Identifying with Jena

Pictures are quite beneficial at getting a message across, especially when they have a major value that people can identify with.
I think the reason that this is such a big deal is because pictures of noose's weren't put up, it was an actual noose. People who were affected by this internalized the symbol of the noose itself and every negative connotation that it represents.
I also think that this is a larger issue because it is in the deep south where racial tension is so prevalent. The people affected took the symbol to heart because they have to put up with racism day to day, and this was the breaking point. To do something of this nature is so blatantly negligent and it will instigate who it was geared towards because they identified themselves in the symbol.