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Lawmakers Say Hanging A Noose Should Be A Crime

April 2nd, 2008 by flanews

A bill would ban hanging nooses in people’s yards. Some people see the noose as art. For many the noose is a reminder of the murders of hundreds of African Americans in the early and mid 1900s. State Representative Geraldine Thompson is sponsoring the bill. She says displaying a noose should be a hate crime.

“A noose goes back to the days of lynching in the state of Florida, and these are meant to intimidate and frighten individuals and we want to make sure there’s a criminal offense associated with that kind of behavior,” said Thompson.

The proposed bill would also make it a hate crime to display of the swastika.

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