“If I and my friends were to chase your around with our trucks, then I get out of the truck with my shot gun, blocking your ability to flee our harassment, and shoot you when you tried to pass by me by going the opposite side of the truck that I was on. Then I shoot you again when you try to take my gun and I shoot you again to finally kill you, do I get to claim self defense for your murder?
Just asking”
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You are writing much fiction, as CLEARLY evidenced by the video.
1. Arbery did NOT have his ability to flee “blocked”. When he ran by the truck on its right side, he had the free choice to simple keep running straight ahead where he was NOT blocked. Instead of making that choice to flee, Arbery decided to veer from his course, make a rapid 90 degree running turn to the left and immediately attack the son who was open carrying the shotgun.
2. Arbery was not shot when he “tried to pass by”. Arbery had CHOSEN to NOT pass by. He instead CHOSE to INITIATE an attack on the son to try to wrestle the shotgun from him. Arbery RAN to engage the son instead of running straight ahead. It was during that struggle that the shotgun was initially fired. And the struggle for the gun CONTINUED. And the 2nd and 3rd shots were fired while Arbery CHOSE to continue to try to wrestle the gun away INSTEAD OF BREAKING CONTACT.
Just telling.
That is incorrect, re-watch the video
Travis McMichaels changes position, he was standing to the left (out left) of the truck between the opened truck door and the left edge of the road, like in the middle of the road. He could easily see where Arbery was going. Arbery, instead of jogging/running straight for Travis, veers to his right to pass the truck on the grass. Travis is the then shown he moved position from being in the middle of the road, to being in front of the truck to meet Arbery.
At this point, this is aggravated assault, he moved, with shot gun in hand towards his victim. However he fires at Arbery when Arbery is now in front of the truck. Arbery, with no other options then to either attack or die, wrestles for the shot gun, Travis fires shot number two off camera, we see the buck shot blast enter the frame, it was a possible “miss”, coroner rule that one blast grazed Arbery’s hand. Both move back into frame where Arbery tries to take the shotgun but Travis finishes off Arbery with a third fatal shot.