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Originally Posted by Jess Hawsen Arown
Of course we all agree on your position, but there is something else here.
Lynching?
If you are familiar with the word, you all should have been numbed by the headline because it literally means that an 8yo was hanged until dead.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lynch
Definition of lynch
transitive verb
:to put to death (as by hanging) by mob action without legal approval or permission The accused killer was lynched by an angry mob.
I submit that this Daily Dot is more interested in starting unrest and possible riots than prosecuting the scum who hurt this child. The bit about hanging from a tree is a lie according to the New York Times story.
At least The New York Times reported it accurately -- calling it a wounding. (a refreshing change from that notorious outfit).
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/13/u...e.html?mcubz=0
It appears the perps are known as it was done at a public picnic. But, of course, instead of focussing on the crime, rags like the Dirty Dot will be focussing on blaming America for the acts of the few.
If the story was accurate in The Times, this was a terrorist act and the individuals should be punished accordingly. |
I'm not sure the true meaning is that important. The fact that the victim was hung probably isn't either. Public lynchings in the deep south were common many decades ago. When "lynching" was spoke of, people broadly assumed it was the planned gathering of a group of whites to assault a black person. I'm sure a lynching could refer to a variety of different assaults by whatever definition people choose to use, perhaps depending on where they live. Generally speaking, I believe the term most often however refers to what I described above.
