But would he have taken innocents with him? It happens all too often.
Too many of us turn from the hard choices. We all want to "let this cup pass before us." I would not have done what the McMicheals did. I would have followed him as far as I thought was reasonable, and that is it.
This business of taking guns to deal with a problem that really isn't worth someone's life is not a good idea. Neither Arbery nor the stuff he may or may not have stolen, is worth the trouble it would cause to confront him.
The only exception to this is the peace of mind a person might get from knowing a prowler has been captured and will not be coming to your home at night.
On this one we agree on more than we disagree. And from this point forward, it nay not be all politics but it will be 98% politics. And the only winners will be the lawyers.
The narrative all this time is they took guns to go after an unarmed man.
But, how were they to KNOW he was unarmed? How could they be SURE he wouldn't respond to a request to stop and wait for police, by pulling a concealed weapon and trying to kill them both?