Republican lawmaker defends racist Mississippi senator: Public hangings 'would deter a lot of crimes

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Source: Raw Story

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A Republican state senator in Mississippi on Monday stepped up to support embattled U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, who is running to keep her appointed seat in a special election runoff Tuesday.

Calling public hangings a "style" of execution, Senator Charles Younger told voters that, "frankly, if it was back again I think it would deter a lot of crimes," Mississippi Today reports.



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[NewJeffCT]

1. say it with me Mr Younger

the death penalty in any form does NOT deter crime.

[MissMillie]

7. you beat me to it (n/t)

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[riversedge]

15. agree

[vlyons]

2. Mississippi Goddam

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[Paladin]

4. Thank you. You beat me to it. (nt)

[Funtatlaguy]

3. Few want to say it - Mississippi has many racists. They're ok with it.

[GeorgeGist]

5. Like Treason?

[Kittycow]

12. Or even "white collar" crimes?

Hang 'em high instead of carting the perps off to a cushy minimum security campus ?

[allgood33]

13. Just what I was about to ask. Thanks.

[duforsure]

6. Hate crimes

Aren't legal , and any politician suggesting a hate crime is acceptable should not be in OUR government , and should be removed ASAP.

[silverweb]

9. +1000

[Maxheader]

8. Getting rid of all the hate groups in mississippi

might not stop crime but it would go a long ways towards
becoming a civilized state...Lots of states need to watch
these groups trying to destroy our liberty...our country.

[Racerdog1]

10. Public hangings

Of Reich wing Republican assholes like this would save us all a lot of trouble.

[Just a Weirdo]

18. I call for immediate "lynchings" of all the Republicans in Mississippi.

What's good for them is good for the gander.

[meow2u3]

23. Turnabout's fair play, I say

Not just the "lynchings", but also the voter suppression of republicans should be law.

[beachbum bob]

11. they can't help themselves, the racism is SO much part of their DNA

[Kaleva]

14. They discountinued them becasue they were so popular. Bring the whole family!

"Upwards of 20,000 people were in attendance as Bethea ascended the gallows. To their surprise, Thompson didn’t go through with it. Instead, a pair of eager volunteer hangmen were chosen for the grim task of setting the noose and “pulling the trap.” Robbed of their story, a legion of newsmen took instead to descriptions of the rapacious onlookers, many of whom had camped out overnight, intent on an unobstructed view of Bethea’s end. Inflating the grim attraction of another man’s agony, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat described a “carnival atmosphere” of spectators “who munched hot dogs and sipped lemonade as Bethea dropped through the trap.” Other papers reported on the “all-night ‘hanging parties’” hosted by locals. Hotels were full to capacity."

https://timeline.com/rainy-bethea-last-public-execution-in-america-lischia-edwards-6f035f61c229


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[riversedge]

16. I started to scroll down and look at the pics but stopped --gruesome to see

this public voyeurism of a hanging.

[Scurrilous]

17. ...

[scarytomcat]

19. it is hard to believe what comes out southern republicans mouths

more calls for public lynchings
this is so disgraceful

[CTyankee]

20. Maybe we could bring back burning at the stake...that was a deterrent as I recall to lots of heresy

back in the day...

[GulfCoast66]

21. The republicans keep on going like they have and there might be a new form...

The Guillotine!

because the death penalty is a human rights violation.

[laserhaas]

22. Sometimes I despise being himan

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[Zing Zing Zingbah]

24. That's just disgusting.

This guy is a vile POS. Public hangings are cruel and evil. Nobody wants to see that. That would just fuck people up to witness someone being publicly slain. What a sicko this guy is!