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[-] LocalAreaMan@lemmy.world 17 points 4 hours ago

"I just hope that they've got the right person," she added.

Why would anyone doubt the justice system in Mississippi? It's not like they'd cover up a hate crime by framing a black man. /S

[-] Viceversa@lemmy.world -4 points 3 hours ago

It's not like they'd cover up a hate crime by framing a black man. /S

Lover / stalker is plausible suspect.
And they are more likely to be the same race as the victim.

[-] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 1 points 18 minutes ago

Black people, and this cannot be stated enough, would never knowingly inflict the horrors of lynching upon their community, doubly so in the south. If you see a hanging, assume hate crime until you have extreme evidence otherwise.

[-] deadbeef79000 4 points 3 hours ago

They've found a scapegoat.

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