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tumbleweed
the wanderer
Tue May 05 16:25:36
Georgia prosecutors said Tuesday they plan to present evidence to a grand jury for possible charges against men who chased, and eventually gunned down, an unarmed black man they believed was a burglar — but whose family say was simply jogging.

Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was shot to death in Brunswick, a coastal city about midway between Savannah and Jacksonville, Florida, on Feb. 23 as he was running through the quiet neighborhood of Satilla Shores.

...

Lee Merritt, a lawyer for the victim's family, posted a brief video clip to Twitter on Tuesday that purportedly shows Arbery tussling with his killer.

The footage, which appears to be taken by a motorist coming up to the scene, could not be immediately verified by NBC News.

"The video clearly shows Mr. Arbery jogging down the road in the middle of the day," Merritt said in a statement. "Mr. Arebery had not committed any crime and there was no reason for these men to believe they had the right to stop him with weapons or to use deadly force in furtherance of their unlawful attempted stop."

The men who chased down Arbery have been identified by police as Brunswick resident Gregory McMichael, 64, and his son Travis McMichael, 34.

The older McMichael, with his .357 Magnum and his son, with a shotgun, told police they believed Arbery might be a burglar and chased him in their truck.

After the men caught up with Arbery, there was a fatal confrontation.

"McMichael stated (that) the unidentified male began to violently attack Travis and the two men then started fighting over the shotgun at which point Travis fired a shot and then a second later there was a second shot,” according to a a Glynn County police report.


video here (scroll up if not seeing):
http://twitter.com/shaunking/status/1257700960618643459
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Tue May 05 16:28:56
article source for above text:
http://www...armed-black-man-grand-n1200501
sam adams
Member
Tue May 05 16:48:44
Stop comitting crime if you dont want to be viewed as potential criminals.
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Tue May 05 17:35:49
from another article

"
McMichael, who worked several years for the Brunswick Police Department before working as an investigator in the Brunswick District Attorney’s Office, told police there were several break-ins in the neighborhood.

McMichael told police he saw Arbery running down Satilla Drive, he then ran inside his home and asked his son Travis McMichael to help him confront Arbery.

McMichael and his son got a shotgun and handgun because they “didn’t know if Arbery was armed or not.”

The police report says the father and son got into their truck and drove down Satilla Drive toward Burford Drive.

Gregory McMichael stated when they arrived at the intersection of Satilla Drive and Holmes Drive, they saw Arbery running down Burford Drive.

In the report, McMichael says they attempted to cut off Arbery, but he turned around and began running back in the other direction.

McMichael and his son continued to follow Arbery, they shouted “stop, stop, we want to talk to you.”

McMichael pulled up next to Arbery. Travis McMichael got out of the truck with the shotgun.

According to statements, that’s when McMichael says Arbery attacked his son and the two men started fighting over the gun at which point Travis McMichael fired a shot. A second later there was a second shot.

Arbery fell down on the pavement.
"

http://www...bb-8e7a-46c4-bb53-f75a752d8f7c

seems pretty weak cause to suspect him :p same rationale Zimmerman had

i kinda doubt what was said is accurate as well :p... too bad not good enough audio in that video clip

i guess it will come down to whether you can detain people at gunpoint in public spaces with no real cause... i kinda doubt it, but it's Georgia

obviously, Arbery should not have engaged the dude too, even if provoked (which almost certainly happened)
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Tue May 05 17:45:04
a picture of the hillbillies
http://gos...4/gregory-travis-mcmichael.jpg

i can see why a black guy may not want to stop & be questioned by these folk who chased him in a pickup truck w/ guns out

(but initiating physical contact may be his downfall legally)
State Department
Member
Tue May 05 17:56:16
Any story that Talcum X is pimping on twatter needs to be put under a microscope.
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Tue May 05 18:30:41
to be clear the link in first post shows the shooting, more or less

here's the police report (not copy/pastable)
http://www...66/Ahmaud-Arbery-Police-Report

it adds to above articles that the hillbilly claimed to have seen the break-in suspect in surveillance videos & believed the runner/jogger to be that suspect when spotting him from his yard
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Tue May 05 18:38:21
...hillbilly also claims runner was "hauling ass" making it even less likely he could make any kind of ID
Habebe
Member
Tue May 05 18:47:36
Seems reasonable, I'm fairly certain blacks are not allowed to jog in public.

