Here's the deal. You run your mouth to someone, you risk getting the shit kicked out of you, and you might even be outnumbered. HOWEVER, last time I checked it's not a crime per se to run your mouth, but it IS a crime to respond to that insult with physical violence. The law is the law. Not to say that the white kids are in the clear, because obviously they were stirring shit in a big way. But the fact of the matter is, those 6 blacks are cowards for ganging up on 1 kid. What the fuck kind of shit is that anyway? If this were the REAL Deep South, and not some podunk wasteland in Louisiana, those six black dudes would have gotten strung up vigilante style long ago.