re: AJC releases video showing Arbery running after caught breaking into unfinished home

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But they took guns to confront him. That’s not going to help them.

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Literally two weeks ago, I heard noises in what sounded like my driveway. I'd left my car outside the garage and, we've had car break ins in my neighborhood.

I walked out with my handgun.

This is entirely normal behavior. Turned out. No issues with my car.

But, if upon walking out, someone breaking into my car rushed me and I shot his arse, that's his fault and you know as well as I do, I'm walkin

Now. Sure. Their case is different. But, if you're dealing with a possible criminal, having self defense mechanisms is pretty normal.

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Yeah. It’s weird how if you remove all the trappings from the case and say that let’s assume Ahmaud robbed the McMichaels house and ran down the road way from it and they knew he robbed them and they chased him with guns, ended up in an altercation and shot him, would they have some serious legal issues looming? Sure.

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Meh.

If that happened, and as they chased him, he rushed one of them and got shot, they're walkin

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ut, if upon walking out, someone breaking into my car rushed me and I shot his arse, that's his fault and you know as well as I do, I'm walkin

Now. Sure. Their case is different. But, if you're dealing with a possible criminal, having self defense mechanisms is pretty normal.

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Yea its normal if you are defending yourself or fear immediate danger of yourself or others You are right its different this case. They literally went out looking for the guy and confronted him when there was 0 danger to anyone before they decided to draw their guns and confront him.

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The answer is NO. Why wait until he charged and grabbed at the gun if the intention was to shoot/kill him in the first place? Think

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Yeah

If they just wanted to shoot the thief, he'd have been dropped far before rushing junior in front of the truck.

He's dead because of his own actions.

Yeah. White dudes acted stupidly.

Well. When you steal, there's a half decent chance you're gonna piss people off and the people you piss off aren't going to be trained professionals.

This is why it's wise to not be a thief.

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Yeah. It’s weird how if you remove all the trappings from the case and say that let’s assume Ahmaud robbed the McMichaels house and ran down the road away from their house and they knew he robbed them and they chased him with guns, ended up in an altercation and shot him, would they have some serious legal issues looming? Sure.

But somehow, if you say “citizen’s arrest!!” it makes it all ok

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Lmao you cant even shoot someone fleeing from robbing your own house. Much tougher sell that you acted out of fear for yourself when no one was in danger and you went out of your way to prepare for and initiate the confrontation.

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Yea its normal if you are defending yourself or fear immediate danger of yourself or others You are right its different this case. They literally went out looking for the guy and confronted him when there was 0 danger to anyone before they decided to draw their guns and confront him.

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And had they just shot him, they'd be fricked.

But he rushed the dude that shot him and actually got hold of the gun.

So sure. Had they shot him as he ran, they're screwed. Alas, that didn't happen.

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He's dead because of his own actions. Yeah. White dudes acted stupidly.

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This is shite logic. He’s dead because of his actions and their actions. They’re charged with murder because of Ahmaud’s actions and their actions.

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Then they shouldn’t have brought their guns if they didn’t intend on using them.

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Are you fricking with us at this point?

Because, if I'm armed in that situation, it's likely simply with self defense in mind if it were to come down to it. Basically, deterrent.

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Well. When you steal, there's a half decent chance you're gonna piss people off and the people you piss off aren't going to be trained professionals. This is why it's wise to not be a thief.

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When you try to effect a citizen arrest, there’s a half decent chance that it’s going to go to shite very quickly. This is why it’s wise to not try to effect a citizens arrest in most cases.

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And had they just shot him, they'd be fricked.

But he rushed the dude that shot him and actually got hold of the gun.

So sure. Had they shot him as he ran, they're screwed. Alas, that didn't happen

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Its a shame Arbery wasn’t able to defend himself in the confrontation he didnt start. The confrontation didnt start with arbery charging, it started with guns drawn on arbery. Your perspective on the aggressor is backwards.