A couple of weeks ago a group of girl ganged me while i was a mc donalds. Since it was more than one of them fighting me canthey be charged with lynching.
2006-11-02 05:55:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
A couple of weeks ago a group of girls ganged me at mc donalds . Can they be charged with lynching?
2006-11-02 05:57:59 · update #1
Lynching most generally ends in death, although there have been some people who survived attempts at it, but then it is attempted lynching.
Most victims of lynchings were hanged. I believe the word lynch actually means to put to death by illegal action, generally by hanging.
2006-11-02 06:00:45 · answer #1 · answered by D B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lynching was originally hanging a person without trial. It was named for a captain the Washington's army who used this method for dealing with Tories. The city of Lynchburg VA was also named for him.
I think to charge with lynching, you would have to establish that they intended to kill you.
2006-11-02 14:00:11 · answer #2 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lynching is when they hang you by the neck with a rope, and the person usually dies. Did they put a rope around your neck and try to hang you?
If not they would be charged with assault and battery.
2006-11-02 14:04:47 · answer #3 · answered by kate 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lynching isn't a legal term as far as I know
2006-11-02 13:58:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they can't.
2006-11-02 14:02:43 · answer #5 · answered by kissmybum 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