(05-11-2020, 02:55 PM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(05-11-2020, 02:26 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: So because the guy was openly holding a shotgun that makes the intent to kill clear?  Based on what they knew about Arbery's criminal history did they know without a doubt that he was unarmed?  Were they not allowed to arm themselves for their own protection?

Regarding your last question, I encounter people all the time holding weapons and walking towards me.  I don't consider that a threat unless the weapon is pointed in my direction.  Go back and look at the video again.  Was the younger McMichael walking towards him in a threatening manner (pointing the shotgun at him)?

In order for the charge of murder to apply it must be proven with evidence that they armed themselves with the intent to go and shoot the man.

No one is coming at you with a shotgun out are they? Are you on a secluded road by yourself when these interactions happen?

You’re also not a black man in Georgia being confronted by two white men.

People are on roads in my area or sometimes enter my property with all kinds of different weapons all the time.  Sometimes it might be shotguns, other times it might be AR-15's.  It doesn't matter.

You are right, I am not a black man in Georgia being confronted by two white men, I am a Hispanic of Mexican descent often confronted by white men in North Florida.  What's the difference?

EDIT:
To add to that my point is that there is no evidence to suggest that this happened based on race.  The media narrative is pushing that, but it isn't the case.  There is also no publicly available documented evidence that he (Arbery) was "just out for a jog" though most of the headlines that the MSM put out is along the lines of "the killing of a black jogger".

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