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Originally Posted by knot_e_lady  It allows the federal government to step in when the local or state won't do anything about it.
We saw this frequently in the 1960's in the South. The case regarding Brandon Teena is also a good example. |
The conditions that existed in the south in the 1960s are becoming increasingly rare, and will probably be gone in a few more years.
Prior the Internet and other forms of mass communication, yeah, it might have been possible for a judge in Possum's Bottom, Alabamy to let Billy Bob and Joe Mack off easy, "Cuz it was just one of them thar their neegars that done got beat up.. and a qweaar one to boot."
Nowadays, hmmm.. not so much. All it takes is one good Internet blog, and that judge will have his ass roasted quicker than you can say, "Ma, pass them grits and gravy." If at first you don’t succeed – try, try again and then quit. There’s no sense in making a damned fool of yourself. – W.C. Fields
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