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2024-09-26 03:50:27 UTC - HELPFUL
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Lynching means killing by extrajudicial action: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lynch A black man was not lynched. Marcellus Williams was executed after being convicted of murder. While there were many questions raised over his guilt/innocence, he was executed through standard process, not lynched. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/09/24/missouri-execution-marcellus-williams-lisha-gayle/75298897007/
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