The first lynchings were when the frontier lacked any law enforcement at all, and groups formed to go out and kill the people committing heinous repetitive crimes.
You must realize that lynchings were capable of spinning out if control, but many of them were completely valid as well. The last lynching in iowa was of a weapthy guy who killed his 3rd wife and stepson in front of several people. Several rich people had done similar acts and basically bought their way out of jail, this was the townspeople put a definitive "if you're rich and killing people we will end you and your money won't help" moment.
That may be a factor in why they're so fanatical about pushing the "lynchings bad" narrative.
He isn’t wrong but I’m sure the msm will go crazy over this
The View voiced their horror at the conversation already. According to Whoopi Goldberg, white people never had to worry about being hanged.
weren't the first lynchings those DEFENDING the blacks from the klan?
The first lynchings were when the frontier lacked any law enforcement at all, and groups formed to go out and kill the people committing heinous repetitive crimes.
You must realize that lynchings were capable of spinning out if control, but many of them were completely valid as well. The last lynching in iowa was of a weapthy guy who killed his 3rd wife and stepson in front of several people. Several rich people had done similar acts and basically bought their way out of jail, this was the townspeople put a definitive "if you're rich and killing people we will end you and your money won't help" moment.
That may be a factor in why they're so fanatical about pushing the "lynchings bad" narrative.