'You could have just let him run'| Prosecutors question Travis McMichael in trial of death of Ahmaud

Prosecutors ask Travis McMichael if he could have stopped pursuing Ahmaud Arbery on the day he died. McMichael is back on the witness stand for Day 10 of trial.
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[@stephaniels5421]

Put the murder aside for a moment, just the entitlement here, that in their minds the victim was REQUIRED to do what they ordered is just nauseating to me. They wanted to prove themselves superior & they were willing to kill for it. I hope their prison life is torturous.

[@kishanbalkaran566]

Agreed

[@karenirving5166]

So do I. He owed them no explanation, he did nothing wrong. I'm pissed they got life and not death.

[@i.follow.jesus.christ]

👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

[@GodsChild172]

Straight sickening! That false sense of entitlement that they had is the reason they are going to prison for life!

[@chibuzoakobundu8264]

sure he will feel superior in jail.

[@paulelliott4590]

Travis is claiming self defense, but he rushed Ahmaud with a loaded gun. Ahmaud was unarmed and defending himself against a man with a gun ( that is self defense ). No matter how you see this, these men ran him down like an animal, instead of calling the police with their suspicions.

[@crand20033]

He was not the one doing the rushing. He was backing off.

[@pound4pound380]

Alot of people and police constantly engage black people with guns or and altercation and claim self defense.

[@paulhamilton4431]

He has flashback and referencing from his paws old teachings back in the plantation. like cops stopping a black person driving a ferrari for no reason at all. LOL!!

[@sandrajohnson61]

@@crand20033 Then why did he not call 911 and let the cop's handle it because he would not have gotten far or away? You people kill me when you want your own to get away with murder and then try to justify it as self defense. They should not have approached him. Let him run and call 911.....do you not understand or are you just plain ignorant and racist as hell because you don't want to use common sense?

[@dannymcauley2300]

I don't know where you leaned self defense.... But charging at someone with a gun and grabbing it... That's suicide

[@inthenameofthefather.7240]

They cornered an unarmed man with pickups and a shotgun then claim self defense??? ..only in America.

[@chrisredfield6274]

Also Russia, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, etc

[@VICTOR-pi4iq]

@@chrisredfield6274 Because they knew they will be acquitted.

[@jamesdavidwyers9110]

@@VICTOR-pi4iq They weren't acquitted so...

[@wonjubhoy]

No because they were convicted.

[@brianw2033]

@@VICTOR-pi4iq you living under a rock?

[@Trisa8]

He raised his son in hate, helped his son kill a man with hate, and now took any hope of life from his own son because he decided hating a man for the color of his skin was righteous. Good riddance to them all! Choose love not hate!

[@bobbyhall7472]

His son has a mind of his own.

[@agkuSh1223]

@@bobbyhall7472 he indeed does…but the deflection is what perpetuates the teaching of the hate…we gotta acknowledge it across the board to change the narrative!

[@katrinak7394]

Not much of a mind. I'm surprised the defense didn't try to show mental deficiency, these guys are so dumb.

[@SuperHellokitty1973]

@@bobbyhall7472 exactly

[@SuperHellokitty1973]

@@agkuSh1223 exactly

[@keithfrierson5462]

Seeing this after closing arguments and the verdict, it is now clear why she let him and his attorney talk and talk and talk. Everything he said was used against him in her closing statement. Him taking the stand was the day, the jury found him guilty.

[@jamilladiallo1321]

Yes.he is an idiot.crazy thing he was in the military.they take anyone

[@G274Me]

I love his definition of probable cause: if he “assumes” he did it. She wrote that down when he said it.

[@jlmoss5154]

I wholeheartedly agree…

[@Xelanderthomas]

His attorneys because. When they so how well it worked for Rittenhouse to take the stand, they figured it would help him if he took the stand, despite the huge difference between the two.

[@bowtoyoursensei554]

I don't understand how his defense attorney allowed him to take the stand. He might as well have just said "Merry Christmas!" to the prosecution!

[@hawkhogun9526]

His own father led him down this path. Good job Greg

[@joejohnson6321]

Yup, my thoughts exactly, he taught his son to hate at a very early age. And lets not forget McMichael Sr was in law enforcement for 30-yrs, but we still keep hearing that there's no bad police officer.

[@ebonylocks9234]

Exsactly

[@JRose-ub3hd]

I was thinking the very same thing!! You teach your kids to be racist, and one day it will come back and bite you and them in the a$$. Let's just hope justice is served for this young man!

[@davidsirmons]

EXACTLY. Arbery was a shit-stain, raised by a shit-stain father.

[@carmay3600]

Watching the Arbery murder trial I just kept thinking that that man allowed his father to convince and push him to chase and kill an unarmed man (someone else’s son). Had the father told his son let’s just call the cops and wait at home for them instead of acting like it is the Wild West, Ahmaud Arbery would be alive. His father whom he called every day would still have his son.

[@InfamousWolf89]

What I find extremely distressing is that without the video of them shooting Ahmaud, they would have been free to go after killing him. The cops covered for them (they told Ahmaud's mother that her son was killed robbing someone's house and the homeowner shot him), the D.A tried to cover it up because she was friends with the racist father, and without the release of the video, nothing would have happened to them. A modern lynching happened and they almost got away with it because of crooked people in power.

[@kittym96]

The craziest part is that the neighbor who record released the video himself thinking it would exonerate them 🥴 I remember the neighbor going on tv with his wife trying to explain away how he wasn’t in the wrong but now he’s going to prison thankfully

[@jamesbulldogmiller]

@@kittym96 Just what I was going to say:

[@WiitchBlair]

@@kittym96 are you serious?😵‍💫 wtf is wrong with this neighborhood..

[@kittym96]

@@WiitchBlair yeah man he went on tv with his wife saying he had nothing to do with it 🙃

[@EbonyHoopGyal]

Wow can’t believe they would tell his mom that 😟🥺😢

[@Wintersnowfall8]

He just admitted they chased him to see what happened. So how could they make a citizen arrest. If you did not see anything.

[@rosemarymcgrory5678]

And what makes me angry ..is even if they kept on trying in no way ..in Hell is a citizen's arrest ever going to get them of a murder charge , but coz they are so bloody entitled arrogant bastards they think they can push for what ever ..they can to get off the murder charges , I'm just soo glad the defence attorneys where absolutely bollocks at their jobs , salute the judge and prosecution

[@HOPE.TheresNoPlaceLikeHomeClub]

That part.

[@sharonfrazier4217]

You think, a young man is a burglar, but you are going to take his word, instead of going to ASK THE SILENT POINTER? Only someone as dumb as your gross, picture taking, sister would entertain such nonsense.

[@charlenemoriarty1506]

How did this guy ever ever think he was doing the right thing? Too much hate .

[@xa25ja]

damn. excellent point. wow.

[@TheMinecraftCreep1]

“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” - Napoleon Bonaparte

[@ibelieveinsomething3895]

Is that why Trump is letting the election fraud going on? We all know Joke Xiden cheated

[@Annelastar]

Gosh

[@enessahin5715]

It’s Sun Tzu

[@DrinkWater713]

@Pep Napoleon. Just check it and you'll see

[@ezcargo]

@@ibelieveinsomething3895 copium

[@claudettes9697]

How in the holy hell does he think he had any right to do this?

[@nuanil]

He's white, racist, and his daddy was a former cop

[@taylorfox6436]

@@nuanil That sums it up.

[@c.evans1804]

Trump’s cultists have a deluded sense of empowerment that’s why.

[@StompingRabbits]

Invoking Trump? If you slip on a banana peel you'll blame Trump. He had no role in this case.

[@ihatecrackhead]

@@c.evans1804 like attacking people, place, and private property like hittler youth claiming their right to protest the government extend to attacking people, cause you claim to be their victim the people your attacking, you claim to be their victims, cause gucci bag violated my right that's ACTUAL cultist empowerment, imagine if hitler said that, go attack gucci for you being the victim of whiteness

[@americanskeptic1559]

This is Karen on trial. won't just mind their business and they think every black person has to answer to them

[@peetjepurple6408]

That's what they thinking. It's normal for them.

