Posted on 05/10/2020 6:06:59 PM PDT by bort
I am a veteran criminal law attorney who has tried more than 300 criminal jury trials, handled thousands of other criminal cases, racially-divisive cases, etc. We have dozens of "citizen lawyers" on Free Republic who are posting insane, inane, wrong, and crazy "facts," "law," and conclusions. I have studied this case inside and out. Let me give you some insight, and feel free to post some questions....
That’s one more reason why McMichael should have stayed the hell away from Arbery.
Mr. Arbery, if you were innocent and scared of possibly being abducted, robbed or killed, why would you run upwards of 60 feet, right at the neighbor holding a gun, and then physically attack and attempt to physically disarm the neighbor?
I have been a resident of Georgia fifty eight of my sixty seven years. Please, now pound sand. You have no dog in this hunt.
“I was afraid he’d shoot me in the back.”
Not logical. McMichael stated in the police report that he recognized the guy from the other night, potentially being armed. Yet, McMichael still didn't call the cops or reported it. If he knew he was a prior felon with a weapons charge, why didn't he call the cops?
I disagree. Arbery got off on the shoplifting charge. After 30 years as an LE, McMichael wasn't about to let him get off again. They had the police on the phone as did the neighbor that filmed Arbery sprinting from the construction site.
> I have dealt with hundreds of black male clients and have coached hundreds of black male athletes—black guys do NOT jog, unless they work for Fortune 500 companies.
What about the Marathon runners from Africa?
Thank you for your efforts to give us your perspective on this case.
I have stayed away from the threads on it because I could see it becoming very divisive.
Some have already convicted them in their minds.
“I ran 60 feet right at the guy with the gun, physically attacked him, and physically tried to disarm him because I was scared he was going to kidnap, rob or shoot me in the back”.
Ya think anyone on jury would buy that?
well, i’m curious because i know how the left will try to use this case. and i’ve seen some wild/emotional comments flying around. i come with an open mind, but am a science guy, not a criminal justice type. i was able to read your conclusion. maybe someone can reformat. like your level of experience.
Yes. It is logical. Read the link that I posted. The information was also in the Georgia news.
If Arbery got off on the shoplifting charge then a former police officer involved in his case should never be considered an objective party when it comes to a subsequent allegation of a similar crime.
:) Been there done that,thanks for your insites.
Thank you for posting. My test for a story like this is: Would this be news if the races were reversed? Sadly, the answer is almost always No!
Go back to my original question: If Arbery had been armed and shot one or both of these dudes, would it be a case of justifiable self defense?
That's ridiculous. Then any cop that saw a prior arrest committing a crime would have to simply watch.
> If one more person posts “the wannabe cops shouldn’t have went after Abery” I’m going to puke. <
Sorry, but when you post stuff like that, it’s hard to take you seriously. It’s condescending, and inappropriate. Where posters are wrong, correct them. But don’t be condescending.
I know next to nothing about the law. But I know quite a bit about Relativity, and Quantum Physics. I’ve taught college courses on those subjects. And sometimes Freepers post things about those subjects that are just plain wrong. I then post corrections. But I never felt like puking.
Sorry if I come off as harsh here. What I’m trying to say is this. Cut the amateurs some slack.
>>Let me tell you the reality—the first outside DA cleared these guys, a fact that will be ADMISSIBLE in court. Trust me, if the defense attorneys have any brains, they will say: “Gosh, the local DA said they are innocent, but the slick suits from Atlanta, who came down here to stop a riot, in a matter of an hour determined they were guilty.”
The media and authorities seem ok with it that a lynch mob is calling for the arrest on murder charges of all 3 men “in” the video. I still have not been told what crime the videographer committed. I have seen articles reporting that he is receiving anonymous death threats. So those claiming that some lynch mob seeking “vigilante justice” are now a lynch mob seeking vigilante justice themselves.
>> However, I could see how a good-faith prosecutor could—with a straight face—charge him with murder. It’s weak, but not a crazy charge.
Murder or manslaughter?
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