[B]ecause Mr. Arbery confronted and fought with Mr. McMichael at the end of the chase, Mr. McMichael had “no choice” but to fire on Mr. Arbery, “because if this guy gets his gun, he’s dead, or his dad’s dead.”
[So. “I was in fear for my life” is a get out of jail free card for cops who kill civilians but a Black man in Georgia being pursued by shotgun-wielding White guys has an obligation to forego self-defense for submission?]
Will they play the “stand your ground” card too? Must be an interpretation that permits one to need to pursue a pedestrian in a truck to feel threatened.]
Mr. Rubin portrayed Mr. McMichael as a selfless helper, saying he had felt a “duty” to protect his neighborhood, which had suffered a series of property crimes before the afternoon of Feb. 23, 2020, when the killing occurred.
[Selfless helper but not a cop. How many “selfless helpers” does it take to constitute a lynch mob? Apparently two will do.]
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/05/us/ahmaud-arbery-trial.html?referringSource=articleShare
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