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by Invictus0 2138 days ago
> Lynching is a premeditated extrajudicial killing by a group. It is most often used to characterize informal public executions by a mob in order to punish an alleged transgressor, punish a convicted transgressor, or intimidate. (Wikipedia)

These deaths can hardly be called premeditated extrajudicial mob executions, with the sole exception of Ahmoud Arbery.

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But is it the equivalent of lynching? Since premeditated execution by cop is in several ways worse, and in most ways about the same, I would say yes.
Which of these deaths were planned out in advance?