>>5205870 LB

Perhaps there is more than meets the eye to the anti-lynching bill that was unanimously passed recently by the senate, with all 100 voting in December.

The language is a little startling and vague. Lynching is defined as offenses resulting in injury for cases involving race, color, religion, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER IDENTITY, gender, sexual orientation.

Lynching = injury

Conspiracy to commit = same punishment:

“(c) Conspiracy.—If 2 or more persons conspire to commit any offense under this section, and 1 or more of such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense the commission of which was the object of the conspiracy.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3178/text/es

>>5207656

Perhaps more context was needed. This is not a law since it was only passed by the senate so far, AFAIK.

Was Smollet's stunt more than just a PR campaign for his career, or was it part of a political agenda – to get public support for getting this law passed.

You could see how this law could be seriously abused by those in power who might want to inflame racial divisions in society, including illegal immigrants.