Biden signs bill making lynching a federal hate crime
Yay, but how was lynching not a federal hate crime already? Forgive my ignorance, but how'd we let this go so long?
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dakotaviper · 56-60, M
It already was a Hate Crime. If it wasn't, then why did everyone go bonkers when that noose was found in Bubba Wallace's Talladega NASCAR Garage.
It's just like the Equal Rights Laws. Certain groups are now demanding that their Rights supersedes everyone else's Rights.
It's just like the Equal Rights Laws. Certain groups are now demanding that their Rights supersedes everyone else's Rights.
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@dakotaviper I don't think asking for hanging black people for being black to be considered a hate crime is demanding special rights.
Diotrephes · 70-79, M
@dakotaviper Lynching was never a federal crime and rarely a State crime. They made about 240 attempts to get an anti-lynching law passed by Congress. They were always blocked. And the lynchers used to post notices in the newspapers that they were going to lynch a guy at a certain time and place so that thousands of people could come see the action. Neither the local, State, or Federal governments did anything to stop it even though they knew it was going down days in advance.