(05-13-2020, 08:59 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(05-12-2020, 10:24 PM)p_rushing Wrote: More and more coming out. He was not just looking in to see what was going on at the house. "Broken in" on 2/11 and cops called. The son saw him in the yard and confronted him, he reached in his waist and that spooked the son. He went and got his father and was armed. The guy who recorded the video was called by the home owner and he went to check it out and he was armed. He described the car to the police but they couldn't find him.

https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/susp...Jhke22x4J/

Based on that previous interaction, it gives them reason to believe he was there to steal something and could have been armed. I'm not saying it was right to get out of the vehicle, but they were within their rights per the GA laws.

There was no evidence he had committed a crime. There were no burglaries reported in the area. They are going to jail just like Hannah Payne and for the same reason, they had no business tying to play cop.

I disagree.  I think that given the Way GA defines Burglary as "entering a dwelling with the intent to steal" then the act of him looking to make sure that there was no one around and then fleeing the scene would constitute evidence of intent to steal which in GA is a felony 1.  Also, McMichael reported that he personally had something stolen from his truck and he was involved in a previous incident with Arbery at that same residence and there is video evidence of someone matching his description entering the house on multiple occasions.  

Again, I think that we morally agree they acted stupidly.  I don't like the GA law as written.  But I think that given the fact pattern, it's going to be hard to prove criminal liability beyond a reasonable doubt.  IF they positively identify Arbery as the guy on the previous videos/find a pawn-scrap ticket for copper piping, tools, the missing gun etc. then this case should be abandoned and thrown out.  Now as far as civil liability, i think that's a different story.  Public opinion is going to go a lot longer way in that arena than arguing suspected felony intent to steal vs. simple trespassing in a citizens arrest defense.  This guy has a pension, he has assets, now they belong to the family.  Get him to plead to a lesser crime with little to no jail time to avoid a trial, rewrite the law to exclude petty property crimes from citizens arrest and only allow citizens to follow the suspect for the officials.

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