted all the time, but when u bring it on yourself, no one should feel sorry for you.

i feel like black people are defending this kid like they have defended michael vick, r. kelly, o.j. simpson and micheal jackson. its riduculous. sometimes YES, black do fuck up. and we don’t always need to defend them when they do.

it only makes US look bad. defending people who do undefendable things will only dilute the character and moral capital we have as descendents of slaves struggling for our freedom.

Why did they let him out, if they knew that he had violated his probation? I know that he has made some mistakes in the past, but he should be given a second chance. Lindsay lohan was caught with coke and she is not jail, but has been sent to therapy. Just my five cents…………..

This is obivous and plain and simple why they doing this. The one and only reason they are doing this is because number one they are mad because Jena 6 had so much recognition and everyone was on Jena 6 side now this what makes me mad as hell okay why they had him to pay a bail just to get out for a month or two they knew along what they was going to do. They knew all along they was going to have him in Juvenile and they made him pay that expensive bond knowing all along they was going to let him stay out for a month that shit is crazy. And now he got to go to Juvenile for 2 years almost you can say that’s jail right there that’s not right why are they keep picking on him and why they want leave him alone. They are really trying to bully him besides they knew a long they was going to get him for that I mean white crackers got so much to give account for trust and believe me on Judgement day you are going to see more white people in hell than anybody else. Those crackers have a lot to give account for they are dirty and evil. That’s why I it hurt me because there are so many african american children getting into trouble they are soon going to wake up and see that the system is not your friend if he was a white boy he would have got therapy. They just seen how Jena 6 was getting a lot of attention from celebrities and everyone was standing up for him and white people want us to be against each other that’s all and for them to see how we stand up for each other in a time of need they was going to try to get one of them regardless out of the 6 and it don’t make no sense what so ever but the those crackers going to get theirs pay back is a bitch and you better believe it’s all coming up soon just give it time. And to his family I feel so bad I will keep praying for them because I can only imagine what they are going through right now. It’s sad very sad that our color can change us in the system with a pen it’s not fair and it’s not right but I believe in GOD and my GOD sit up high and look down low and he sees everything what goes on and you better believe they can only do wrong for so long it’s all coming back up again a lot of white people will be in that hell line jus watch and see.

Now this is some straight bull$hit! They are trying to make a mockery out of us.

To 48,23,27 what in the hell are you talking about don’t be so stupid I can tell you guys are uncle toms who want to be white but you don’t have a pot to piss in and a window to throw it out you can’t tell me he should be in Juvenile. They knew all along what he done why they just didn’t handle the situation then. Instead of making him pay that expensive bail. I mean it’s sad those crackers knew all along mark my word they knew what they was going to do in the first beginning they had that planned the whole time. And another thing they saw how all the brothers and sisters was standing up for their color and they saw how we support each other. That’s what made the crackers mad and that’s why they wanted to see someone go down 1out of the 6 I mean they tried to get him back. I don’t care what nobody says they planned to do that they knew all along what they was going to do to him. And how can they be so harsh and give almost 2 years that’s over the top if he was a white person he would get like a month or two in therepy tell me they wouldn’t give a a white person a month in therapy I know because I my cousin use to hang with white people and he told me that his friend broked into a woman house and he didn’t stay in jail but for one day and they told him maybe him and his family should do some time in family counseling because apparently he is having problems that need to be solved they claimed the boy had a problem with his family and he only stayed in jail for one day and his family and him had to do like 12 months in family couseling so you still telling me white people don’t get better punishments. Who ever standing up for some of these stupid ignorant black people on this board you are just as ignorant as they are so to the numbers I called out stop being so ignorant and get a life because I don’t care what nobody say that’s the one and only reason and I do mean one and only reason why they did what they did and gave him that time in Juvenile.

