Lynching the Constitution
Heard of anyone being lynched lately?
Neither have I.
Lynching, even if it is not explicitly called lynching, is illegal in every state. For example, in the South Carolina Code of Laws, in Title 16, “Crimes and Offenses,” in chapter 3, “Offenses Against the Person,” under article 3, “Lynching,” in section 16-3-210, “Assault and battery by mob; investigation and apprehension; civil liability,” it says:
(A) For purposes of this section, a “mob” is defined as the assemblage of two or more persons, without color or authority of law, for the premeditated purpose and with the premeditated intent of committing an act of violence upon the person of another.
(B) Any act of violence inflicted by a mob upon the body of another person, which results in the death of the person, shall constitute the felony crime of assault and battery by mob in the first degree and, upon conviction, an offender shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than thirty years.
(C) Any act of violence inflicted by a mob upon the body of another person, which results in serious bodily injury to the person, shall constitute the felony crime of assault and battery by mob in the second degree and, upon conviction, an offender shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than three years nor more than twenty-five years.
(D) Any act of violence inflicted by a mob upon the body of another person, which results in bodily injury to the person, shall constitute the misdemeanor crime of assault and battery by mob in the third degree and, upon conviction, an offender shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year.
So why bring it up?
Two bills in the 116th Congress that would have made lynching a federal offense died at the end of the congressional term.
The Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019 (S.488) passed without amendment in the S
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