Tennessee Republican wants to bring back death by hanging from a tree to state executions

[RandySF]

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The Tennessee Holler

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WATCH: Rep. Paul Sherrell (R-Sparta) wants to bring “HANGING BY A TREE” back to Tennessee 😳 — as an amendment to
@DennisHPowers
firing squad bill.

(Reminder: SHERRELL also had a bill to change John Lewis Way to “Trump Blvd”)

[hlthe2b]

1. Some day these hateful a'holes might piss off someone really unbalanced.

Do they ever think about that?

[Pete Ross Junior]

4. Pissed off unbalanced politicians might piss off someone really unbalanced? n/t

[hlthe2b]

7. Hateful rhetoric generally incites--no necessarily with poltical opponents.

Though his expressed desire to rename "John Lewis Boulevard" to "Trump Boulevard" might well incite some on our side too. It certainly does this harmless pacifist.

[Wingus Dingus]

2. Why not drawing and quartering? Why not stoning?

How many ways can these depraved GOPers indulge their boners for graphic death?

[Pete Ross Junior]

6. Because hanging is traditional in US law.

Seriously.

[Scrivener7]

8. I was going to say: What? No dunking chair?

[Kennah]

3. With or without a trial?

[JCMach1]

11. In fascism, does it matter?

That's where these people's feet are firmly planted

[Kennah]

13. There's usually a politeness

Fair trial followed by a first-class hanging

[JCMach1]

15. That's Old Think

[Kennah]

16. Without civility, what are we? Animals?

[JCMach1]

21. Civility doesn't exist in our politics any more.

[montanacowboy]

5. Tennessee seems to be catching

up to Florida for the craziest state.
Will that tree be in the town square and hot dogs will be sold? Back to the 1800's.

[Sanity Claws]

9. This is how lynching was done

Does he think of lynching as the good old days?

[peggysue2]

10. Hanging by a tree?

Otherwise known as lynching to most MAGAt southerners. Why am I not surprised that the same TN Rep who wants a major portion of John Lewis Way changed to Trump Blvd would be onboard for this?

Why not stoning or burning at the stake while we're at it?

[Retrograde]

18. Will there be a special tree for the whole state

or will each county have its own? If the former, will there be a State Arborist to make sure the tree is in good health? What if the Hanging Tree gets blown down in a storm, or is infested by beetles or some other tree disease - how does the legislature go about choosing a replacement? What if a branch breaks while someone is being hanged? I don't think the dishonorable gentleman thought this all the way through.

Places that used hanging as a means of capital punishment eventually went to special-built gallows for the purpose, because that way it was more likely to result in a quick death for the victims, generally by breaking their necks. Hanging someone from a tree is a long, slow death by strangulation, a form of torture. But then, this may be what the representative had in mind.

[peggysue2]

20. At the rate this is going?

Citizens will have hanging trees out on their front lawns. Along with the burning crosses.

The whole thing is disgusting. But when you have a former president musing about mass executions, making them public, even televising the events?

Anything is possible.

[dalton99a]

12. Higher. Use a crane like they do in Iran

[Kennah]

14. They should consult with the Mexican cartels

[Diamond_Dog]

17. Let me guess ... only for Black criminals.

[kimbutgar]

19. Boy they aren't even trying to cover up their prejudice and hate anymore.

Too bad the people who elected him are too stupid to continue voting for cruel people like him.

They want to bring back barbaric practices because they are miserable SOB’s.