The main distinction is that the one group chose to use violence which should be punished by the courts the rest of the acts should have been handled by the school.

Both sides are guilty of segregation it seems.

We do not need another OJ drama on our hands, because that made all races look stupid because once acquitted he made a fool of everyone with his book on how he committed the murders so color should not be a factor because all involved look silly to the rest of us.

I've seen 8,9 and 10 year old kids use the F-word in the open just to have their parents go 'oh well.' Complete and utter b/s. If black people don't want it to happen, quit hanging on the stereotype. Not everything that happens between black and white people is race related. Quit hanging on to things that happened 40 or 50 years ago.

While I'm at it, if I get 3 or 400 white people in one area to hold a demonstration about a black on white crime, we'd be called racists and part of the KKK.
Just my two and a half cents.

This story continues to grow in details that seem to be invented to support the charge of racism.

The truth is that the victim was NOT involved in the noose incident and was severely assaulted by the 6 choir boys.

The victim was knocked unconscious, then stomped about the head and face and as if that was not enough his head was slammed against a concrete post.

But why pay attention to such minor details when it sells more papers and puts more dollars in Jesse's pocket.

Perhaps someone could update me on the other innocent youths that beat a white teenager to death in Waldorf in front of his family a few years ago. Probably another case of the justice systems racially motivated policies.

If its for peace and harmony that is one thing but to rally "for the release of a person who has committed a crime", Give me a freaking break.

I think all of them should still be locked up. I don't care if your are white, black , purple or green. A crime has been committed in this case. A boy near death, if anything they should rally around him for his recovery.

I am sick to death of all the racial bullshit that goes on. People just need to get it together.

And why in the hell are St. Mary's County citizens getting involved in this. This has nothing to do with our County. Unless they are trying make an issue of it, but why would they?

I think this is a perfect time to address this situation in an auditorium with our children, the schools have a great opportunity to talk to our children and explain to them that race should not ever be an issue in our Schools or in our Community. What has happened in the south does not ever have to happen here.