Do you want to ask the people who were lynched if they thought it was a problem?
Set out some values for when something is a big deal or not.
3265 people being lynched over 58 years isn’t a big deal worthy of federal legislation, investigation and enforcement because why?
3905 people being killed in acts of terrorism over 30 years is a big deal and is worthy of federal legislation, investigation and enforcement because why?
3532 people were killed and over 47,000 others were injured during The Troubles over a period of 30 years. Was that a big deal or not so much?
Can you offer some insight in how the frequency and circumstances of how and when innocent people are killed by others rises to the level of meriting government intervention?
This is often when I’d expect to hear about annual deaths from cars or swimming pools. About 400 people in the US drown each year in swimming pools and it’s usually small children who tragically die when they’re unattended and pools aren’t properly locked and fenced in accordance with regulations.
For cars, it’s hard to argue that we don’t need them in our society, but there are about 40,000 to 45,000 automobile fatalities in the US each year. However, I argue that the number of automobile fatalities is down from its peak 50 years ago because of laws and regulations that have been put on the books since then. In 1973, over 56,000 people died in auto accidents in the US, or 26.9 per 100,000 people. Today, that per capita number is down to 13.4 per 100,000.
Returning to the question at hand, please explain your methodology into thinking what causes of death or serious injury are worthy of federal intervention and which are not.