[@deviantsynapses]

Some white people would charge for air if they heard black people were getting it for free.

[@NationFirstGreenville22]

He should have just stopped. And he shouldnt have been stealing and tresspassing

[@brittanydiane214]

@@NationFirstGreenville22 😂😂😂😂 stop

[@xman9190]

@@NationFirstGreenville22 They should have just stopped and they wouldn't be on the way to spending the rest of their lives sleeping with Bubba and his friends.

[@jcontreras2986]

it just amazes me how people think they have any type of "authority" over another person!

[@bozm9961]

And yet with white people it's a god given privilege. They are made to to be this way.

[@madbroxxx]

Leftist liberals always think they have authority over others.

[@designstudio8013]

They did in Georgia law. A citizens arrest was allowed and misused since 1865.

[@Colem359]

@@madbroxxx if your argument contain “always” or “never” it’s almost always invalid.

[@woiowoiow190]

Same folk that think the confederates won the war.

[@erebus728]

Honestly this woman was brilliant. She didn't try to outsmart him or to use word salad to make him look guilty. She just asked the man the right questions over and over to get him to make himself look as stupid as fucking possible once she realized he was actually an idiot. Excellent work.

[@slowmobius2136]

Yea this guy is clearly an idiot lol deserves to go to jail for life along with his dad and the other guy

[@mtsoccerman]

Have you ever watched a trial lol? Yeah she did good but this wasn’t like an insanely amazing interrogation.

[@craigfelter]

The defense had nothing. Putting their client on the stand was a last ditch effort to try to get a sympathy acquittal. The prosecutor did her job, but this wasn't exactly a difficult case to try. Actually getting it to trial was the hard part. The verdict was much easier.

[@naqibahashraf6575]

ahmaud arbery didnt' deserve to die, but this man didn't deserve MURdeR FOR TRYING TO THWART SOMeONe(arbury) who was GRABBING FOR HIS GUN. it was self defense in the midst of what was unpleasant cirumstances. he had to do what he had to do...& the prosecutor wasn't "brilliant", she was dumb for not recognizing this.

[@JohnLaco]

@@naqibahashraf6575 lol You can’t be serious. They chased him for 5 minutes in a vehicle with loaded guns and cornered him. There is ZERO self defence here

[@larrymcmillanjr.4001]

This is just sad. Nobody had to die. There is nothing he can say to justify him shooting Ahmaud was self defense.

[@andrewthompson7707]

Only the fact Arbury tried to forcibly take the gun away from the owner, just that small detail. Imagine seeing someone out in public with a valid carry permit holding their gun and you try and charge that person to take it away. Tragic choice Arbury made. Most reasonable persons would have stopped and wanted to see what the issue was.

[@thomasharp3246]

He shot him in self defense. Was trying to literally take his gun away to kill him.

[@kevinlocklear5044]

@@andrewthompson7707 imagine jogging down the street and a guy jumps out of a truck pointing his shotgun at you

[@iamergoproxy3476]

@@andrewthompson7707 the issue with men you don't know who are chasing you while you're minding your business and they assume you've committed a crime they didn't witness?

[@iamergoproxy3476]

@@thomasharp3246 after the gun was brandished against him after they chased him and gave him no choice. How do you expect a black man in a southern state to believe that 3 white men in pickup trucks with a gun have good intentions? It's disgusting that you want to blame the guy who didn't ask for this for his death. He was jogging, he wandered into a home under construction as other white people did on previous dates but they weren't hunted down and shot to death

[@MrBlakeD82]

Wow... only 26 seconds to show the world that you had every opportunity to stop, but instead didn't, and you still want us to think this was a case of self-defense... nice job, Prosecutor.

[@geraldboykin6159]

Travis didn't have to merandize Ahmaud!

[@geraldboykin6159]

MIRANDIZE

[@suzilouden5964]

Travis thought he needed a loaded shotgun to Mirandizing a jogger.....🙄🙄🙄

[@thehoopgods7718]

Who is he to question anybody. He is a nobody that thought he was law enforcement

[@RuthPreach]

@@thehoopgods7718 That's where their self entitlement kicks in, when they believe their Whiteness gives them authoritative privileges over others.

[@lam3422]

I can only imagine what my ancestors must have felt running for their lives whilst being chased by an armed and hateful mob of people whom they don't even know.

[@jimsachtjen119]

Ancestors. This just happened and will again.

[@lam3422]

@@jimsachtjen119 Sad, but true.

[@karlagordon4555]

Its actually a glimpse into what lynching was like. I am so sorry for your ancestors. And people trying to say the young guy shouldn't have retaliated. Man. How would any human feel been chased by two trucks, with one man standing on the back and guns. 😩 I'm glad justice was served but what a waste of a life

[@jimsachtjen119]

@@karlagordon4555 Amaud grew up in a place where you learn not to retaliate when you're alone and faced with armed white men. I grew up only hearing about racism where I lived. After spending 16 years in Georgia it was in my face on a daily basis. When hate and bigotry goes beyond thoughts and words it leaves a stench on who we are as a country. I had a co worker that described to me how his family feared for their lives going into Forsyth County to visit his grandmother on Sunday.

[@karlagordon4555]

@@jimsachtjen119 very easy to say he knew not to retaliate. But after been chased for 5 minutes by lunatics, his head mustve been in its, heart pumping, body exhausted. He knew he was literally being lynched. Maybe he would be alive if he had got on his knees? But maybe they would have beaten tf out of him considering they literally thought they were above law. Retaliating isnt what got him slaughtered. That hateful mob mentality is what got Ahmaud killed. I wish them nothing but misery. Maybe this will teach people to use their brains before hunting down humans.

[@idkjustchangingmyname7343]

Shocking that a man might be scared by men in two trucks chasing him down with loaded guns and run then fight back when they attack him.

[@carryeveryday910]

Attack? They never shot or touched him until he starting punching them. Not agreeing with what they did just correcting you.

[@floggednflankednfl.3277]

@@carryeveryday910 chasing with trucks and guns, that's the attack.

[@SamBrasher]

@@dgreyz Ahmad was innocent here. You said that he wasn’t - he was. And now he’s dead because of these three men. Fuck ‘em.

[@400_billion_suns]

@@dgreyz I’m sorry to say, but reading through your comment, you sound like the kind of person who could just as easily have done what these men did and think it was ok. Given that they are now all rightfully convicted of murder, you should really give some careful thought to your flawed reasoning. The video of these men chasing down Arbery looks like it’s taken straight out of a movie about white southern racists lynching black men. Any reasonable person in his position would’ve been scared for their life and felt they had to fight back to save it. Your statement that he wasn’t “innocent” just looks like your own bias leaking out, trying to justify something that you shouldn’t. There was no proof that Arbery had done anything, and even if there was, it does not even come close to justifying running someone down in two vehicles, with some dumbass standing up in the bed of a pickup pointing a gun on arrival, and then cornering the person. ANYONE in that scenario would’ve feared for their life. What these men did was incredibly stupid, and their own prejudices set up a predictable chain of events that led to them murdering a man in cold blood without even realizing why it was wrong.

[@mikemacedo532]

He only fought back because he probably knew he'd die if he didn't- he might have had the adrenaline to fight back, I'd do the same thing- when you run, it's easy to feel like you are a target, esp if you're a POC- runners get the taunts, ppl wondering what we are doing for some reason, etc. So naturally, you are in defensive mode to a degree- I've been jumped before so I naturally assume people around me when I run want to hurt me

[@deborahb6294]

You can just “ see” this lady thinking..,calmly, quietly, just letting him talk himself deeper and deeper ! Job well done 👍

[@ColdSid]

That means she knows what she’s doing … tbh his position is one I hope I never come to

[@freshstart4423]

Arbery was the exact person they were looking for, no mistake in identity. This case wont help criminals in the future who resist arrest. They will end up dead too.

