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Mass murder, lynching and people who defend them both

Richard Nixon's commuting of mass murderer Lt. William Calley made defending war criminals and mass murderers respectable among a large segment of the conservative-minded population. In the segregation world where defending lynch-murder had been passed down from generation to generation, admiring deliberate murder when done for racial reasons was already respectable. And carpet-bombing of cities beginning in the Second World War had also legitimized the killing of civilian noncombatants in many people's minds.
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Kyle Dube Charged with the murder of Nichole Cable

News : The Coming Crisis (22 minutes ago)

Kyle Dube was charged in Nichole Cable's death. Authorities in Maine believe they have discovered her body in a wooded area 20 miles from her home. She was last seen by her parents at her home around 9 p.m. on May 12. Her parents be... Read Post

Two Mass Murderers, Two Very Different Stories and Much Hypocrisy

US Politics / Liberal : AlterNet Blogs: Speakeasy (4 years ago)

William Calley and the alleged Pan Am bomber were both convicted of mass murder. Yet Calley's recent appearances have provoked no outrage. Why the double standard? ... Read Post

David McGreavy: High Court Names Child Killer

News : The Coming Crisis (19 minutes ago)

The High Court has overturned an order granting anonymity to a "notorious" prisoner who murdered three children in 1973.The murderer known as "M" can now be publicly revealed as David McGreavy, who impaled the bodies of his victims ... Read Post


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