Cops stand by and watch of course.

  • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    A riot, or a mob. A lynch mob is a specific thing. As you can guess by the name, it’s a mob set on lynching (or just generally killing) someone, or several someones. It is not a term for any old agitated mob. The Jan 6th rioters would qualify as a lynch mob since they had a noose, gallows, and were chanting “hang Mike Pence”.