[@freshstart4423]

Stop hating God's Ten Commandments Exodus 20, Matthew 19:18

[@owenallen4863]

@@freshstart4423 what's wrong with you

[@mmedefarge]

@@owenallen4863 He either lives in an alternate universe or is a troll.

[@ToucanMurk]

"You could have just let him run." "I could have." Well I'm glad you realize why you're a convicted murderer now.

[@kritsadventures]

That argument wouldn't sway me tbh. By law he didn't have to let him run, *if* he witnessed a crime. A better argument is "did you witness a crime serious enough to chase a man down without explanation and use lethal force on him?" If they couldn't show they had seen a crime by a reasonable person's standard, that's what would get me to convict.

[@dnkmarci]

@UCJONNjoz20xeRNMATwx2fhQ damn thank god your stupid ass wasn’t in the juror box

[@kritsadventures]

@@dnkmarci It comes down to whether the citizens arrest was valid, whether there was an appropriate use of force, etc. Not whether or not he chose to chase. That isn't the central question at all. There is absolutely a scenario in which you can, in the state of Georgia, chase down a suspect for a citizens arrest if you witness the crime directly, and if they right you, lethal force could be lawfully used. This wasn't that scenario. They didn't witness the crime. They didn't attempt to apprehend or stop him peacefully or explain themselves or gather any evidence whatsoever. They went off half cocked, chased a man who had no idea why he was being chased, immediately went for weapons, and when he lawfully resisted them, they shot him to death. They were absolutely, unequivocally guilty, but that DOES NOT MEAN pursuit itself is always unlawful.

[@kritsadventures]

@@dnkmarci So yes, THIS chase was invalid in THIS case, but that's the central point. The prosecutor needs to prove THIS chase was invalid. Merely pursuing a citizens arrest is not unlawful.

[@seeker296]

@@kritsadventures i don't think witnessing a crime is enough to kill someone. You have to be PREVENTING specifically a murder or assault

[@mariaferreras5411]

The officials that waited two months to arrest had a bad agenda going. They need prosecution.

[@goudjomichel]

The fact that they're still people defending this bully is just sickening.

[@BAZmma]

80% of the world if not all are sick, people just don't want to admit it. Everyone has a darkness of some sort. No matter who who are and if you deny it. Then you're even worse.

[@platanom3n]

@@BAZmma ok joker

[@BAZmma]

@@platanom3n How am I a joker. Everyone has something to hide and I'm assuming you know it and that's why you're getting defensive. I'm an analyst and can read people easily. It's what I do for a living. Either you've got something to hide or you're just looking for a KZbin argument. Grow up. Everyone lies about something bub. No one's joking here.

[@BAZmma]

Gotcha

[@bigstabby]

Who? I've literally never seen anyone defending him.

[@TheDeeboy717]

The fact that he’s trying to defend himself for killing an unarmed man is the reason I’m glad he got sentenced. They always try to hold themselves not accountable. It’s always the other person’s fault they got killed.

[@mudder7952]

You mean like swinging at an armed group of people?

[@TheDeeboy717]

@@mudder7952 you mean the same armed group of people who were not law enforcement officers with guns in their hands? All the while you’re not doing anything wrong? Your lack of humanity is quite disturbing.

[@startingover9414]

@@mudder7952 Dude, if someone points a fucking gun at you, and you attempt to stop them from pointing said gun at you, you’re not in the wrong. If a black man with a gun, or any man with a gun chased you down and aimed the gun at you, demanding you answer their questions, would you let them do it? Would they be entirely innocent for shooting you down for trying to disarm them, a total stranger aiming a gun at you for jogging? Like holy shit, just when I think your crowd can’t get any more bat shit, you’re defending running people down and shooting them for absolutely fucking nothing. You’re homicidal maniacs looking for any way to defend shooting black people. And it’s painfully obvious to everybody but you and a couple other snuff-junkies. It’s a death cult, and you’re dying to sacrifice people to your cause.

[@mudder7952]

@@startingover9414 wow that was an entertaining read. My point is that action, facing off against three armed men when you are unarmed, and they're pretty much already aiming at you, is fucking stupid. Was he wrong for attempting it, morally, naw, good for him having more balls then brains, and ultimately, a lack of intelligence is why he's worm food, on all sides. I mean you also gonna argue how someone walking along a cross walk and has the right of way has no obligation to self preservation to look both ways before stepping out in a street? Play stupid games win stupid prizes.

[@ttmike42]

An unarmed thief who violently attacked him when confronted. Tell the whole story.

[@stevehart3472]

The prosecutor is mentioning the 5th Amendment to the defendant and you don't believe our universe runs on irony. I wished she had asked this crime-fighting-genius this one question: If you were out for a jog and a group of black men or the Blue Man Group, for that matter, was chasing you with guns in a pickup to 'talk to you'; what would your response be?

[@reneecollins9681]

Yes I could have just let him run but I was with my shotgun and I had to use it you do understand I grabbed my gun not to use it just to kill him now let me take a break so I can cry and shows that I have compassion what a joke

[@mystaycation2614]

@@reneecollins9681 Evil surrounds us and Satan uses the Darren's and Karen's to do his evil thoughts. We all know what God these ppl serve.

[@craigcorson3036]

@@mystaycation2614 And now we all know that your mind is mired in twelfth century thinking. Pathetic.

[@BubbyBold]

@@thepolishredneck3941 youd let armed men do whatever they want to you? Seems stupid and cowardly

[@kingspecial1280]

@@thepolishredneck3941 You can't be serious! As if he had to obey him! Get out of here with that nonsense! Yall are too entitled!

[@leelasmoochie]

It’s strange how some people claim they are scared and concerned yet they are going to confront people that don’t belong in their areas 🤷🏽‍♀️ get these demons outta here

[@timothyturner1056]

During this trial I betcha that Ahmaud's murderers wish they had stayed home instead of killing Ahmaud that day .

[@williampendergrass6257]

That is why I never say they are scared of blk people if they were so scared they would run not attack

[@hamilcross]

“it all started when my dad met his sister and they had me”

[@bobbyblue46]

Lol 😂

[@blacketernal7139]

LMFAOAOAOA

[@DR-xt9ux]

@Ivanka Is that how you got here

[@JZLuver99]

😂 😂 😂 🤣

[@afrovpunk8627]

Wtf😂

[@JamaaLS]

Thank God for cameras. These men would be free without them.

[@daltonbrasier5491]

Did you watch the video?

[@nortonyatzee7254]

Ironically, the 3rd defendant took the video and the father released it thinking it would help his son.

[@MEEG0L]

this comment makes no sense.

[@JDM4EVR]

@@MEEG0L ok look at it like this before this video of the crime was made public and circulated the internet, these three men spoke with officers the day of this taken place and all walked free not one person was put into cuffs . But after the video was released and uproar came about only then , did they decide to arrest these men and put them into the courts

[@Purpabary]

@@MEEG0L unfortunately they had a buddy relationship with their PD you can tell from the body cam vids. They were never were initially arrested even though they admitted to the crime. So they would of definitely got away with the crime had it not been for the video.

[@marioelcock9677]

Who give you the power to do this, who give you right to be a judge on executioner, What make you think that you got the right to question the being of other You take a young man life.

[@patriayvida6850]

He's white. That's his super power.

[@thomasharp3246]

The law. Any color has right to perform citizens arrest and self defense. Race hustling race baiter.

[@preciousbaby3652]

@@thomasharp3246 For running? Travis stated that he nor his dad saw him commit any crime. They wanted to question him

[@marioelcock9677]

@@thomasharp3246 There was a white couple steeling from there but there was not follow and kill, he didn't steel anything but he was kill for been black

[@blackvial]

@@thomasharp3246 in Georgia a citizen's arrest can only be performed if you have first-hand knowledge or are a witness to a felony, the 3 idiots on trial had neither.

[@drussellu.s.1034]

This guy’s retired “ Law enforcement “ father pushed his kid into the whole situation. Big shot , glory days seeking jerk.

