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Post by heregoes on May 8, 2020 6:03:56 GMT -6
The Georgia father and son who allegedly chased down and killed a black man jogging in their neighborhood were arrested Thursday night and charged with murder and aggravated assault. Gregory and Travis McMichael, who are white, allegedly told police they saw Ahmaud Arbery running and believed he looked like a suspect in a series of break-ins, so they got their guns and followed him in their truck, aiming to make a citizen's arrest, per WJCL. They eventually confronted the 25-year-old and he was fatally shot during the Feb. 23 incident, which started making headlines Tuesday after video of the horrific encounter was released. The father and son were arrested a day after the Georgia Bureau of Investigation launched a probe into the killing, which took place in the mostly white Satilla Shores subdivision near Brunswick, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. "It’s outrageous that it has taken more than two months for Ahmaud Arbery’s executioners to be arrested, but better late than never," says an attorney representing Arbery’s father. "This is the first step to justice. This murderous father and son duo took the law into their own hands." Georgia's AG said in a tweet, "This tragedy cannot be undone, but this is the first step in what I am confident will be a swift road to justice." hereGood!
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Post by ❤apple❤ on May 8, 2020 8:49:11 GMT -6
The Georgia father and son who allegedly chased down and killed a black man jogging in their neighborhood were arrested Thursday night and charged with murder and aggravated assault. Gregory and Travis McMichael, who are white, allegedly told police they saw Ahmaud Arbery running and believed he looked like a suspect in a series of break-ins, so they got their guns and followed him in their truck, aiming to make a citizen's arrest, per WJCL. They eventually confronted the 25-year-old and he was fatally shot during the Feb. 23 incident, which started making headlines Tuesday after video of the horrific encounter was released. The father and son were arrested a day after the Georgia Bureau of Investigation launched a probe into the killing, which took place in the mostly white Satilla Shores subdivision near Brunswick, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. "It’s outrageous that it has taken more than two months for Ahmaud Arbery’s executioners to be arrested, but better late than never," says an attorney representing Arbery’s father. "This is the first step to justice. This murderous father and son duo took the law into their own hands." Georgia's AG said in a tweet, "This tragedy cannot be undone, but this is the first step in what I am confident will be a swift road to justice." hereGood! Ahhhhhh redneck racial profiling, judging, sentencing and execution.
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Post by GrumpyOM (RIP) on May 8, 2020 20:13:42 GMT -6
Be nice if the video was available.
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Post by heregoes on May 8, 2020 20:20:39 GMT -6
Be nice if the video was available. It’s all over the place. I’m sure you can find it.
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Post by GrumpyOM (RIP) on May 8, 2020 20:40:32 GMT -6
Your link mentions the video and if you click on it there is none just more text, that's in two places.
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Post by Belle on May 8, 2020 21:06:59 GMT -6
Here...
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Post by GrumpyOM (RIP) on May 9, 2020 0:18:37 GMT -6
Thanks...poor job of making the video, little shown of the victim actually being shot. But apparently the shooting was unjustified at any rate.
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Post by GrumpyOM (RIP) on May 10, 2020 18:17:46 GMT -6
The video on ABC News is the same. It appears the victim may not even have been shot with the shot gun and that he may have gone after the gun...he had hold of the barrel when the father fired his pistol at least twice. At any rate, I can see how the issue has been messy in coming up with the charges. But it does look like they were right in jailing them and that the two were way out of line and will pay for it.
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