McMichael Sr knew Arbery and knew his record. Arbery wasn’t jogging in work boots and there had been a rash of thefts and break-ins, of cars AND houses. They knew a gun had been stolen from a car. The police WERE called and they intended to hold Arbery until the police got there. Arbery grabbed McMichael Jrs gun and fought him for it. Arbery lost. They aren’t guilty but may be convicted of being white.
I’m white, strongly supported Kyle Rittenhouse - and think they DESERVE the guilty decision. There was a law that COULD be interpreted as allowing them to do what they did, but I don’t agree with that interpretation of it and it seems the jury wasn’t buying it either.
This was NOT an open/shut case. I thought they should have been found guilty but would have accepted it as an honest decision if found not guilty.
No way was this an open/shut obvious “These are good guys” case that should have automatically have freed them!
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“Arbery grabbed McMichael Jrs gun and fought him for it. Arbery lost”
From what I understand, since Arbery was illegally detained, McMichael Jr loses his claim of self defense. If the McMichaels were police officers however, it’s interesting that qualified immunity would likely come into play after Arbery grabbed the gun, and they likely wouldn’t have been charged.
“McMichael Sr knew Arbery and knew his record. Arbery wasn’t jogging in work boots and there had been a rash of thefts and break-ins, of cars AND houses. They knew a gun had been stolen from a car. The police WERE called and they intended to hold Arbery until the police got there. Arbery grabbed McMichael Jrs gun and fought him for it. Arbery lost. They aren’t guilty but may be convicted of being white.”
Please don’t confuse people with the facts. Everybody on FR is basing their opinion I guess on watching CNN. It’s almost as bad as people who still think Kyle shot black people.
He was wearing Nike running shoes, not work boots. That’s not in question, it was in the trial.
If he was “jogging” in work boots, where did all the talk about dirty toe nails come from?