[@starlight7830]

Did you hear when the father was talking about his 357 Magnum to the police !

[@Michael-jh8qi]

Alligator

[@lordvonmanor6915]

Could have let him run but then that's not how lynching works.

[@marybethmclemore4025]

What do you mean cause I'm mixed race and this comment sounds like ya RASTICT as well.

[@kiddchris9579]

@@marybethmclemore4025 No the comment isn't racist and they are right. They could've let him keep jogging and go about his day then call police if they were concerned. They didn't because they planned to lynch him in broad daylight. That's exactly what happened

[@iamergoproxy3476]

@@marybethmclemore4025 they got in their trucks, chased him down, left him no way to escape, shot him with a shotgun when all they wanted to do was ask "what happened"? You're mixed race but all moron with this one

[@sheshotjfk8375]

EXACTLY!

[@Svdgskjszgjsk]

Hmm I'm not sure about that. We can't test out the hypothesis, if Ahmaud would have stopped and put his hands up, or if in the viral video he kept running past the truck rather than flank left and grab the gun, would Travis have shot him? We'll never know for sure, but personally I doubt it given they had many opportunities to shoot him and didn't do so until he had his hands on the gun. The whole thing really comes down to what the interpretation of the citizen's arrest law is, and even the judge couldn't figure it out so he abdicated the responsibility to the jury.

[@Meanie74]

Great point by the prosecutor here: if he truly wanted to “see what happened” he could have spent 15 seconds asking the neighbor outside “hey what happened”. Instead he assumed immediately the black man was in the wrong and chased him

[@tamjeanell]

Its called racial profiling

[@andrewthompson7707]

I understand what happened now I Tabor come out with a concern look and a guy was running past him. I think they did have caused investigated but they went about it the wrong way

[@nisfornoble4861]

Bingo!

[@MrSinister718]

except the black was wrong and not jogging, so what was the point? He committed a felony and ran off, and instead of going to jail and being a tax payer burden, he paid for it by dying. All's well that ends well.

[@KeenApollo]

@@MrSinister718 wrong doing what? What was he doing exactly? It's cool if you racist that's nothing new but you idiots gotta at least make sense.

[@JacobA666]

He was trying to make their neighborhood safe, when he and his father were actually the only menace in the neighborhood.

[@VICTOR-pi4iq]

Exactly

[@gdubsterz1238]

Yeah sure. This guy was "jogging" miles from his house in an area he doesn't live in....nobody does that. Nobody. You guys are so stupid I cant believe it.

[@JacobA666]

@@gdubsterz1238 waiting for you to provide anything that shows he was breaking any laws by jogging and deserves an execution.

[@razegirl1442]

@@gdubsterz1238 millions of people jog, shop, attend seminars, attend schools and churches miles away from their homes. What's your point?

[@JamesDavis-sh9gh]

Don't forget Roddie, when he should have stayed at his porch and not gotten involved.

[@benw5291]

If your intention was to simply catch up to him to ask questions, why take guns? Your intent was clear from the beginning.

[@meetupspeakup4161]

They set them up. The more he ran the more their adrenaline explored the killing. it was like killing a deer

[@sarahmjfan]

Are you comparing a man to a deer

[@mamakarin8592]

And they invited the dumb neighbor to follow behind them to record it! Remember Aubrey was killed long before the video came out and it was kept hush, hush!

[@wkatc007]

Lynching*

[@NationFirstGreenville22]

@@wkatc007 *self defense over assault by a convicted scumbag thief.

[@troggmoffie]

yes, they hunted him.

[@krustykrabpizza7853]

breaks my heart that an innocent man was killed for nothing.... I'm at a loss for words...

[@MaJeSTiCz0]

If the script was flipped you wouldn't here hear end of the world.

[@SavingOurselvess]

@@MaJeSTiCz0 what?

[@SavingOurselvess]

@Lucas Maclean grow the fuck up

[@whiteheart6827]

I think killed really simplifies what happened. He was hunted.

[@ianmangham4570]

@@SavingOurselvess You can't educate bacon 🥓

[@drrightwing4435]

There was no testimony he could have given to defend his actions. And his constant bumbling and searching for words proves that.

[@get_spanked240]

I mean people say that all the time but then you find things out later like the footage was edited and stuff like that…..I’m not defending or taking his side; but just saying vaguely “there was no testimony he could have given” is a foolish thing to say as well. Jmho, not everything is black and white

[@mjfleming319]

@traida111 except that the gunman was chasing and pointing a gun at the jogger, which means the jogger was acting in self defense. The law - which the jury rightfully upheld - doesn’t give you the right to chase someone down, attempt to capture them, threaten them with lethal violence, and then claim self-defense when they try to defend themselves from you. It really is that simple.

[@daveagard1884]

If there was no video they probably would’ve gotten away with it

[@trishaann1616]

@@get_spanked240 No, saying the video was edited is a foolish thing to say. The video may have been enhanced to make it clearer but the video the jurors watched was exactly what happened. The judge would never have allowed a video that had been altered or changed in any way in court.

[@trishaann1616]

@traida111 you can't chase someone who btw did nothing wrong, down and pull a gun on them. They had no right to chase him down. It wasn't even their property. The owner of the house didn't have a problem with people walking in there. There wasn't a no trespassing sign so it was 100% legal for Aumaud to be there.... If 3 men hit you with a truck then pointed guns at you what would you do?

[@annicewoodard9141]

Rest in Peace Ahmaud! We run with you and We love you!

[@sonnychiba3529]

Omg, She literally could have responded to every statement he made with " And, You could have just let him run' ...

[@erwinwestby5719]

9⁹98

[@rockfoots]

@ Chris Holifield Your argument does not hold water because it's not true. If you're not a sworn officer of the law, you can't pursue someone, especially with deadly force Come back when you understand the laws of this country.

[@KoreyKruse]

@FREE SPEECH You cannot make a citizen's arrest of a person to question them. You have to have actually witnessed a crime taking place. The homeowner stated that no crime happened on his property. Nothing was stolen. Citizen's arrest is only valid when you actually witnessed a crime taking place.

[@rekcusdoo]

@FREE SPEECH @"citizens arrest. Yes you can ." - That isn't how Citizens arrest works. The fundamental core principle in EVERY state's Citizens arrest law is that you have to SEE them commit a crime. You can't just yell "Citizens arrest" at anyone you want and somehow think that gives you police authority.

[@NationFirstGreenville22]

@@rekcusdoo he didnt yell citizens arrest ;-D fuckin dumbass

[@melissadouglas570]

These people think that if they “ask” a person a question, that the person is required to respond. And that’s the problem with “these” people having guns. It’s all about intimidation.

[@agfan84]

Unfortunately, the system has been setup for these guys to be so delusional in thinking they’re entitled and so desensitized from reality bc that’s what the system usually favors.

[@sjk7467]

@JagBrit gums are good, we just need a bit more regulation. The problem is racism and sometimes (not in this case) mental health.

[@ThePokemon11]

@@sjk7467 Nah, the problem is guns my dude. You don't need a shotgun to protect yourself. You don't need an AR-15 to defend your home. Honestly, it'd be better if there WAS a way to just ban guns without the sloppy and vague wording of the 2nd amendment getting in the way because they're doing more harm than good, but that's not gonna happen, unfortunately, and the NRA has too much $$$ going into the republican party to even get close to implementing stricter gun laws to tighten up background checks, close loopholes and make it so no one without a license to own one can get their hands on one. There's absolutely no reason why I should need to take a 3 month course on driving to get a license to drive, but I can stop by the pawn shop and get a gun within 3 days of submitting my background check, regardless of if it's gone through or not with no license, no training, and no safety guidance.

[@lindahenry6168]

This guy still thinks he was entitled to do what he did and now can't even believe he is in court for killing a black man.

[@jamzforthepeople8223]

Leave black people alone. It’s literally that simple. It’s not a crime to go jogging. Or to look around at a construction site. These are not criminal acts. And slavery ended centuries ago… random black people out in public do not have to stop what they’re doing to listen to you and do what you say. Stop bothering black people and let them live in peace. If you had done that you wouldn’t be spending the rest of your life in prison. You’d be at home tonight with your family. You’re so in love with racism that you sacrifice your life for it. It’s astonishing.

