Here's a thought. Don't kick people in the head.

Here's another thought for Anonymous. As you can see this young man has acknowledged his wrongdoing and has risen above the ignorance and prejudices. I commend him for staying focused and growing to become a positive person. No one person is perfect, nor is anyone person better than another. All humans are capable of making mistakes. This in no way justifies the repercussions that Mr. Bell was dealt. The system did not do this situation justice and we must work hard to obliterate the inequality around the world but first and foremost in our own backyard. Anonymous, please understand your sarcastic comment is obviously an insecure attempt to draw attention to negative feedback. I wish you peace if you choose to receive it but try not to waste your time and for that matter, the rest of the forward minded world's time!!!!

Here's another comment - Sure, it's fine that the Jena Six realize they did something wrong but regardless, they responded to non-violence with violence. As a result, those who were not violent are still suffering and those who were violent got what - oh yeah, they paid $500 dollars. Big deal. This is another example of some black person half kills some white person - recall Reginald Denny - and the black community cries foul when charges are filed. It's a sure bet that someone in that black community called these six attempted murders "good boys". Newsflash - good boys don't deliberately try to kill people. It's ironic that when a white person harms a black person it's racially charged violence but when a black person harms a white person they get to say they didn't know anything about it and it's ok. People cry for racial equality but what those who cry out really want is reverse racism.

I guess when white people get 400 years of it then we'll be even.

I am extremely proud of Mychal for pursuing his dream of becoming a college educated young man. The education he will receive can never be taken away. I am sorry he endured so much pain, isolation, and negative comments. However, those things will only make him more determined to succeed in life. I wish you well Mychal.

Taken from Wikipedia.org:

"On May 10, Mychal Bell was stopped in Olla, Louisiana for speeding and not having proper vehicle insurance while on a weekend pass from his sentence. Bell was not supposed to leave Monroe, Louisiana during the pass. The vehicle was towed due to the lack of insurance.[105] In an interview televised on CNN on August 24, 2008, Bell admitted to striking Barker and called Jena "a real racist town".[107] On August 27, 2008, the Louisiana High School Athletic Association turned down Bell's request for an extra year of athletic eligibility.[108] Marcus Jones, Bell's father, blamed Bell's attorney at the time of the plea agreement for the denial. "If it weren't for his attorney, Mychal would be able to play football," Jones said. "They coerced him into taking that plea agreement. If he wouldn't have taken that plea, he wouldn't be in the position he's in now."[109] After the hearing, Jones allegedly spat in the face of his son's attorney, Carol Powell-Lexing, and supposedly also pushed her to the floor. Jones denied assaulting Powell-Lexing, stating he would never get into a physical fight with a woman.[110] Jones has been charged with assault.[111] Despite the alleged assault, Powell-Lexing will continue as part of Bell's defense team.[112] Bell's mother, Melissa Bell, was arrested on October 11, 2008 on two counts of aggravated battery for allegedly hitting two women with a shovel, and was held on $100,000 bail.[113] She was arrested again on April 6, 2009, on a charge of contempt of court for failure to pay child support.[114]

On December 24, 2008, Bell was arrested and charged with shoplifting, resisting arrest, and simple assault. According to police, Bell was caught as he and another male attempted to steal $370 worth of clothing from Dillard's department store. While being arrested, he reportedly fought back against a security guard and off-duty police officer. He was released on $1,300 bond. On December 29, 2008, Bell shot himself in the chest with a .22-caliber pistol in a failed attempt to take his own life, stating to police that he was tired of all the media attention.[115] Since the hospital in Monroe was unable to stop his internal bleeding, Bell was transferred to a hospital in Shreveport for specialist care. Powell-Lexing denied that Bell had tried to kill himself, saying that the gun went off while Bell was attempting to clean it.[116] On January 15, 2009, CNN featured an interview with Bell in which he indicated that he obtained a gun out of despair following the shoplifting arrest, initially tried to shoot himself in the head, but the gun misfired, and that he then shot himself in the chest."

This young man is nothing more than an ignorant thug who uses racism as an excuse for his abominable behavior. I have absolutely no sympathy for him whatsoever; that's reserved for struggling young black men and women who, unlike this criminal, make something of themselves without resorting to law-breaking.