Please tell that to my wife (LOL)!

Re: Crack v. Cocaine. Right, I was actually thinking of this issue when I wrote the response because of last week’s (or at least I think it was last week…can’t really distinguish one week from another these days) judgement to lower the sentences for those convicted of possession of crack.

Re: the blinging pics. Foolishness, I agree.

That’s a lot of shoes and really nice curtain money he is blinging in those pictures.

Most of the “inequality” Blacks have been pointing out for years in the penal system stems from current drug laws where crack and powder cocaine possession are assigned two different penalties. Crack cocaine has the stiffer penalty and unfortunately Black folks were its biggest customer. I am glad that these guys (the Jena 6) did have their cases reviewed due to the excessiveness of their original sentence, but this is neither just another day in the life of Black America or the biggest threat to our community.

You are right to raise such questions regarding the lack of thought behind sending them the money directly. However, this is not the first and certainly not the last time you will hear about such actions from people who feel they are doing the right thing. It usually takes a few situations like this to get some folks thinking about financial accountability. And even then it will become a ballot issue instead of a common sense issue.