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    Why is a murder as a form of 'vigilante justice' called a 'lynching?'

    Question #39108. Asked by Hamlet.. (Sep 25 03 10:47 PM)


    shady shaker

    		The term "lynching" dates back to Virginia in the
    1780s, and may refer to either one of two men -
    Captain William Lynch of Pittsylvania County or
    Colonel James Lynch of Bedford County. Both men
    attempted to bring law and order where none existed. The term was only applied to mob rule
    later. Originally it denoted punishment less
    dramatic than a hanging. Usually the culprit was
    given a damned good thrashing!!


    (www.quinion.com)

    Sep 26 03, 12:15 AM

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