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[-] ch00f@lemmy.world 81 points 3 days ago

Yeah though towns used to rule together to beat the shit out of bankers forclosing on widow’s homes, so that’s something we could start doing again.

[-] Eheran@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago

So you have a source for that? Sounds plausible but also too good to be true.

[-] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 38 points 3 days ago

local asshole gets shot by town, no witnesses the sheriff also conveniently left town after telling the group to not confront the guy and just form a neighborhood watch.

I also remember reading an article about communities going to a widow's home, armed, to tell the bank rep to fuck off. It included a picture of 6 to 8 men with rifles at a homestead with a sign saying not to harass the widow. I can't find anything right now though.

[-] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 days ago

I mean penny auctions were a well documented thing. Americans used to be metal. Wonder what happened?

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago

Things were improving for quite awhile and folks got complacent, combone that with death of the community, the hard right switch of most churches, and talk radio and well make a fucken guess.

[-] ch00f@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

NYTimes, July 12, 1952

They ultimately got her, but they put up a hell of a fight.

[-] DerArzt@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago

Not a banker, but there is the case of the town where most everyone was present for the murder, but nobody saw it happen Link

[-] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago

Imagine being such a piece of shit that absolutely everyone that saw you die and heard you died won't snitch. That is a feat at this point

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