[@nctrnlmjsty8719]

His defense is literally a comedy.

[@thisguy9733]

A simple summary of the events from his perspective: I saw a man running so I hopped in a vehicle with a loaded shotgun drove after him and tried to run him over when this failed I finally left my vehicle to pursue him on foot with my gun at a turn the man I had been threatening attempted to disarm me so I fired into him

[@ttmike42]

Thank God I live in a neighborhood far away from joggers

[@ttmike42]

@Buddy Love I do. Can you leave your house with the door unlocked and garage door open? In a place with 90% white people, that's possible.

[@ttmike42]

@Buddy Love it supports the truth of reality that races are not equal and most white people have zero desire for diversity in their neighborhood. Only feeble minded cry about racism.

[@ttmike42]

@Buddy Love being so offended over racism is a trait of the feeble minded. No one prefers diversity. You aren't welcome in my neighborhood.

[@troytellsit493]

It’s so nice knowing these murderers will be spending the holidays, and all holidays to come in prison where they belong.

[@michaels9388]

Do they celebrate Thanksgiving in prison?

[@duckingcensorship1037]

@@michaels9388 Yeah, you get a like warm piece of turkey, a spoon of stuffing, a quarter bite of cranberry sauce and that's about it. They'll be living large!

[@noelbaudy5371]

@@duckingcensorship1037 They'll get stuffed alright, but not from food.

[@americangiant1003]

Actually 365 days a year for life living in hell.

[@jpwfilmarchives8076]

Merry Christmas 🎄 🤗

[@jimmyrhino6176]

This guy is so full of s***. She is eating him alive. He keeps "assuming". Not good for him.

[@darkabz2346]

"assuming" = racial profiling

[@Ellis_B]

Dangerous to assume anything in this life

[@carenann918]

"i just wanted to make sure everything was all right." Without a scintilla of irony that they were the people making things not all right.

[@Neoskate88]

She trapped him in the courtroom like they trapped Ahmad that day. The irony

[@EricOWilliam]

Facts

[@ynot7119]

🐭

[@ohioh111b111y]

IT is SICKENING me how Travis keeps insinuating he and Ahmaud were in a struggle together and Ahmaud was doing ANYTHING but trying to move that f**** gun nozzle away from himself. "We were struggling for the gun, we were "in it", I was fighting for my life, he struck me " .. F*** that S***.

[@aaw6116]

Same thing with Kyle Rittenhouse. These people think they can put their guns in peoples faces then when they fight back they can kill them and claim self defense. That's not the country I want to live in!

[@davedammann741]

F*'c. In A.

[@skronked]

Just sickens... shame shame on an ignorant & ruthless people. You need to sit in state prison a few? Years? My friend!!

[@bludmakesgrassgrow]

@@aaw6116 so move...

[@jaxcoss5790]

@@bludmakesgrassgrow No it's filth like these murderers who need to move.

[@thomasstecyk792]

Killed for suspicion. You all are geniuses. Have a good day with that.

[@daltonbrasier5491]

Well no, he was shot while grabbing the man's gun. They didn't just shoot him while he was running away. It might not be considered self defense by that states laws but its obviously not intentional murder.

[@BobcatWabbit]

@@daltonbrasier5491 Ahmaud feared for his life for being chased by 3 KKK on horseback with guns up and down and back n forth on that dirt road. Cornered, after the first shot hit Ahmaud; he attempted to fight the bigots attempt to murder him in plain daylight Vicious lynching

[@daltonbrasier5491]

@@BobcatWabbit That's not what happened at all. The dispute is over wether they had a legal case for citizens arrest. It's not over first degree murder or lynching.

[@BobcatWabbit]

@@daltonbrasier5491 you lied.

[@daltonbrasier5491]

@@BobcatWabbit Okay lol

[@robertsteiner3814]

This dude isn't even playing dumb, He literally thought he had the right to chase down Arbery with a shotgun, and he actually thought his actions were self defense.

[@BlueEarthVibes]

My favorite part about this whole thing is the defense releasing the video thinking it’s gonna help them win the case.

[@ttmike42]

My favorite part is how suddenly everyone believes jogging home inspector is a real job

[@rexxavier6807]

@@ttmike42 If they suspected anything they should've called the police, instead of rushing someone with a gun and then being surprised when they freak out

[@ttmike42]

@@rexxavier6807 in my neighborhood the cops wont come out to investigate prowling so I should just let joggers dismantle my neighborhood? I'm glad you aren't my neighbor.

[@tybaby6556]

@@ttmike42 lmao so you telling me you're afraid of joggers being the problem in your neighborhood

[@rexxavier6807]

@@ttmike42 Maybe, and this is just a suggestion, if you think the guy's up to no good and don't feel like calling the cops, how about you go up to the guy and try to talk with him, before automatically pulling out a gun? What do you think this is, the 1860s? And the people who killed him shouted at him that they were going to blow his head off before the altercation began. You're telling me that if you're jogging and a couple of people show up with guns and are threatening to shoot you, you're going to act calmly in that situation? Give me a break.

[@garfieldharrison510]

He could've left Mr.Arbery alone. He saw him as suspicious. He reiterates he wants him to stop so he could talk to him. That's a guy who just wanted to live out his fantasy as a so called law enforcement officer. It costed a man's life. He should rot in jail.

[@caseytemple2285]

Exactly and self defense doesn't work of you are the aggressor. Also he claimed he didn't know if ahmaud had a weapon but was still fine with riding along side him to so call talk. The moment he continually but himself in ahmauds path self defense went out the window. Also I did hear that the guy he said was pointing was drunk off his ass the guy admitted that in court. Travis is trying to change the story he kept reading the transcript every time the prosecution would pause he was trying to find a way to make his self seem like the victim like how he said the first thing he thought about was his son before he shot ahmaud give me a break you were high on ur own entitlement and thought how dare this black man not stop. His entitlement and privilege and pure racism failed him he is going to jail. If they find any of these men innocent lord help us. We seen this man get hunted down amd killed he deserves justice amd these 3 thugs deserve jail.

[@daltonbrasier5491]

The father was a police officer.

[@MulhollandDr]

@@caseytemple2285 || Self - Defense does work if you are the aggressor, ask George Zimmerman.

[@caseytemple2285]

@@MulhollandDr yeah self defense works if your aggressive to poc it will never be ok if it was a black man

[@caseytemple2285]

@@daltonbrasier5491 not at the time of this murder so it doesn't matter. Travis pulled the trigger knowing his dad's connections to police would cover it up and look they got away with it for 3 months

[@greencm7142]

This is why many defense lawyers don't want their client to take the stand. Travis buried himself. I watched this entire testimony, and concluded one thing when he was done: "He basically sealed his guilty verdict". And I believe he was found guilty on all counts. He made me sick when he said "I was thinking about my son". Fool... at least your son can visit you in prison. Ms Arbery will never see her son again thanks to you and your co-murderers.

[@thegames4565]

Well I think they should let people like him take the stand

[@MaJeSTiCz0]

Most of them do f*%ker fold under the pressure of GUILT.

[@JAM_2024]

2 life sentences with no parole. Justice has been served

[@smcneal057]

This is what ended him and all of them. He basically confessed to the crime right here.

[@iorilamia]

What ended them was they recorded it.

[@smcneal057]

@@iorilamia That is correct but if he didn't say this the video would not sway the jury.

[@nb1571]

@@smcneal057 not true the video was pretty damning.

[@solodolotrevino]

@@nb1571 there were no attempts at arrests or charges for months before this video went viral so you’re right. The police in that county would have let this one go if the video evidence didn’t exist.

[@flacidhouse350]

@@solodolotrevino The video didn't go viral. it was released on the news by one of the murderers because he thought it helped his case.

