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Eh? Seein' it? | image tagged in hold up,hate crime,robert e lee,rand paul,george floyd,confederacy | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
745 views 5 upvotes Made by KylieFan_89 5 years ago in politics
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Assad laugh | LYNCHING IS CERTAINLY AMERICA'S # 1 SCOURGE | image tagged in assad laugh | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
How about a bill against tar and feathering? LMAO
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laughing | CONGRESS SHOULD IGNORE EVERYTHING EXCEPT WHAT SYDNEYB BELIEVES IS THE #1 SCOURGE | image tagged in laughing | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
The way the bill is written it would most likely cover tar and feathering as well.
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Hmmm but I have heard some folks want to bring it back

Have you seen this comment?
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It's a scourge!!!
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I can think of no principled reasons not to make lynching a federal hate crime

Whether it's a scourge or not!
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Do you support making lynching a federal hate crime?
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Oh I know Harris and Spartacus were pushing it after Jussie tried to push a faked hate crime.
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The problem Rand had with the bill is that most people would define lynching as a mob killing someone without legal authority (often because of race or other differences), but the bill defines lynching as conspiring to cause bodily harm or damage religious property (among a few other things). So the bill has a wider definition than what most people would consider lynching.
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Good analysis.

SydneyB led off with the "lynching" though and it seems some aren't even on board with calling that a hate crime. lol
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People who disagree with hate crime legislation will say that “hate crimes” are already illegal and adding additional laws is unnecessary. I’m not one of those people, however. Rand Paul is making a semantic argument. Even if those things aren’t traditionally thought of as “lynching” they are still wrong imo.
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USA's biggest mass lynching was 11 Italian men at once
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