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cthulu2016

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11. There were a lot of anti-lynching laws that

Reply to U4ikLefty (Reply #10)

Tue Apr 10, 2012, 08:49 AM

Apr 2012

sought to allow police to disperse potential mobs, though obviously at odds with the freedom of assembly.

So I can well imagine that any mass protest might run up against antiquated "lynching" laws.

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Lynching [View all] cthulu2016 Apr 2012 OP

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There were a lot of anti-lynching laws that cthulu2016 Apr 2012 #11