[@sinash]

I don't know about anyone else but my mother reared me to NEVER speak to strangers. She was REAL strict with that! So, why in the world would I stop and talk to someone that I don't know when I know; A) You have been following me. B) I believe you to have a gun. C) I don't know you. D) You fail to identify yourself to me as to who you are and in what capacity. But, I should stop and speak with you? This is very similar to George Zimmerman. Failure to identify who you are and in what capacity. There's a reason the police yell; "Stop! Police!"

[@BridgetKF]

If you have dark skin, and are out for a jog, and go across a white neighborhood while out jogging, and look at a place being built out of curiosity, but don't touch anything, the likelihood is, you''re going to be killed. Because a lot of men like this yahoo on trial seems to think it should be completely legal to kill anyone with dark skin and then get on with their day as if they simply killed a wild animal. Because dark skin - to men like him - means you're not human.

[@aliceianwillis8644]

Thank you!!!...well said.

[@BridgetKF]

You're right, and there are a ton of racist assholes in the comments here screaming that the "darkey deserved to die" and making excuses for these three murderers. I agree with you, this is just like the Zimmerman case. Except this was broad daylight, there are tons of video recordings, and these men are digging their holes deeper and deeper each time they open their mouths to try to make excuses.

[@olchat2012]

@@BridgetKF Brown man here. Completely agree with you.

[@WaxyGordon]

Uh that applies to toddlers .I'm a grown man my mommy has been dead 4 ten years and she taught me a grown ass man shouldn't trespass in to other peoples homes.But then again what do I know because black parents obviously do such a great! Job parenting-lol!

[@parrotletsrunearth1173]

His racist upbringing by his racist parents are the sole reason he will never see the light of day as a free man.

[@ucfkid67]

Much like Darrell Brooks

[@parrotletsrunearth1173]

@@ucfkid67 What exactly does this case have to do with that you racist dumb f.

[@katelames429]

@@parrotletsrunearth1173 you are right they never want to admit when their wrong this has been going on for 400 years

[@LionofthetribeofJudah650]

Facts

[@topcomment3816]

You don’t know they targeted him because he is black. You are only assuming this because they were white. This, in fact, makes YOU the racist. Get help.

[@k-9complete762]

She knew he was trapped in his lies and kept repeating it before she exposed it in closing. Brilliant

[@toordal]

I actually don't think he lied about much of anything. He just thought what he did was perfectly ok and defensible.

[@k-9complete762]

Linda broke down each lie and backed it up with video evidence

[@Jimfundercover2]

So they were going to perform a citizens arrest on a person they didn't see commit any crime and hold him for the police. For what? Because they think he might have committed a crime? And because that person reacted to having strangers with guns stop him they are permitted to shoot him in self defense when he didn't comply.

[@iramroj9788]

The words citizen’s arrest never even came out of their mouths until they were being interviewed

[@mista4700]

He pointed down the street. He was guilt of something so.......

[@andyjulia]

@@mista4700 new to KZbin troll.

[@mista4700]

@@andyjulia Not new ,just lose accounts talking to you bigots who go out to date people at their family reunions.

[@traviabrown7341]

@@mista4700 pointing down the street doesn't mean a damn thing

[@jeanellreynolds7291]

It's the nerve of it all for me. The audacity of them. So happy they were found guilty.

[@peaceprayer595]

Me too. I'm all for self defense. This had nothing to do with it. There's just no words for their lunacy.

[@gdubsterz1238]

Im gonna come case your house so I can rob it later. Where do you live? Oh and you better not try to stop me.

[@lorenzamccoy7512]

@@gdubsterz1238 have fun snooping around my house still under construction looking for unplaced 2x4 wood planks and nails to steal. lmao just admit that you're extremely racially biased!

[@RebelGaming4U]

@@lorenzamccoy7512 the fact that you assume he is being racially biased goes to show that you got obvious racial bias. If all you see is race/skin then you are probably racist.

[@debunkinghistory214]

@@lorenzamccoy7512 Or power tools or copper pipe or copper wiring or HVAC equipment or kitchen/bath fixtures. All very valuable and easy to sell

[@GCJACK83]

Agreed, they could have stopped chasing him. Local law enforcement, and I mean actual police officers and not vigilante terrorists trying to play cop, had his picture and knew where he usually stopped during his exercise sessions, local law enforcement could have stopped him from visiting that construction site at any time as soon as they caught up with him by explaining the property owner saw him on camera and requests that he stays away.

[@demeraragirl]

The fact that his visits to the site was so far between,shows he was periodically checking on the progress of the site and in one video there seem to be some construction tools right on the table and he did not even look in that direction. Not exactly the actions of someone looking to steal.

[@crand20033]

@Political Correctness Is Weakness He would keep coming back because he is a fast runner and he thinks he can't be caught. - - - - that is unless a bunch of vigilantes try to catch him.

[@3PacBack]

@@crand20033 thinking like a true vigilante. A Batman wannabe. Regardless, the property did not have a no trespassing sign and nothing was taken from construction site.

[@KoreyKruse]

@Political Correctness Is Weakness Nobody said it made him incapable of walking into the property. The police could give him a trespassing warning. If he ignored that warning and tried to enter again, then the police could arrest him.

[@GCJACK83]

@@KoreyKruse Exactly. No sign up so how would he have known the property owner didn't want anyone coming over to check the progress of the construction? Not for nothing, I love watching home improvement shows, and if I had the chance to see an actual job site, you can bet I'd take a short look just for curiosity's sake unless a no trespassing sign is posted.

[@JohnnyC10071959]

It is such a pleasure to watch a person who is so good at what she does; it is as if this is a Law & Order - White Trash Version episode. Ms Linda (cannot remember her last name) is a powerful woman. I'd love to meet her in person someday.

[@charlenemoriarty1506]

Who wouldn't want to meet this smart woman!! She's doing her job!!

[@bossdawg8347]

It's funny how everybody wears glasses all the sudden when court comes

[@gracejones1572]

They Puts On Suits And Ties And Gets Hair Cuts . They Are Still Murders. NOTHING Can Change That.

[@blkluv100]

In order to appear smart and civilized......but then they open their mouths and remove all doubt.

[@ohcamnam9383]

🤣🤣😂😭😭

[@bonaventure9736]

😂😂😂😂 I guess they're trying to appeal to the jury. So pathetic!!

[@pauldini5121]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kathypropst6476]

It was none of his business

[@jed3443]

All of this could have been avoided if they just have minded their business

[@bobblaszczak7972]

You're right. Mind your own business. Just let things happen. Your next door neighbor is crying for help, but you just stay nice n cozy. F it. Mind your own business. Unbelievable. You and the 20 thumbs up should form your own little "my your own businese" community in Antarctica and you'll never have to worry about anything. What a tool.

[@trapheaven4603]

You are soooo right..😉 And bob? Shut up!..

[@theskyisblue4882]

@@bobblaszczak7972 Well just shoot and kill somebody who didn't commit a crime then. Serve a life sentence like that idiot in the video.

[@EddieMachetti]

@@bobblaszczak7972 found the idiot

[@bobblaszczak7972]

@@theskyisblue4882 that's not what I'm talking about. Oh, and by the way, if you're talking about this deceased in this case... Yes, he did commit a crime. Get the facts, numb nuts.

[@phibzz4695]

Just a squirming coward trying to justify why he shouldn't go to prison. No remorse.

[@Frank71]

This guy acts like arberry has to stop and talk to him. As the lawyer said it's arberry right to the 5th. Talk about entitlement and privilege. I don't care if arberry look like a criminal, he don't have to stop and talk to anyone, including dude.

[@mariobalthazar9720]

@@dgreyz what do you mean by ahmaud wasn’t innocent???

[@tanyajane1975]

They killed that young man in cold blood. How could he say he was scared..no you were full of hate! Hate for the color of his skin. There's a place for folks like you ...HELL comes to mind!

[@davidjaynes7211]

Agreed, but it's a pity there's no hell for him to go.

