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Federal Judge Rejects Plea Deal For Man Who Killed Ahmaud Arbery After Family Outrage
Huff Po ^ | 1/31/22 | Phillip Jackson

Posted on 01/31/2022 2:43:30 PM PST by DoodleDawg

A federal judge rejected a plea deal Monday afternoon that would have allowed one of the men who killed Ahmaud Arbery to avoid a federal hate crime trial.

U.S. District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood heard arguments Monday from Arbery’s family and prosecutors after the Department of Justice struck a plea deal with Arbery’s killers Gregory and Travis McMichael over the weekend.

Travis McMichael, the man who fatally shot Arbery, had his plea deal tossed out by Wood. A decision was not yet made on Gregory McMichael’s plea deal.

Arbery’s family was outraged that the plea would allow the McMichaels to serve time in federal prison instead of the Georgia state system.

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KEYWORDS: 97to0; ahmaudarbery; arbery; dubyajudge; gregorymcmichael; grewinoffice; sdgeorgia; smirkingchimpjudge; travismcmichael
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I can understand why the McMichaels would want to do their time in the federal pen. I understand conditions at the federal level are usually not as...grim as conditions in state penitentiary's are. The family wants to make sure the two suffer as much as possible.
1 posted on 01/31/2022 2:43:30 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg

This judiciary is so stacked against these men it is the opposite of justice.


2 posted on 01/31/2022 2:50:23 PM PST by fwdude (If a fraudulent election falls in the woods and no judge is around to hear it, did it fall?)
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The family wants to make sure the two suffer as much as possible.

The family probably have chillun's in the state prisons who can do their bidding.

3 posted on 01/31/2022 2:51:25 PM PST by fwdude (If a fraudulent election falls in the woods and no judge is around to hear it, did it fall?)
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So “family outrage” determines judicial rulings now?


4 posted on 01/31/2022 2:53:26 PM PST by montag813
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To: fwdude

Yah, like the Floyd “trial” fixed my the MSM — against facts and justice.

The jerk burglar tried to take away the shotgun. That makes him a potential attacker.

And, why was a cameraman given a life sentence?


5 posted on 01/31/2022 2:53:44 PM PST by bobbo666 (Baizuo)
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Because a privileged class of people demanded it.


6 posted on 01/31/2022 2:55:58 PM PST by skeeter
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To: DoodleDawg

Hate crime trial?

Anyone know of the last time a black male was subjected to that for the killing of a white person?

Will the Waukesha Massacre perp be subjected to that or just his evil SUV?


7 posted on 01/31/2022 2:56:07 PM PST by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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And, why was a cameraman given a life sentence?

I'm surprised they didn't charge every white person walking/driving down the street at the time with the same crimes.

8 posted on 01/31/2022 2:58:03 PM PST by fwdude (If a fraudulent election falls in the woods and no judge is around to hear it, did it fall?)
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“... federal hate crime trial.”

They’ve already been found guilty of murder. Why are the Feds wasting time and our money on this. Especially using the frequently abused “hate crime” law. They should just rename it the “killed a black man” law.


9 posted on 01/31/2022 2:59:58 PM PST by throwthebumsout
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To: DoodleDawg

You’re not allowed to defend yourself against black people according to the current “justice system”.


10 posted on 01/31/2022 3:01:03 PM PST by Trillian
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#4: "So “family outrage” determines judicial rulings now?

You misspelled fambley. Hope this helps!

11 posted on 01/31/2022 3:07:56 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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I’m against crime as much as anyone, but killing Arbery with a shotgun for suspecting him of stealing things was NOT right. They could have called the cops. I sure wouldn’t want someone’s death on my hands for no good reason. Perhaps I haven’t got all the facts; it was my understanding that the thief was unarmed. As far as where he spends prison, I have no opinion.


12 posted on 01/31/2022 3:09:27 PM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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A jury ruled, that you not allowed to track down an innocent jogger with truck then threaten him with rifles and then shoot him like a dog when he tries to defend himself against the nuts hunting him.

Sorry, these horrible people got what they deserved and should be put to death for what they did to that poor guy.

If he had been armed, I would of supported his right to shoot dead every one of these racists.


13 posted on 01/31/2022 3:11:52 PM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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Wait. These are the guys who chased Arbery down and murdered him? Who cares if black people aren’t prosecuted as strongly at this time? So what? Does that make these evil freaks any less culpable? They should just be hanged outright.


14 posted on 01/31/2022 3:12:33 PM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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Give the Woke trash time….


15 posted on 01/31/2022 3:15:39 PM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Flaming Conservative

I agree Arbery’s killers were guilty of murder. At issue here is the piling on of “hate crime” charges that would never be brought if the races were reversed.


16 posted on 01/31/2022 3:17:43 PM PST by RightOnTheBorder
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My understanding is the guy was trespassing and he was known as a the jogger thief.
He was also on drugs which made him dangerous.
Who goes for a guy with a shotgun?


17 posted on 01/31/2022 3:21:38 PM PST by South Dakota (Patriotism is the new terrorism )
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‘You’re not allowed to defend yourself against black people according to the current “justice system”.’

well, think of it this way; you’re walking down a street, not your own neighborhood, and you may or may not have committed some unspecified crime...then two armed men, who have no direct knowledge of your ‘crime’, overtake you in a truck and one of them confronts you with a firearm in his hands...

you say, ‘oh sh&t’, and try and grab the weapon; it goes off and you are shot, and injured severely, which injuries will cost you tens of thousands of dollars to remediate...

so, consistent with your self defense contention, you would tell the authorities that the shooter was merely defending himself against you, and you would not be seeking damages in open court so you could pay your medical bills...right?


18 posted on 01/31/2022 3:22:11 PM PST by IrishBrigade
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To: South Dakota

If two cars blocked you on a street and got out with shotguns, how would you react? Being unarmed and nowhere to run, maybe youd panic and go for the gun too?

Nothing was proven if the guy was robbing homes. It was pretty well confirmed he did go into one home that was under construction. My wife and I did that for homes being built in our neighborhood to see the varying floorplans. If it is a crime to do that, no one really cares. He was unarmed and had no stolen goods on him. Possible... he was casing places to rob... possible. But there was no evidence to prove it so these guys were wrong and totally guilty for what they did.


19 posted on 01/31/2022 3:36:30 PM PST by Marko413
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and then stepped towards you with the shotgun leveled at you !


20 posted on 01/31/2022 3:41:22 PM PST by Pikachu_Dad ("the media are selling you a line of soap)
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