Printed in the Herald-Times, March 24, 2020 To the Editor: When James Byrd was brutally murdered, the state of Texas did not have a "hate crime" law, yet two of the three men who committed this demonic act were put to death and the third will spend life in prison. There was no need to make murder illegal a second time.
No need for an "anti-lynching" law
No need for an "anti-lynching" law
No need for an "anti-lynching" law
Printed in the Herald-Times, March 24, 2020 To the Editor: When James Byrd was brutally murdered, the state of Texas did not have a "hate crime" law, yet two of the three men who committed this demonic act were put to death and the third will spend life in prison. There was no need to make murder illegal a second time.