The Big Fight: Will Anti-Lynching Law Work?

In the wake of a number of incidents mob violence, the Supreme Court has suggested that a new law be enacted specifically to deal with the "new normal" of lynchings. But doubts remain about the efficacy of the proposed solution. On The Big Fight, we debate whether a new law is the solution. The judgment places the onus on the law and order machinery to prevent and punish lynchings but can a new law work if there is lack of political will to tackle the lynch mobs?