An article discussing how South Carolina's "anti-lynching" statutes are being used primarily against balck men.
"The only other states with lynching statutes still on the books are California, Virginia and West Virginia, though the laws are rarely used."
These laws (at least in Virginia) would be more accurately described as mob-violence laws. I've seen them used a few times and they usually seem to be applied to kids in gangs who go as a group to beat up someone who has raised their ire. They probably need to be on the books but if they cause mental anguish perhaps they could be retitled.
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