“…some federal officials have argued internally that those people who are known only to have committed unlawful entry — and were not engaged in violent, threatening or destructive behavior — should not be charged…”
“It isn’t just the guy with the rope who’s responsible for the lynching but the guys in the back of the mob whose presence give him courage and put the imprimatur of the community on the event. And those further back. Not the Kluxers but the White Citizens’ Council types who sold the rope and the program.”
Same thing here. They should count themselves lucky….they should have been shot.
(OK to substitute “Republican” for White Citizens’ Council– same people anyway.)

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