From the 'Bruh, Calm Your Nerves' file:

Reports have come out that Bryant Purvis, one of six black male teenagers implicated in the infamous Jena 6 case is in trouble again. This time, the 19-year-old allegedly yoked up a dude that was accused of flattening the tires on his car. Purvis was subsequently arrested after the incident at Hebron High School in Carollton, Tex., where he has gone to live with his uncle Jason Hatcher, a Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman. He was later released on bail.

Accordnig to reports, the whole incident started over hearsay, and doesn't look like it had to go this far. Honestly, this is the type stuff that happens in high schools every day. But Purvis' case is special. He's not just the guy who gets into it with another cat over his car. He's the guy who gets into it with another cat over his car, and also happens to be implicated in one of the hot button issues of 2007.So it probably behooves him to keep his nose clean for the time being.

Hey, not being judgmental, Lord knows I got into my share of fights in high school, but me and my crew weren't civil rights posterboys either.

Anyway, the charges in this incident are pending against Purvis, on top of the Jena charges, in which Purvis has maintained his innocence. In total, it could keep him locked up for a grip, like more than 20 years, according to the AP.

The person I really feel for is Ma Dukes. Nobody's mom wants to go through having a kid tripped up in the legal system, and it must be doubly tough to have your son on blast like this.



On the other hand let me get in a few punches myself: La Salle Parish District Attorney Reed Walters, the prosecutor in this case should definitely be investigated for abuse of power and coercion.

If they did it to Mike Nifong for doing his job, then they should do it to Walters for being an asshole.