Bad Art for a Cause

[teaberryblue]

So, basically, the situation in Jena, Louisiana is getting pitiful coverage around here which is not to say that it's getting no coverage so much as it's getting a mix of no coverage and coverage that is woefully short on details.

This means that I explained it about five times to five different people, in detail, over the course of the past two days.

And pretty much everyone has the same reaction, which is "WTF WHAT DECADE IS THIS?"

Anyway, I decided that I could do my part to help tell people what is going on.


Read my Jena, Louisiana Primer


This is just the first chapter. Yes, it is highly snarky. Yes, it is badly drawn. But I think it gets across my general feelings about the situation.

Comments

[liret.livejournal.com]

Ice Cream> Hate crime. True fact.

The most surreal part of this story is how clueless the Jena officials are, still.

[teaberryblue.livejournal.com]

It is a little-known fact that chocolate cake > hate crime, too.

I can't decide if they're all clueless or if some of them are downright evil. DA Walters? Seriously, I don't know how anyone could say the kinds of things he's said to kids anywhere without being evil; he's like...he reminds me of the principal in the Breakfast Club, but FOR REAL.

Also, here is his homepage. Check out his photo!

http://www.ldaa.org/roster/walters.html

[liret.livejournal.com]

Maybe both? I feel like if they were even evil but not clueless, they would have a better public relations stratigy then to keep repeating "Nope, no racism here!" and expecting everyone will believe them. And, y'know, LET BELL OUT OF JAIL.

[teaberryblue.livejournal.com]

Seriously. Just the time he's spent in jail is far more than a kid should suffer in comparison to his actions.