Less so than an attempt (and success) of assaulting someone with a firearm, no?
Yup, just out jogging with boots on...PIC
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Less so than an attempt (and success) of assaulting someone with a firearm, no?
Possession of a firearm and the open display of same is not assault under Georgia law.
Defending yourself with a firearm from an assailant is not assault under Georgia law.
Idiots stalking and shooting an innocent jogger is news.
Have I referred to the deceased in derogatory terms?
Yes, or no?
Answer, Christiecrite.
Based on the evidence, nobody just "shot an innocent jogger". Mr. McMichaels was forced to defend himself against assault.
It would be like explaining criminal law to a cat.
You can't explain why the footwear matters?
I meant about sneakers v. boots.
I understand what you're saying. I guess it's just my opinion that when you avoid an encounter on the left,
try going around the right and see a guy with a gun pointed at you..........well.......you react. Fight or flight.
I guess one doesn't really know which they would choose unless they are in the moment.
Me???? Damn, I'd probably fall down and faint!
It was general, not thread-specific. And yes, you've referred to many, many people in derogatory terms, especially when they do something you don't like.
I wouldn't have waited as long as Mr. McMichaels did to neutralize the threat. He was lucky the assailant didn't gain control of his weapon. A long gun is not designed for hand-to-hand combat at close quarters.
Having said that, if I were not a sworn LEO (and neither one of the McMichaels was), I would have called for backup and let the suspect go.
That poor kitty looks like she's gotten a whiff of the kind of bargain footwear you purchase. Not only do cheap shoes make your feet sweat, they cause many podiatric issues. Can't you get a M A N to fund some decent shoes for you?
I think the elder McMichaels used to be cop (?)
Something I was wondering about......who was in that car that followed them with a camera phone? He/she/they didn't
seemed phased by pulling up so close to a scenario like that with guns and all. Maybe friend or family member? I don't
recall seeing written about that anywhere.
You shouldn't call the deceased a "thug".
Why not?
Only a Thug would carry a loaded gut to a school Basketball game!
He was, but that doesn't matter.
William "Roddie" Bryan recorded the video. He is now under investigation.
"It was Mr. Bryan who videotaped the incident in question, disclosed the existence of the videotape, and invited a responding Glynn County Police Officer to sit with him in his truck where they watched the video together," Gough said.
The video appears to show the confrontation between Arbery and two men before the shooting that left Arbery dead in Brunswick, Georgia.
The men -- father and son Gregory McMichael, 64, and Travis McMichael, 34, -- were arrested Thursday and face charges of murder and aggravated assault in Arbery's February 23 killing, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
The footage was a "very important piece of evidence," GBI Director Vic Reynolds said Friday. Asked whether there will be additional arrests, Reynolds told reporters the investigation is still active.
"We investigate everybody involved in the case, including the individual who shot the video," he said.
The comments by authorities have put Bryan's life in danger, along with his family, friends and neighbors, his attorney said in a statement. He added that his client has lost his job, despite committing no crime and cooperating with the investigation.
Bryan's attorney, said his client was not acting in conjunction with the McMichaels the day of the shooting.
Bryan was doing yard work when he saw an unfamiliar man being chased by a truck he recognized as being from the neighborhood, Gough said.
Bryan filmed the incident and shared the video with police when they arrived on the scene. Later, he went to a police station so authorities could access and download the footage, Gough said.
Bryan and the McMichaels did not have a relationship, Gough said, besides being neighbors and at one point Gregory McMichael brought lawnmowers to the shop where Bryan worked.
Any implication that his client was a vigilante, Gough said, was inaccurate.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/09/us/ahmaud-arbery-shooting-video-saturday/index.html
Because it's supposed to be racist to call a POC a thug.
You're not supposed to mention the deceased's criminal record, either. That's racist too.
He's trying to make it look like the "brutha" was a thief who got caught and was running away. Joggers don't normally run in boots although we did in the Marine Corps. It's doable, but difficult. The autopsy will tell the tale. If Arbery was in boots, the defense lawyers are sure to bring it up.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...eorgia-jogger-did-nothing-illegal/3105123001/
Gregory McMichael told police he and his son Travis saw Arbery running and believed he was a burglary suspect. McMichael said the two armed themselves and pursued Arbery in their truck. They told police Arbery attacked them after one of them got out of the truck with a shotgun.
The new surveillance video confirmed that Arbery's slaying "was not justified, and the actions of the men who pursued him and ambushed him were unjustified," the lawyers said in the statement. "We reiterate, Ahmaud Arbery did not take part in ANY felony, had no illegal substances in his system, was not armed yet was shot three times with a shotgun at close range."
Shooting an unarmed man three times is more like vengeance than self-defense. The autopsy will also reveal if Arbery was shot while laying on the ground.
Thanks.