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The Red Record: Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in the United States
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Lynching Imbeciles
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What legal principle does Wells say Lynch Law disregards, which even ordinary criminal law respects?
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The right to a jury of one's peers
B
The right to appeal a death sentence
C
The principle that a criminal who is insane cannot be justly executed, since "civilized society surrounds human life with a safeguard" against executing the mentally unbalanced
D
The principle of double jeopardy
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