In all seriousness this guy(s) seems to be a loose cannon/vigilante wannabe.

Its fucking crazy in the South, when we have major Hurricanes and shit the cops will be on the local news warning people that looters can be shot on sight!!!

I mean just forget a trial while your doing something that is not endangering someones life you can be killed and that's encouraged....
kargen
Member
Tue May 05 19:03:01
That video I think the two rednecks are fucked. You hear the shotgun go off almost at the same moment the two in front of the truck meet. I would bet the idiot was pointing the shotgun and the other guy grabbed it and got it pointed away from him just before the trigger was pulled. Nothing there looks like the black guy was attacking until after a shot was fired.
Rugian
Member
Tue May 05 20:40:17
The South has changed. If you can't lynch the occasional black man in Georgia of all places, where can you do it?
Rugian
Member
Tue May 05 20:40:49
Alabama?
Habebe
Member
Tue May 05 20:46:56
Yeah, probably Alabama. Mississippi lilley as well.
smart dude
Member
Tue May 05 21:10:26
video is fake. just another liberal attempt to take our guns away.
Forwyn
Member
Tue May 05 23:06:31
Hopefully the badges are expired enough for these faggots to catch some good sentences.
Renzo Marquez
Member
Tue May 05 23:09:21
Should wait for all of the evidence. As people should have with Shitrayvontavious/Can't Simmer the Zimmer.
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Tue May 05 23:55:48
fewer unknowns here

but would be nice to know if he's the burglar :p

and how clear these surveillance videos are
Forwyn
Member
Wed May 06 00:09:26
Unlike Zimmerman, they were not retreating.

They themselves said they were executing a citizen's arrest - which just means false imprisonment + kidnapping

Should have spent more time lifting and less time running - would have been a better video if we saw him pry away the shotgun and execute them both
Forwyn
Member
Wed May 06 00:10:52
Then we could see the fat diabetic mother blubbering on TV about DEYWUZGOODBOYZDEYDIDNTDONUFFINDEYZWASJUSTPROTECTINDANEIGHBAHOOD
sam adams
Member
Wed May 06 01:03:19
For every case like this theres 50 where africans shoot white people.

Yet this one gets the attention.
Forwyn
Member
Wed May 06 13:38:23
Always a narrative to push.
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Wed May 06 14:48:58
team anti-black has this story:

"
Three family members charged in shooting death of security guard who told a customer to put on a face mask
"
http://www...d-mask-killing-trnd/index.html

they felt disrespected (& has a Travon)

feeling disrespected is probably why Arbery engaged shotgun hillbilly

& probably why Trayvon engaged Zimmerman
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Wed May 06 14:54:52
^(that's black on black)
Average Ameriacn
Member
Wed May 06 15:01:09
When the black guy grabbed for the shotgun he was breaking social distancing rules.
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Wed May 06 22:52:49
the first two prosecutors recused themselves over connections to the hillbillies, but one said this:

[[“It appears Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael and Bryan Williams were following in ‘hot pursuit,’ a burglary suspect, with solid first hand probable cause, in their neighborhood, and asking/telling him to stop. It appears their intent was to stop and hold this criminal suspect until law enforcement arrived. Under Georgia law this is perfectly legal.”]]

even though that klansman ally seems to buy it, seems unlikely to me that there was 'solid first-hand probable cause'... gotta see those surveillance videos... from my experience, they tend to be poor quality & dark-skinned blacks would be the hardest to try to recognize


the 3rd prosecutor (who wants to take it to a grand jury) said: “A private person may arrest an offender if the offense is committed in his presence or within his immediate knowledge.”

which seems a fairly neutral comment to me about the law, & seems unlikely to apply here
Rugian
Member
Thu May 07 07:43:02
Biden of course commented on this case, because white-on-black homicides are apparently major national incidents.

Meanwhile, 150 people have been murdered in Chicago alone this year. But we'll never learn the names of any of those people, since they werent the victims of the "right" type of murder.
Dakyron
Member
Thu May 07 10:22:53
I wouldn't want armed hillbillies patrolling the neighborhood and "arresting" joggers due to vague suspicions.

Of course, when looking at the evidence that the media is not widely reporting, it tells a different tale.

First, the same house that was previously burglarized had a visit from Arbery the same day he was shot. Second, a gun had been stolen from a truck in the neighborhood recently, and the hillbillies suspected it was the same person. So they had reason to believe Arbery was armed.

