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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Mike Bedigan

Billionaire Palantir co-founder calls for return of public hangings to show ‘masculine leadership’ in America

The billionaire co-founder of software company Palantir has called for the return of public hangings in order to demonstrate “masculine leadership.”

“If I’m in charge later, we won’t just have a three strikes law. We will quickly try and hang men after three violent crimes. And yes, we will do it in public to deter others,” Joe Lonsdale wrote on X.

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