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| Topic | 4 Senators voted no to the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act |
| AlisLandale 02/26/20 9:25:26 PM #27: | Crazyman93 posted... Honestly, "why bother" is a good question, on the basis that if you do it just because the victim was black or hispanic, or gay or whatever, it's a hate crime and I'm 80% sure that those already fall under federal jurisdiction. After looking it up, it seems a strong motivating factor is as a symbolic gesture. there have been attempts to make lynching a federal crime since 1900. In which case, I certainly have no problem with it. In a best case scenario, it gives the federal government jurisdiction if local governments wont act, and in a worst case scenario, nothing changes and some racists get pissed off. --- It ok Hameru. Rabu. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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