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No, @LindseyGrahamSC the impeachment inquiry against Mr. Trump is not like a lynching "in every sense." You are an ofcr of the court and the Chair of Senate Judiciary Committee. Show some responsibility and leadership in the words you use - especially about abuses of law.
@LindseyGrahamSC Senator Graham, you are also a South Carolinian. If you wish to know what a "lynching in every sense" is like, your state's history is replete with examples. For example, the lynching of Willie Earle just a few years before your birth. Perhaps you heard stories about it.
@LindseyGrahamSC You can read about it here. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti… This is what a lynching was like.
@LindseyGrahamSC This article includes a photo of the lynchers of Willie Earle celebrating after being acquitted at their "trial." I encourage you to view this and read this article. newyorker.com/magazine/1947/…
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So I turned to C-Span earlier & Trump was speaking at his Crim Justice forum & he actually said this: “all my life I have fought for fairness and opportunity for African Americans.”
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The facts of this case appear to be almost exactly the same as those in Tennessee v. Garner, the 1985 case in which the Supreme Court made clear that police ofcrs cannot shoot a fleeing suspect unless it is reasonable to believe they constitute a danger. supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/…
Edward Garner was 15, running away from officers and jumped over a fence. He was shot in the back of the head by pursuing ofcrs. The Court found that the ofcr "could not reasonably have believed that Garner - young, slight & unarmed - posed any threat." supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/…
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THREAD. In 2003 I wrote a law review article that explored the nature of lynching. For those who invoke lynching & compare modern political inquiries authorized by the U.S. Constitution to this act of lawless terror, this excerpt may be of assistance. digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/cgi/viewconten…
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