Carwin Jones and Bryant Purvis (Two of the Jena 6) present the most anticipated award during Black Entertainment Television's Hip Hop Awards show broadcast Thursday night.

My personal opinion: I feel the charges against them are extreme and should be investigated as to the motives of the prosecutor in the case. That said, these two still participated in a crime in which they jumped a single kid and beat him within inches of death. Both have prior convictions involving violent acts and neither should be held up as hero's.

It was irresponsible for the producers of the BET to usher them out on stage to give the award and does nothing to promote race relations. The standing ovation from the audience makes matters worse by condoning the race motivated attack by the Jena 6.

In my eyes this makes them (BET and the audience that stood and clapped) no better than the prosecutors or the individuals who hung the noose from the tree.