[@tobydanger86]

O yea... He definitely sounds like he is telling the truth 😏🤣🤣

[@sensiblyhonest695]

He is telling the truth.... he's just not realizing that the "truth" is NOT going to set him free. He's hanging himself and his father.

[@avega2792]

Less than 1 minute in and he talked himself right into that sentence he received.

[@brianpainten2976]

I respect people who look out for their neighbors but that doesn't seem to be what this is. Hopefully justice will be served for the Arbery family, God bless them!

[@officerrebar3839]

Arbery was a criminal in the process of criminal activity. The Arbery’s family already got justice. It just wasn’t in their favor

[@rondycolbert6787]

This case is turning into a circus. The defense is trying their damnest to get a mistrial....."LOOK JUDGE, JESSE JACKSON SNEEZED"

[@davidsirmons]

If the Arbery family was worth a shit, they would have raised him to NOT BREAK INTO HOMES AND STEAL PEOPLES' POSSESSIONS. He broke into a 1st house just minutes before he illegally entered that 2nd house under construction, and those men SAW BOTH FELONIES HAPPEN.

[@officerrebar3839]

@@davidsirmons 👆🏻Truth Bomb just went off

[@rekcusdoo]

@@davidsirmons - @'If the Arbery family was worth a shit, they would have raised him to NOT BREAK INTO HOMES AND STEAL PEOPLES' POSSESSIONS. He broke into a 1st house just minutes before he illegally entered that 2nd house under construction, and those men SAW BOTH FELONIES HAPPEN." - This is completely fabricated. The owner of the house Arbery was in did not file any charges and has not said he had a problem with Arbery being on the property. Only the owner of the house can claim Arbery was committing a crime against them. Also, they didn't see him steal shit.

[@alfredindy8058]

Travis is getting his ________________ kicked by the prosecution. His mom had her head down as the hard questions came at him.

[@ohioh111b111y]

Actually, she is doing good but he IS holding his own and sticking to his "story". His feathers arent ruffled YET but I believe she is holding back and will eventually end questioning with her final jab. I HOPE SHE DOES anyway.

[@JasonFlemingMusic]

going to be honest i watch a ton of trial and this is by no means an A$$ kicking at least not yet, hes standing his ground pretty well but she isnt doing bad

[@blkluv100]

@LOU Montana BEEP....BEEP...BEEP....TROLL ALERT....TROLL ALERT 📢

[@sarahshah7932]

@LOU Montana Oh Lord! Are you really this stupid?

[@blkluv100]

@LOU Montana Crickets......

[@thrillsteel2252]

A lot of his testimony is spent blaming Ahmaud for the events that occurred that dreadful day. In the world of psychology, blaming is a means of devaluing another person. This process allows the blamer to feel superior.

[@FreeMenDieFree]

To be fair, Ahmaud went for the gun. That does place blame on Ahmaud -- Ahmaud escalated it.

[@Itsmedicinal]

@@FreeMenDieFree no he didn’t the guys that killed him did by chasing him

[@blkluv100]

@@FreeMenDieFree BEEP...BEEP...BEEP....TROLL ALERT....TROLL ALERT 📢

[@jerometruitt2731]

@@FreeMenDieFree what escalated it was McMichaels blocking his path and getting out of his truck with his gun in hand. Its like yall are missing steps or something.

[@AnnoDomini19XX]

@@FreeMenDieFree He went for the gun because Travis was pointing his gun at him.

[@qumarrashid1918]

Its so sad to take someone's life over nothing and throw away you life as while. Humanity is getting worst by the min

[@steph.uhknee]

By the sec … we’re doomed at this rate

[@RollingxBigshot]

Sees a girl jogging, pulls out shotgun. Stop running! I’m just trying to talk to you.

[@o53ro]

This lady was patient all along !! Those attorneys and these criminals did all the work,to find themselves guilty of murder.

[@keithfrierson5462]

She let him and his attorney talk and talk and boom, prison he goes.

[@qbconnect]

Linda Dunikoski. Her name should be remembered 👏🏾

[@seoulglo1999]

Remember, "anything you say can be used AGAINST you in a court of law". It can't be used for you.

[@ARIZJOE]

@@qbconnect You said it. Brilliant lawyering. Simple, effective cross examination. Not so easy. Requires Herclean preparation, a thorough knowledge of the law, the rules of evidence, and human nature. The defendant and his counsel are both dunces. They should have cut a plea deal.

[@McClimber234]

They even recorded their murder. A LYNCHING in 2020.

[@edible_lemon]

"I just wanted to ask him at least, what was happening" - So when you couldn't you just end his life? Aight.

[@deborahhershey3045]

Why didn't they call the police and report their concerns? This isn't the Wild West, folks

[@meetupspeakup4161]

That's why he cannot remember his words because his adrenaline was so high his brain could not cope with the verbal language he was expressing . Their adrenaline was to kill!

[@moirapatience8781]

His lack of a brain more likely.

[@aliceianwillis8644]

Yet his military training should have kicked in he knew how to handle himself but chose to let daddy lead and daddy knew the law as well and failed miserably to lead...

[@moirapatience8781]

@@aliceianwillis8644 Sad. Now his son's life is ruined - no matter what the outcome of the trial.

[@brigonion10]

I especially love how she latter points out that he stepped out his truck with the shotgun and steps around the front of the truck in the path of Arbury, clear the actions of some looking for confrontation

[@buyerofsorts]

He stepped in front of the truck which was in the path of Arbury? Are you and she both high or what? How can you step in front of a truck and block his path? The truck was already blocking his path so Arbury went AROUND it until that dumb ass pivoted and attacked him. That was a wide street and nobody forced Arbury to run straight for the truck. Idiot could have run left or right or just stopped and talked to them.

[@brigonion10]

@buyerofsorts so the truck is to the forward lift and the driver said is on the lift. Arbury on the right wouldn't be aware of Travis's location as truck obstruct view. Arbury continues his forward movement passing the truck and turning lift. Same time Travis safely behind his truck walks to infront of his truck to point his shot gun at Arbury. As they meet in front of the truck this would be when Arbury became aware of Travis location as stated before truck would have obstruct his view until this moment. If we want to talk about dumb ass decisions why does Travis insist on posting himself in the path of Arbury. It was stated his court this wasn't the first time he drove ahead to cut him off.

[@baggav99]

Oh no he was scared for his life smh

[@buyerofsorts]

@@brigonion10 The truck is to the forward "lift"? and the driver said is on the lift? Can you explain just WTF you're talking about here?

[@buyerofsorts]

@EmbracingNothingness Well trucks do have lifts, right? Or are you too dumb to realize that?

[@jakeplourde]

He’s going to prison.

[@NationFirstGreenville22]

Nope. Walking free as a jaybird all day long

[@oseredavis9771]

@@NationFirstGreenville22 He is now a jailbird

[@adamgault7741]

Yay!!!

[@coltoncayhill3030]

@@NationFirstGreenville22 Yup! You nailed it! He's walking straight into a prison cell, and the party's not over yet because he'll be facing federal prosecution as well.

[@l3igl2eaper]

"I just wanted to know what happened." Before or after you shoot him?

[@jjforeal2]

Apparently he doesn’t know what the fifth amendment is, because all his statements are long winded.

[@ampmri2434]

jjforeal2 True, but his task was difficult trying to explain self defense when an unarmed person has been running from him and he continues to pursue the person in a vehicle, guns in view, the dad hurling a death threat. His lawyers should have convinced him not to take the stand.

[@johnsimth6587]

@@stephenmyers7076 Angry mob? You mean fucking Justice? Justice is now the angry mob? Man you racists are just open with this shit.

[@johnsimth6587]

@@stephenmyers7076 You a meth head or just this stupid cause of how you were raised? Its clear as day that people are literally arguing that if white men attack a black man armed its fine but if the black man defends himself its an attack on the innocent white men. Justice is what happened, those murderers got found guilty for the murder they committed because of their racist bullshit. This is WHY BLM exists as it does now, people going around actin like the black guy in this situation was somehow the criminal and the one in the wrong. The guy who got chased down and murdered for being the wrong skin color is the guy who should be punished. AKA you don't see black people as equal human beings, hence why we needed to scream black lives matter because of people like you.

