Congress passes bill named after Emmett Till to make lynching a hate crime

Friendly_Grower · Mar 11, 2022

WASHINGTON — Congress gave final approval Monday to legislation that for the first time would make lynching a federal hate crime in the U.S.. sending the bill to President Joe Biden to sign into law. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/co...after-emmett-till-make-lynching-hate-n1291116

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It has taken a long long time to get a law on the books.
It has been blocked by Republicans and Dixiecrat over and over again in any form the effort has taken

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Fardsnarp · Mar 11, 2022

Just to argue the wording a bit. Lynching has always been a hate crime. The bill didn't make it so. It just legally recognizes it as such. Not trying to diminish your point at all.

Friendly_Grower · Mar 12, 2022

Fardsnarp said:
Just to argue the wording a bit. Lynching has always been a hate crime. The bill didn't make it so. It just legally recognizes it as such. Not trying to diminish your point at all.

Um, always? Then why is this a big deal?

I don't agree with you Lynching blacks hasn't been a federal hate crime.

I'm betting even today there are Congressmen who voted against making lynching black Americans a Hate Crime.

Passed House (02/28/2022)

Emmett Till Antilynching Act

This bill makes lynching a federal hate crime offense.

Specifically, the bill imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 30 years, or both—on an individual who conspires to commit a hate crime offense that results in death or serious bodily injury or that includes kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill.

For Whites, naturally they just went out and lynched them a few Negroes. They didn't need no law.

The latest lynchings / hate crimes are George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery.
So it is still going on and with Arbery the local law enforcement wasn't going to get off their white asses until they had to. They were going to let the lynching go unpunished.

Friendly_Grower · Mar 12, 2022

Friendly_Grower · Mar 13, 2022

I was watching the News and the first attempt to pass a "Hate Crime" law for lynching Blacks was first tried in 1918.
White Senators have blocked every effort since then for over 200 attempts to get a Hate crime on the books.

Let us face the truth people of color live in fear in the USA even now!

Friendly_Grower · Mar 13, 2022

Here is some Music to relax to. One of my very favorites "Billy Holiday."

Friendly_Grower · Mar 29, 2022

President Biden has Signed the Emmett Till anti-lynching bill!

After over 200 attempts over a hundred years, Lynching people of Color is now a federal Hate Crime.

cannabineer · Mar 29, 2022

Friendly_Grower said:
President Biden has Signed the Emmett Till anti-lynching bill!

After over 200 attempts over a hundred years, Lynching people of Color is now a federal Hate Crime.

Shame it took so long. This is a powerful datum supporting CRT.

Friendly_Grower · Mar 29, 2022

One step forward and then we have to do the Zig-Zag dance until some older people die and the political winds change.

It's long overdue.

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