Criminal trespass is a misdemeanor in Georgia.
Criminal trespass is a misdemeanor in Georgia.
Yes. He charged, attacked, and tried to take away a lawfully carried firearm from one of the defendants. The deceased could have sat on the curb and let the law sort it out. Good enough for me to acquit the defendants. And good enough that the original assigned District Attorney did not file charges.
The deceased was in full control of his destiny. His actions directly led to his death.
well, lets' see it
It can easily be argued that it was not a lawfully carried firearm as they had no legal authority to execute an armed roadblock or to attempt to affect the armed detention of another citizen.
The defendants actions led to his death as well, as they are the ones who introduced deadly force. Arbery was under no obligation legally or morally to submit to the commands of an armed civilian posse.
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Ok, so charging them with interfering with traffic will fix that.
I’m ok with that.
They had the legal right to openly carry a firearm from what I see and from what the DA said in the letter.
Still the deceased was in full control of his destiny.
He charged, attacked, and tried to disarm the defendant. And he lost his life doing so. Unfortunate, but I’m ok with that. From all the evidence I have seen, the defendants never placed a hand on him or pointed a firearm at him before they were attacked.
If I’m open carrying and someone attacks and tries to disarm me, it is very likely that someone is going to get shot. And I’m going to do everything in my power to see that it is not me on the receiving end of that gunshot.
I have very little sympathy for criminals and when they become victim of their own doing. That’s what I see here.
I’m ok with that.
They had the legal right to openly carry a firearm from what I see and from what the DA said in the letter.
Still the deceased was in full control of his destiny.
He charged, attacked, and tried to disarm the defendant. And he lost his life doing so. Unfortunate, but I’m ok with that. From all the evidence I have seen, the defendants never placed a hand on him or pointed a firearm at him before they were attacked.
If I’m open carrying and someone attacks and tries to disarm me, it is very likely that someone is going to get shot. And I’m going to do everything in my power to see that it is not me on the receiving end of that gunshot.
I have very little sympathy for criminals and when they become victim of their own doing. That’s what I see here.
That DA’s opinion is moot because he recused himself.
Commiting unlawful acts like brandishing and kidnapping negate any right or lawfulness of open carry. That’s not a complicated concept.
Commiting unlawful acts like brandishing and kidnapping negate any right or lawfulness of open carry. That’s not a complicated concept.
Um, no. Open carrying a firearm is one thing, using a firearm to intimidate a person unlawfully is illegal. As I and others have pointed out, unless proof comes out otherwise, the McMichaels had no legal standing on attempting to stop Arbery. None. By involving firearms they escalated it to a felony false imprisonment attempt. It does not matter what Arbery might or might not have done at that point. Citizens are not LEO's, they don't have the power to stop people to investigate crimes. They can only enact a C/A when they have witnessed or are witnessing a crime being committed, and in the state of GA that crime has to rise to a felony level to enact a C/A.
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