wherein I contribute to the problem I decry...

When I first heard about the Jena 6, I was horrified on two fronts:  One, what a disgusting miscariage of justice.  Two, I realize that I'm a bit media-challenged these days, but why hadn't I heard something sooner?

The liberal blogosphere is finally catching up and posting some meta-discussions on the subject.  Sort of.  not, for the most part, about the horrific pile of racism that's been mounting in Louisiana for four months.  No, they're talking about....why the liberal blogosphere is or is not discussing it.  Way to make it all about you, folks. (sheesh.)

And, to try to talk about the actual subject:This is why we need hate crimes legislation -- because otherwise, white kids get excused for "youthful exuberance" while black kids get charged with attempted murder.

Much to my puzzlement and frustration, I can't find any of the really spectacular posts I read when I first realized I needed to get up to speed.  And it's quarter after eleven and the baby will be awake in six hours or so and I really should go to bed, not keep looking.  I should have stopped looking twenty minutes ago when I realized they weren't in my browser history, and how should I expect to find things I read three weeks ago but don't recall the authors of, anyway?