Race and the Murder of Ahmaud Arbery

POLITICS & POLICY
Defendant Travis McMichael listens to testimony during his trial at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga., November 18, 2021.
(Sean Rayford/Reuters)
The defendants in the Arbery case were indicted because their suspicions fell short of legal justification to assault, detain, and use lethal force.




NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE

T
here was an indefensible assumption at the root of Ahmaud Arbery’s killing in a quiet coastal Georgia town. Contrary to everything you’ve read and heard in the mainstream media, it was not a racial assumption. It was a legal assumption.

The three men on trial for Arbery’s murder assumed that there was probable cause to believe Arbery had committed a felony, an assumption based on woefully weak evidence. They were suspicious because the 25-year-old Arbery was running from a nearby lot on which a home was under construction. The lot had been vandalized before, and Arbery had been caught on the

To Read the Full Story

Articles You May Like

This New York City Prosecution of Trump Is a Dangerous Legal Jenga Game for Democrats
‘Politically motivated prosecutions’: Jim Jordan investigates DOJ-tied prosecutor in Trump’s New York case
USA TODAY: Kyle Rittenhouse Campus Speeches Raise ‘Free Speech’ Questions
Birth Control Pill Linked to Life-Threatening Complication
NBC News Is Only Network To Report On Suspected ISIS Border Crosser

Leave a Comment - No Links Allowed:

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *