re: Body cam footage of police interactions with Ahmaud Aubrey

quote:

---

And therein lies the rub.Because from the evidence we know of at this point, they had no legal right to a citizen's arrest.

---

i agree, they had no right to a citizen's arrest. that's irrefutable by Georgia law.

quote:

---

Did they purposefully seek out AA to "arrest" because previous interaction with him colored their opinion of whether he is a "criminal" or not?

---

there is my rub with your line of thinking. You quote "arrest" and "criminal" when you are implying "murder" and "black person."

you have absolutely 0 idea if there was racist intentions on their part. Possibly so. Probably so. Maybe not at all. I don't know. You don't know. You put quotes in there to imply something you and I don't know because you assume they're racists.

If they are, have at them. Charge them with a hate crime. They deserve nothing less than a manslaughter charge at best.

I hate racism. It's evil and stands against everything I believe about liberty, civility, humanity, and what the Bible tells me about my fellow man. But don't assume they're racist just because it makes a better story or fits preconceived notions.

Belle, I always appreciate your take as it's usually on the other side than me, but you're always agreeable. This wasn't directed at you, but just the line of thinking that goes to IT HAS TO BE RACISM. THERE'S NO WAY IT COULDN'T BE.