And of course, Arbery was a convicted felon:

"Arbery was arrested in December of 2012 by Glynn County Schools Police for bringing a handgun into the Brunswick High gymnasium during a basketball game. When an officer spotted the .380 caliber handgun in his waistband, the then 19-year-old Arbery attempted to flee.

Arbery was sentenced to five years’ probation as a first offender on charges of carrying a weapon on campus and several counts of obstructing a law enforcement officer."

He was also convicted of violating that probation and for shoplifting.

Anecdotal evidence says Arbery was the one burglarizing the neighborhood. Did the police search his home for the fishing equipment and/or pistol?

tumbleweed
the wanderer
Thu May 07 11:51:51
pretty much every black youth has a criminal record so that doesn't mean that much

and not sure it matters if he's the burglar, just how solid a reason they had to suspect him... if his clothes match surveillance that's about the only way imo... i can't imagine a face shot so accurate you could match it to someone 'hauling ass' along your street
Dakyron
Member
Thu May 07 12:10:07
"pretty much every black youth has a criminal record so that doesn't mean that much "

The authors found that by age 18, 30% of black men, 26% of Hispanic men and 22% of white men have been arrested. By 23, those numbers climb to 49% for black men, 44% for Hispanic men and 38% for white men.

He wasn't just arrested. He was convicted 3 times.

"and not sure it matters if he's the burglar, just how solid a reason they had to suspect him... if his clothes match surveillance that's about the only way imo... i can't imagine a face shot so accurate you could match it to someone 'hauling ass' along your street "

His aunt verified he was the one seen in the video the day of. The video from the actual burglary was inconclusive.

tumbleweed
the wanderer
Thu May 07 12:51:31
what video "day of"?

& if he's not identifiable in a burglary video when you know who he is, then he's not recognizable as a stranger when running by your house
Habebe
Member
Thu May 07 12:53:49
Honestly, Regardless of his guilt I think it would have been better if they were armed with cameras I stead of guns.

As for the convictions these days convictions dont mean much. Look at the conviction rate for say Montgomery County PA ( where Cosby got charged) its like 94%, are that many people guilty? I doubt it, its often the tactics used.
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Thu May 07 12:54:44
the less biased prosecutor said the law is

“A private person may arrest an offender if the offense is committed in his presence or within his immediate knowledge.”

that would have to be more than a rough guess
Habebe
Member
Thu May 07 13:03:27
Imo , self defense is one thing. If its a non violent offense the gun shouldn't have been out ready to rock, that was the problem.

Even if he was guilty , death is not the sentence for stealing stuff, if someone breaks into your house while your there, thats more understandable.
Rugian
Member
Thu May 07 13:16:40
Oh nice, this story is bringing all the hypocrites out of the woodwork:

"LeBron James
@KingJames
·
20h
We’re literally hunted EVERYDAY/EVERYTIME we step foot outside the comfort of our homes! Can’t even go for a damn jog man! Like WTF man are you kidding me?!?!?!?!?!? No man fr ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!!! I’m sorry Ahmaud(Rest In Paradise) and my prayers and blessings sent to the....."

http://mob...mes/status/1258156220969398272

Hey, remember when less than a year ago LeBron basically told the NBA to STFU about Hong Kong because "free speech can have negative consequences" and might offend his Chinese overlords?

Brave man my ass. It's easy to pretend you're speaking "truth to power" by saying lazy SJW shit that has no blowback potential whatsoever, but when faced with taking a stance that could have actual consequences he showed his true colors. STFU LeBron, your opinion is irrelevant you charlatan feaud.
Dakyron
Member
Thu May 07 14:22:04
LeBron James is a selfish piece of shit. It is well documented.

Remember when he tried to get an ESPN reporter fired for documenting LeBron's birthday party at a strip club?

Remember when LeBron had his goons forcible steal a cell phone and delete unflattering footage of himself getting dunked on by a high school kid?

Remember when LeBron continually suggested that money was more important than standing up for the rights of Chinese citizens?

