Most people use the word differently, but in the law -- in this instance California penal code 405a -- lynching is "the taking by means of a riot of any person from the lawful custody of a peace officer," not a mob killing someone by hanging.
He agrees with Mr. Miro, who says, "I want kids to understand that killing someone does bring a life sentence".
An earlier version of the manual, issued in 2007 by the Bush administration, defined the charge of "murder in violation of the laws of war" as a killing by someone who did not meet "the requirements for lawful combatancy" — like being part of a regular army or otherwise wearing a uniform.
Some courts have extended privilege to parent and child under certain circumstances, and others have reduced it between spouses when one of them is guilty of a killing and someone else has been charged, said Jack Friedenthal, a law professor at George Washington University.
That killing someone in Dallas is not an answer for what happened on Sept. 11.
It means that while something may be entertaining to you, it could be the killing someone else.
Hours before the San Bernardino killings, someone killed one person and wounded three others in Savannah, Ga.
A far less extreme option is carrying pepper spray or Mace, which is a nice middle ground between pissing on yourself and being ready to aim a killing machine at someone.
Under the current law, adopted in 1986 after a surge in crack cocaine smoking and drug-related killings, someone convicted in federal court of possession of five grams of crack must be sentenced to at least five years in prison, and possession of 10 grams requires a 10-year minimum sentence.
"No one pays attention to these killings," someone says, "but the secret of the world is hidden in them".
