Parts of an article from The Root:
>However, there is a Black hate crime law—it’s called the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which authorizes the prosecution for white supremacists who commit violent acts.
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#blackpeople #whitewomen #blackbabies #erinstrotman #blackmastodon
In 2022, President Biden also signed into law the first federal legislation to make lynching a hate crime, addressing a history of racist killings in the United States.
and yet Black People continue to be executed by the pigs etc. This is a tactic used by white racists to
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gaslight in similar circumstances. Perhaps The Root needs to correct this article.
>If found guilty, Strotman faces a maximum of a decade in prison for the felony child neglect charge and 20 years for the malicious wounding charge.
"a maximum of a decade" is the kind of
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language mainstream media uses to obfuscate the truth.
I expected better from The Root. It's as if someone paid you off.
Article in question: https://www.theroot.com/black-internet-is-enraged-over-nurse-accused-of-breakin-1851734250
Former Henrico nurse who abused NICU babies will likely see no more than 3-year sentence
https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/henrico-county/former-nicu-nurse-abuse-plea-agreement-terms/
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Audubon Ballroon (he/him)