I’m not seeing any mainstream media coverage. They’re trying to pass this off as a suicide.

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    1 month ago

    I mean, obviously if this were a legitimate lynching… the guy would have had broken limbs from defending himself… /s 🤦‍♂️

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      “As of this time, there’s no evidence of foul play,” Peeler said, adding that the Bolivar County Coroner’s Office retrieved Reed’s body for further examination. Deputy Coroner Murray Roark, who assisted in the medical review, stated there were no signs of broken limbs and suggested the case pointed toward self-harm, though the investigation remains active.

      Kind of comes over like “We can tell this isn’t a lynching because we always break the victim’s legs.”

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        Not specifically him, but…yeah, pretty much. Lynchings typically involve torture and bodily mutilation. They don’t want to “just” kill someone, they want to send a message. Hiding it as something else kind of defeats the purpose.