18-08-2019 19:01 via kvoa.com

Indiana lawmaker under fire for posting noose picture

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana lawmaker who posted nooses under a Facebook story about a black man pleading guilty to rape is drawing criticism for using racist imagery.
Republican state Rep. Jim Lucas, from Seymour, posted a picture of a gallows with two nooses under a WISH-TV story about Marquise Dozier’s case.
Lucas says he wanted to punish the man and believes in capital punishment. Dozier faces up to 72 years in prison.
Lucas says he’s previously posted the image under sto
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