I got a question from an acquaintance from overseas

[question everything]

Is it true that Black men are being lynched every day all across the U.S.?



No, I replied. But then..

[rurallib]

1. could depend on how "lynched" is defined

[question everything]

2. He used the term hanging. I know that there was one recent in CA

and some claim that it was suicide but, honestly, have not followed all the gory details.

[StarfishSaver]

3. I truly doubt black men are committing suicide by going outside and hanging themselves from trees

[question everything]

4. Agree. And the FBI is investigating

But this was one comment offered.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/15/us/palmdale-hanging-investigation/index.html

Still, I am not aware that there are hanging every day across the country but, as I stated, I have not been following it.

[StarfishSaver]

5. I don't think it's happening every day.

But the fact that it's happening at all is very troubling.

[question everything]

6. It does

[bobbieinok]

8. 2 in CA, 2 (1 a teen)in Houston

As a DUer said earlier, no black would ever commit suicide by hanging self from a tree!!

[irisblue]

7. I have seen 6 reported