A Hanging in Mississippi this afternoon - posted with heavy heart and worry

[jberryhill]

93. Two things

First, none of those details were in the OP article posted hours ago. All kinds of facts may emerge. That's the point of an investigation.

Second, bedsheets are commonly used for this purpose. The Wikipedia article on the subject even says:

"In addition to rope, other materials can easily be fashioned into an improvised noose e.g. a bed-sheet, ripped T-shirt, shoelaces or telephone extension cable. "

People don't always have rope lying around, and it is especially common to use bedsheets in prisons or mental institutions.

As for wearing a skull cap, I don't see what's supposed to be unusual about that. Lots of African American men wear knit caps of all kinds.

What is so awful about waiting for additional facts before reaching a conclusion?

We had a couple of threads here where it was proven beyond a doubt by the DU forensic team that the cops in Ferguson were shot by white agitators using scoped rifles that fire handgun rounds - right down to the model of rifle used.

Now, all I know is what I read in the OP, and the two additional facts you added.

I am not familiar with lynch mob procedures, but don't they usually use a rope? That would seem to be something you'd have on hand if you were going out to lynch someone.

Improvising by using a bedsheet seems more like a suicide in my completely non expert opinion.

Were his hands bound? Were there signs of other trauma or injury? Did he win a lot of money at the casino? Do the casino cameras show anyone meeting him or following him? Those are questions susceptible of answers, and a heck of a lot more interesting.