a thread for the (potentially) lynched census worker and its connection to glenn beck, hannity, rush limbaugh etc etc etc

have i brought that up before on ilx? i can't remember... i think about that hypothetical poll question and it's possible results all the time, i have since abu ghraib

just-world theory

huh, that's interesting... there have been a number of fake electric shock experiments over the years, haven't there!

i'm pretty under-educated in moral philosophy.

as soon as I saw he'd been a schoolteacher and scout leader, I got this feeling someone was going to go there

i thought about that too. i certainly hope there was nothing unkosher going on there -- i'd like to believe that adult males can be responsible mentors for children.

but my feeling is that he just got caught in the company of some dangerous people and it was a random attack.

Census worker's hanging death was suicide: US police

(AFP) – 51 minutes ago

CHICAGO — The death of a US census worker that sparked fears of anti-government violence after he was found bound to a tree with the word "fed" scrawled on his chest was ruled a suicide, police said Tuesday.

Bill Sparkman's body was discovered in September amid a wave of anger-charged protests of President Barack Obama's policies.

The story made national news and some reporters theorized that Sparkman's work for the Census Bureau -- which is a federal government agency -- made him a victim of anti-government sentiment.

But police say Sparkman -- who had recently taken out two life insurance policies that would not pay out in the event of suicide -- staged his gruesome death to make it appear as if it were a homicide.

"Despite the fact that Mr. Sparkman was found hands, feet and mouth bound with duct tape, rope around his neck and the word "FED" written on his chest, analysis of the evidence determined Mr. Sparkman's death was self-inflicted," the Kentucky state police said in a statement.

"A thorough examination of evidence from the scene, to include DNA testing, as well as examination of his vehicle and his residence resulted in the determination that Mr. Sparkman, alone, handled the key pieces of evidence with no indications of any other persons involved."

Sparkman's friends told police that he had discussed ending his life and the anti-government sentiment in his rural, conservative county.

His death was investigated by the Kentucky State Police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the US Forest Service, the State Medical Examiner's Office, and the Clay County Coroner's Office.

Jesus.

are all republicans sleazy?

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/04/sean-hannity/558272/

yes