Lynching redux

[Wilson Gray]

On Jul 31, 2005, at 12:38 AM, Laurence Horn wrote:

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> At 12:11 AM -0400 7/28/05, Wilson Gray wrote:
>> In an earlier thread, there was some question as to whether vigilantes
>> had to use hanging as the means of execution in order for said
>> execution to count as a lynching.
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>> The NYT, in a recent article, referred to a vigilante killing as a
>> lynching, even though the four victims had been shot to death. IIRC,
>> the article described the occurrence as "the last mass lynching."
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> Oops, I noticed that too.  I was hoping you hadn't, Wilson,
> especially after a couple of weeks went by, but I shoulda oughta've
> known...
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