Jena (1) at it again!
Howdy folks,
A little news piece that the Internet is trying to bury amongst talk of politics.
One Bryant R. Purvis (former member of the Jena 6) has moved to Texas and is now beating up fellow students for slashing his tires. So far there has been only one victim to the rampage but we can’t blame the assailant of course.
Purvis, suffering from the same horrible flashblacks that caused him to beat the crap out of Justin Barker, went after the unnamed victim who allegedly vandalized his vehicle.
His mother Tina Jones has been quoted as saying:
“I wish he could just get in a place where he could walk away from the situation. I understand he gets frustrated. But he needed to walk away from this situation, being that he’s already in a situation. It’s very frustrating and upsetting to have to go through so much.”
His mother is very supportive of her thug son, that’s sweet.
I noticed that not only was there no CNN coverage of this story, there’s no real information on the other student either. What we do know is that the assault took place at Hebron High School in Carrollton and Purvis was arrested on an assault causing bodily injury. He was released into the custody of his uncle, an NFL football player so that explains the hostility which runs through his veins.
Purvis attacked the other student, choking him and then slammed his head into a school bench. Angry by the attack on his car’s tires. Out of the 10 or so articles I read, not a single one mentions the ethnic nature of the victim meaning of course he must be white.
A number of the articles state authorities keep saying that race was not a factor in the assault, but since no one’s screaming he attacked a black kid, it’s obvious the second victim was also white.
If Purvis had assaulted a black student that would have been mentioned to show Purvis’ equal opportunity head bashing. That would have been good news for his case in Louisiana since it would indicate Purvis is just a punk who likes to lose his temper on everyone and not just whitey.
One final note, a number of these articles kept stating:
“Purvis had stayed out of the spotlight for most of the year, but did appear on Black Entertainment Television’s Hip-Hop Awards. Purvis and fellow defendant Carwin Jones helped present the Video of the Year award during the October awards show.”
So what are they saying? Purvis doesn’t like what little press attention he’s getting whenever he beats up someone? Or that being on BET’s Hip-Hop Awards means he’s really just a good kid who’s misunderstood?
I bid adieu,
your Origami reporter,
L.Manly
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February 10th, 2008 at 10:08 am
hah! The minute I saw that Jena 6 tidbit, I knew you’d be all over it like a cheap suit or all over it like a big dog. Or perhaps all over it like a big dog in a cheap suit.
I’m just astounded that this case of extreme schoolyard bullying was elevated into some sort of second coming of the Civil Rights Movement. All it signified was a high school where the administration seemed to have no control. Not over white kids taking unacceptable racist actions like hanging nooses in trees or any kids using extreme violence on school grounds.