Posted on Feb 22, 2022
A jury finds Ahmaud Arbery's 3 killers guilty of federal hate crimes
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A jury in Brunswick, Ga., unanimously found defendants Travis McMichael, his father Greg McMichael, and their neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan guilty on all counts in a federal hate crimes trial.
The jury deliberated for four hours. At the heart of this case was a question of whether or not race was a motivating factor in why the three defendants chased and shot Ahmaud Arbery as he ran through their coastal Georgia neighborhood in February 2020.
The defendants were charged with violating Arbery's civil rights, kidnapping, and for the McMichaels, an additional charge of use of a firearm to commit a crime. All three men were convicted of murdering Arbery in a state trial last year and sentenced to life in prison.
After the federal verdict Tuesday, members of Arbery's family emerged from the courthouse with arms raised.
"As a mother I will never heal," said Wanda Cooper-Jones, his mother. "They gave us a small sense of victory, but we will never get victory because Ahmaud is dead."
A jury in Brunswick, Ga., unanimously found defendants Travis McMichael, his father Greg McMichael, and their neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan guilty on all counts in a federal hate crimes trial.
The jury deliberated for four hours. At the heart of this case was a question of whether or not race was a motivating factor in why the three defendants chased and shot Ahmaud Arbery as he ran through their coastal Georgia neighborhood in February 2020.
The defendants were charged with violating Arbery's civil rights, kidnapping, and for the McMichaels, an additional charge of use of a firearm to commit a crime. All three men were convicted of murdering Arbery in a state trial last year and sentenced to life in prison.
After the federal verdict Tuesday, members of Arbery's family emerged from the courthouse with arms raised.
"As a mother I will never heal," said Wanda Cooper-Jones, his mother. "They gave us a small sense of victory, but we will never get victory because Ahmaud is dead."
A jury finds Ahmaud Arbery's 3 killers guilty of federal hate crimes
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This case highlighted how the use of the n-word and other racists speak is still commonplace in many parts of America with white folks. Nothing new to me in Kentucky or the south but may be news to some folks.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel thanks for high-lightening this important subject on racism. An important topic in this read/share.
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