Why would public officials allow a lynching, which by its very nature represents a challenge to authority?

Select all that apply. if you lived in the olmec civilization you might have: 1) been amoung the first people on the planet to eat corn 2)worshiped a cougar deity 3)seen sculptures with downturned mouths and eyes 4)visited pyramids on a coastal island 5) made small figurines to put in trenches around the local temple