Black Power may the real black people stand up

OK he violated probation whatever. The whites in hollywood violates probation for worst and get 3 months max. What’s the point? But i guess this is not Hollywood this is Jena Huh? Rapiest get 6 months in Jail. Lindsey Lohan caught driving with a control substance and got no jail time (she has a prior record). If that had been Snoop Dog he would’ve gotten 3yr min. The punishment does not fit the crime. PERIOD. And i’m not saying he should get a slap on the f*ucking wrist.

GOD SOME OF YALL ARE SHEEP. JUST FUCKING SHEEP. IT ALMOST MAKES ME SAD THAT YALL DON’T HAVE YOUR OWN MIND. YOU ALL ARE SO RIGHT BLACK MEN JUST GET A BAD WRAP OMG. WE ALL NO US BLACK DUDES DON’T DO ANYTHING WRONG. ITS ALL THE SYSTEM. BOTTOM LINE…YOU FUCK UP YOU PAY. ANY CRIME IS TO MUCH CRIME. IT ALWAYS STARTS OUT AS SOMETHING SMALL THEN GROWS INTO A MUCH LARGER PROBLEM. LETS GET OUR KIDS RIGHT FROM THE GET. AS SICK AND WRONG AS IT IS…IT IS NOT ILLEGAL TO BE A RACIST BASTARD. SOME OF YOU ARE RACIST TOWARD WHITES SO SHOULD YOU ALL BE CARTED OFF TO JAIL FOR YOUR FEELINGS. LETS TAKE CARE OF HOME FIRST BEFORE WE TRY TO TAKE ON THE WORLD.

Like I have been saying it is the parents fault. It is not poor Michael. And I’m not saying degrade your son in the public but at least admit that what he did was wrong. I knew about this along time ago and if yall go back to my post, I have been say he was aready a theat to his own community. What ever his mother is teaching him or not teaching she needs to change. What has she and her community done to ban the hanging of nooeses. From a legal stand point, what kind of massage does this send? You do something wrong, claim racism, call jessie jackson, get out of jail, and forget about it. WRONG. We not going to move pass this if we dont teach our own kids right from wrong. I gave my 13 year all the lit I could find on this, good and bad, white and black. He asked me ” If he dd jump on the other boy why isnt he being punished.” all I could say was wow.

It’s time for the Feds or whoever to get down there and investigate that whole Jena system………I heard the judge made some very racial comments as well and this isn’t the first, time for him to sit his azz down.

So the 10 months that he sat in an adult prison facility counts for nothing? Not even time served?? I agree with Rev. Sharpton – this is simply revenge. Hopefully his lawyers appeal the ruling. I feel like Lawrence Fishburn in “Do the Right Thing” “WAAAAAAKE UUUUUP”

scratchin’ my head on this one.

But really, the issue is not that he already had a criminal record, the issue is that young black men are being prosecuted by laws that are not being fairly applied because of their race.

@ #12 and #17 – you guys seriously believe this kid deserves a total of 28 months – 10 of those served in an adult facility – for what amounted to little more than a school yard fight? Come on! Yes, he had prior run-ins with the law, so what he was on probation, but locking this kid away until he’s 18 is not going to rehabilitate him.

Yes, everyone needs to pay for their crimes, but the punishment should fit the crime. But the hanging of the noose warranted no punishment? The beating of a black kid (one of the Jena 6, Robert Bailey) by a group of white kids warranted no punishment? A white mans pulls a gun, a black person wrestles it away – and the black person gets charged for robbery??? All of the incidents are related to Bell’s case – they were not handled equally or fairly.

I usually don’t attack other people’s opinions, but you two couldn’t be more wrong, I’m sorry.

Please continue to support the Jena 6 – as you can see, this battle is far from over. The Color of Change Organization has a letter writing campaign to get the actions of the DA investigated – it’s 5 minutes of your time and a stamp – http://www.colorofchange.org/jena/walters/?id=1950-364249

I’m glad that a lot of you agreed with my nbr 12 statement. Now I know everyone isn’t blind