Jena 6 and shattered media narratives

Normally I am not a fan of the Weekly Standard, but one of their writers wrote an incredible expose on the Jena 6 case. It is a long read, but goes into detail such as I have never seen given to this case before. This case just goes to show that the mainstream media really is not only generally useless as a "watchdog," but it is often a social agent provocateur that creates strife in order to profit off of the public interest that it generates.

Those who read my blog know that I very, very rarely ever have it in me to suggest that a restriction or punishment for speech is acceptable. However, in the case of Jena 6, I could make an exception. I wish there were some way to send Alan Bean, the man who started this for some crazy reason to expose barely existent racism, to prison for at least a year or two. Once you read the article, you'll understand why I say this, but suffice it to say, the narrative he concocted was to Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, what the Mona Lisa is a to kindergarden finger painting.