I have no idea what their position regarding black people is and I don't really care. If they were motivated by race then it's irrelevant; Georgia has no hate crime law. I don't think they set out to kill anyone. I think they decided it'd be fun to play vigilante and they screwed up. Now they're likely facing life in prison if convicted.
it’d be fun to play vigilante and they screwed up. Now they’re likely facing life in prison if convicted.
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This is a sobering thought.
Even without ‘fun’ and ‘play’, but a serious attempt to uphold the law is hard to do without screwing up.
And the legal and financial consequences are significant, even for a correct execution (NO pun).