Yeah, LeBron definitely should STFU.
CrownRoyal
Member
Thu May 07 14:33:54
"Remember when LeBron continually suggested that money was more important than standing up for the rights of Chinese citizens?"

is that a problem?
Dakyron
Member
Thu May 07 14:35:36
Fuck. I had hoped you had died in the last few years.
CrownRoyal
Member
Thu May 07 14:37:35
I don't hold it against you
CrownRoyal
Member
Thu May 07 15:10:28
I mean, what Chinese citizens are you talking about? Have you checked their records? maybe they had prior run ins with the law, like that Ahmaud Arbery? This is before we even begin to discuss your statement about Lebron and money, what are you some kind of communist?
Rugian
Member
Thu May 07 15:46:28
^posts like this one are exactly why he had hoped you were dead, fwiw
Rugian
Member
Thu May 07 15:49:35
And yeah, it does kind of undermine Lebron's pretensions of being a champion for the downtrodden when he stomps on advocacy efforts for Hong Kong.

Guy wants to get paid, which I can respect, but his opinion on the social justice issues of our time is worthless.
CrownRoyal
Member
Thu May 07 16:07:15
Incorrect, unless you are some sort of anti-american commie cuck, making money > chinese citizens. Now, I do not think that you are an anti-american commie cuck, so try not to change my mind with these frivolous 'human rights' sjw bullshit.
Rugian
Member
Thu May 07 16:12:53
Let me see if I can simplify this

Telling dissident Chinese to eat shit in pursuit of the almighty dollar = fine

Telling dissident Chinese to eat shit in pursuit of the almighty dollar, while simultaneously casting yourself as the guy who "bravely" speaks out against injustice and societal ills (but only when it doesnt affect your bottom line) = piece of shit
Dakyron
Member
Thu May 07 16:14:45
Not just his bottom line, but also his image and reputation.
CrownRoyal
Member
Thu May 07 16:21:00
"Telling dissident Chinese to eat shit in pursuit of the almighty dollar, while simultaneously casting yourself as the guy who "bravely" speaks out against injustice and societal ills (but only when it doesnt affect your bottom line) = piece of shit"

Nope. Two go fine hand in hand. LeBron can do both, he is very successful in making money, hopefully he is eqally successful in his fight against "injustice and societal ills", as you put it.

Also do not be one of these sjw/PC/regime change types, who are risking nuclear war with china, that would not benefit US in any way, over Hong Kong.
Rugian
Member
Thu May 07 16:23:47
"Nope."

Yep.
CrownRoyal
Member
Thu May 07 16:27:56
present some argument why you think Lebron shouldnt make money and say things then, I will gladly be convinced. Or your reasons for risking US prosperity over human rights of chinese, you can present them too, I am definitely ready to be convinced on that one
CrownRoyal
Member
Thu May 07 16:35:38
* chinese who might have been charged or convicted before and might have engaged in all sorts of untoward life behavior, like Arbery, before chinese authorities dealt with them in hong kong
sam adams
Member
Thu May 07 20:42:14
Lebron is a retard.
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Thu May 07 21:19:41
hillbillies arrested

"
Two white men have been arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old black man, in southern Georgia.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation took Gregory McMichael, 64, and his son, Travis McMichael, 34, into custody Thursday evening, according to a statement from the statewide law enforcement agency. The arrests came after a video showing the two men’s Feb. 23 encounter with Mr. Arbery circulated on social media and sparked a national outcry.
...
"
http://www...ack-man-in-georgia-11588880193
Habebe
Member
Thu May 07 21:56:24
Good, they should be tried in court.

Unfortunately we will havemto hear all about this BS for years to come.Over and over.
sam adams
Member
Sat May 09 23:13:43
Sounds like there may be video of him breaking into a house nearby just before the shooting.
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sat May 09 23:34:56
can hear a 911 call here:

http://www...d9-6133-40de-b3a9-f8fa3f889574

there's talk of Arbery walking around a home under construction lot:

"
Dispatcher: And you said someone is breaking into it right now?

Caller: No. It's all open, it's under construction. And he's running right now! There he goes right now.
"

so trespassing i guess

& mention of him being caught on camera doing same before

i am still unaware of any burglary video although it's probably that same thing ("all open" doesn't sound like it'd be burglary, if it's just wooden beams or something)
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sat May 09 23:46:21
...and a police lieutenant has said the most recent reported burglary in the neighborhood was Jan 1 (a gun stolen from unlocked vehicle)

so seemingly no string of burglaries, unless not reporting it
Nimatzo
iChihuaha
Sun May 10 00:33:41
I find the whole thing unreasonable, here and with Zimmerman, that people get killed for stealing. Even in Saudi Barbaria they only cut off the hand. God said en eye for an eye. When will these people realize they were defeated and that black people were empancipated?
Habebe
Member
Sun May 10 00:58:59
Nimatzo, That's what I've been saying. Guilt in this case doesn't matter, idk if he was or nor.

