# News item: Sheriff in Oklahoma laments that he can't lynch Black people or kill journalists

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**Created:** [April 18, 2023, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-item-sheriff-in-oklahoma-laments-that-he-cant-lynch-black-people-or-kill-journalists/982834 "2023-04-18T03:13:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-item-sheriff-in-oklahoma-laments-that-he-cant-lynch-black-people-or-kill-journalists/982834/28 "2023-04-20T00:28:34Z")

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> [@Napier](#):
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> It certainly didn’t sound like the whole conversation was some kind of ironic joke

The part about the charred body and barbeque was definitely a joke. It had a punchline and laughter and everything. The rest sounds like casual talk, shootin’ the breeze. Without further evidence I wouldn’t say it amounts to a conspiracy to place a hit on a journalist, but it still reflects very poorly on them. Longing for the days when sheriffs could lynch Black people sounds just as bad as it looks in print.

~Max

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