1. Citizens should not be chasing down ppl suspected of crimes, especially while armed.

2. Even getting shot for stealing and living is absurd, you don't get shot for theft, thats like getting beat with a bat for jaywalking.
Forwyn
Member
Sun May 10 08:10:11
Trayvon was killed for bashing Z's head into the pavement because he was offended. Z had retreated to his car on the advice of the dispatcher and was almost there, with a holstered and concealed weapon.

Arbery was chased, cut off, and had weapons drawn on him.
sam adams
Member
Sun May 10 08:28:14
"that people get killed for stealing."


Dont steal then.
Habebe
Member
Sun May 10 10:45:50
Sam, If he was robbing the shooters, would get it more, but they chased thisnguy down on suspicion that he stole shit from some one else, thats not the same as trying to rob someone and they shoot you.
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sun May 10 11:25:40
"Z had retreated to his car on the advice of the dispatcher and was almost there, with a holstered and concealed weapon"

if you believe everything he said (& even then it's being generous)

Z walked across the path Trayvon went down to allegedly get an address for cops on the next street over (which he never called in)... and the incident occurred at a T intersection of the path, which coincidentally is the exact spot you might go to to look for Trayvon

so i don't doubt Trayvon went up to him at some point, but i do doubt Z was merely on his way back to his vehicle, i bet he was standing there the whole time scouting


these hillbillies could get same verdict... you can provoke a fight, start to lose then shoot your opponent (Z didn't get acquitted for supposedly retreating)
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sun May 10 11:27:08
they'll say he was going for the shotgun so 'feared for their life' (the magic phrase)
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sun May 10 14:02:34
some video of him at construction site released:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg8CaecNJI8

no indication of him taking anything

his family had said he was working toward a career as an electrician so could just be interest related to that
sam adams
Member
Sun May 10 17:44:37
"his family had said he was working toward a career as an electrician so could just be interest related to that"


Lolwhat?
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sun May 10 19:06:26
to be clear: his family had said he was pursuing career as electrician

it was my speculating that it could be related to his interest in the under construction home (although anyone could be curious)
sam adams
Member
Sun May 10 20:26:44
Lol no.
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sun May 10 21:28:03
not sure why they only released those few seconds, there has to be more

but I'll go out on a limb and say there doesn't appear to be any skulking or burglary motivation
sam adams
Member
Sun May 10 22:48:37
At the very least its a big red flag.
Habebe
Member
Sun May 10 22:53:11
None the less I think we can all agree we don't darylls dad and brother ( Darryl and Darryl) hunting anyone down while armed.
sam adams
Member
Sun May 10 22:56:49
The son does look retarded with those small dull eyes.
Renzo Marquez
Member
Mon May 11 18:12:12
tumbleweed
the wanderer Sun May 10 19:06:26
"to be clear: his family had said he was pursuing career as electrician

it was my speculating that it could be related to his interest in the under construction home (although anyone could be curious)"

LOL. Truly retarded take. He was most likely looking to steal tools. That's very common on construction sites.

But that wasn't even your most retarded take in this thread. You still buy the initial MSM narrative on Trayvon.
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Mon May 11 19:14:56
no... that's factually what happened w/ Trayvon

i'm a self-declared expert on that case :p... please cite what i said was wrong

there definitely is no evidence of retreat, and he definitely was found not guilty based on 'fearing for his life' as claiming Trayvon was going for the gun (plus had the head injuries)... and he definitely provoked Trayvon by following him thru the neighborhood in his vehicle, and noted on 911 call that Trayvon noticed him doing it & ran from him and then Zim got out and followed (& there's no way of knowing exactly what happened, but i did say i believed Trayvon then came up to Zim on that path... at the intersection / best scouting location)
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Mon May 11 19:20:46
and i've also (in the past) said the verdict was right... as, by law, you can provoke a fight, start to lose, fear they will take the weapon you brought & shoot them w/ it
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Mon May 11 21:22:03
the guy who filmed it was on CNN with his lawyer... not sure exactly why as lawyer didn't want him to answer anything... but the lawyers comments were amusing

best: "my client is a mechanic with a high school education and if you've ever been to the high schools around here that's not necessarily saying much"... while standing right next to the guy :p
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