[@johnsimth6587]

@@stephenmyers7076 Haha, good lord. Keep pushing that narrative you weak person. Holy crap the rant you got on to try and defend a modern lynching is insane. You raised deep with that KKK shit weren't you.

[@johnsimth6587]

@@stephenmyers7076 I mean seriously, this is you openly defending the murder of a black man because he was black in the wrong place. You're just proudly saying you defend the murder of black people because they're black and try to act like someone else has the problem.

[@wedabrutes9048]

This is the same thing that happened to Trayvon Martin. Just out walking minding his own business. Until somebody wanted to play neighborhood security.

[@BaalsMistress]

And the virdict in that case explains the anger that fuels the kind of protests we have seen. That anger is not going away while the colour of a person's skin determines the treatment they get by the justice system.

[@mbyrd6713]

The sad part is that they almost got away with it too 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@chrisboone2755]

Walking into someone's property scoping out it out = minding his own business >

[@SupremeTeamFP]

@@BaalsMistress Big FACTS.

[@kittym96]

@@chrisboone2755 yes it does. He didn’t commit any crimes against the guys that murdered him. It wasn’t their property and he didn’t pose a threat to them. He also didn’t break any laws by going on that property. He wasn’t asked to leave by the owner and he didn’t damage nor steal anything. The home was unfinished and wide open. The security cameras showed numerous people viewing the property on different occasions and the owner knew people had been stopping to look. It’s very normal. If you were referring to Trayvon martin, he was a child who was walking home in his own neighborhood minding his business. They let a murderer walk free and he has literally been a nuisance ever since.

[@Bag0fRats]

Stop ! Come back, so we can defend ourselves !

[@toozzzy396]

That 5th amendment thing was a good one. No one has to talk to anyone they don’t want to Wow

[@unfairsanic5089]

Its like a stranger wants to to talk to you, know who you are and where you where going. Its better to call the police

[@PolPotsPieHole]

I learned that in the first grade

[@mikestefka6668]

Same thing happened to Traveon Martin, he was provoked into a confrontation by someone who knew he had a gun, even after 911 told him to back off. Still don't get the result of that trial.

[@gentrymagician]

The difference, according to the jury, is who first initiated deadly force. In the case of Zimmerman (an undisputed asshole), it was at least possible that Martin was the first to initiate deadly force. Since Zimmerman was considered innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, all the defense had to do (as in all cases) was introduce "reasonable doubt" about who initiated deadly force. Following a guy may or may not constitute an initiation of deadly force, depending on many circumstances. Walking behind a guy at a reasonable distance with a phone in-hand and a gun hidden secretly about your person is not in itself a crime. Turning about-face and physically attacking your follower probably is a crime in most cases. Since Martin may have attacked first, Zimmerman gets to introduce "reasonable doubt." But in the case of McMichael and the other two men involved in this fiasco, we have video to prove that Arbery did not turn about-face and attack merely because he was being observed or questioned. He only went on the offensive when he had cause to fear for his life - reasonable cause that was introduced by his assailants. It is undeniable that Arbery was engaged in self-defense. Had Arbery succeeded in killing his assailant(s), I hope his jury would have granted him the benefit of "reasonable doubt," as in Zimmerman's case, based upon the fact that he (Arbery) did not initiate deadly force. Sadly, Arbery did not succeed in defending his life, so here we are. These cases have similarities, no doubt, but many disparate things are similar in some respects, while opposite in others. Here we have two cases of probable murder. One was proven beyond a reasonable doubt, and the other was not. Zimmerman walked for the same reason why O.J. Simpson walked - and why many criminals walk: The prosecution failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. That's basically it.

[@rosemarymcgrory5678]

@@gentrymagician Thank you for such a intelligent explanation , I really appreciated reading your comment , Thank you it's always good to read a clear explanation

[@rosalindbrown1257]

@@rosemarymcgrory5678 A wrong explanation. The only thing is Trayvon Martin called his friend to tell her a man was following him on his way back to his dad’s house and he was scared.The friend testified that she was on the phone with him when Trayvon confronted Zimmerman for following him at night, which was Trayvon’s right to do. He was defending himself against an ADULT stalker! A grown man was following a child!!! Zimmerman was told by 911 to not pursue the “man” who was actually a 14 year old boy! He was told by the police dispatcher to let the police investigate any impropriety the person MAY have done! Instead, Zimmerman took the law into his own hands and continued following that child. He killed a Black child for nothing. The difference in the 2 cases is actually the SAME… no difference. Two Black people were killed because they were BLACK! Had they been White, the killings would never have happened! The jury got it wrong because Zimmerman broke the stalking law; he was menacing and scaring a child, while caring a concealed weapon! Rosemary, you don’t understand that racism always causes White people to see Black youths as Men and Women. While White youths are viewed as “kids”. Children, both Black and White people under age 18, are, by law, ALL CHILDREN!

[@tr5923]

I go on jogs around my neighborhood all the time. If I’m jogging and 3 grown men pull over and stop me with a loaded shotgun you best believe I’m going into defense mode and fighting like hell to get away

[@moko9336]

@@derk3933 it was proven in court he didn’t commit any crimes what are you talking about

[@moko9336]

@@derk3933 your racist

[@Weggorino]

@@moko9336 You make that comment a lot. Stop. It makes you look like an idiot. Not everything is racist just because you disagree.

[@thebeast8429]

@@moko9336 No, in court it was ruled that his criminal history could not be mentioned in the trial so it was not allowed to be talked about.

[@moko9336]

@@thebeast8429 his criminal history had nothing to do with this case like I said it was proven he didn’t steal anything not even once even the camera footage proved that so he was gunned down for no reason. Y’all can literally go look at the case this how I know y’all racist y’all wanna keep arguing and making excuses for what? They were wrong stfu

[@34tab]

I sure wish that she was the prosecutor in the Curtis Reeves trial-- justice would have been done!

[@BlackShogun1]

Yea... If you thought a kid committed a crime you know what he looks like call the police. What makes you think you had to go get him❗❗❗❗💯🤬🤬Basically these guys just wanted to hunt a human being.

[@walterhunter3353]

You were absolutely right. I saw all the pictures they had together showcasing the hunting trophies. They got bored with animals.

[@BlackShogun1]

@@walterhunter3353 There are two kinds of hunters, 1. They hunt for food for their family because they don't trust what's in the Grocery Store. 2. They just want to kill something and get high off the rush of the guns the equipment and the act of killing. These Guys were number 2 with mass racist issues. This was murder plain and simple.

[@johngalt8279]

Just watch the episode of Andy Griffith, when Gomer makes a "citizen's arrest" of Barney. Our screwed-up laws have convinced every racist gun-nut arsehole like the McMichaels that they are the law.

[@BlackShogun1]

@@johngalt8279Yes❗❗❗❗❗❗Yes❗Yes❗❗❗❗❗❗Yes❗Yes❗❗❗❗❗❗Yes❗Yes❗❗❗❗❗❗Yes❗

[@NationFirstGreenville22]

hed have to be human first lololol how about that bitches!!!!

[@srwarren103]

She was amazing with her cross examination. The takedown was meticulous, BRAVO 👏🏽 👏🏽👏🏽

[@iamergoproxy3476]

When the defendants are this stupid the takedown is effortless

[@Rain-mq3oy]

@@iamergoproxy3476 right

[@iamergoproxy3476]

@@Rain-mq3oy he did admit that Mr Aubrey was NOT a threat so his defense is shot to shit

[@Rain-mq3oy]

@@iamergoproxy3476 right

[@valentinarichard1602]

@@iamergoproxy3476 When he said that all I could think about was his lawyer smacking his forehead like Homer Simpson saying "DOOH"!!

[@charlesovercash8862]

She is absolutely right! And they should have just let him run.

[@jimshoe1926]

In seen people get shot, Beat with bats its cool just see shir happen and do nothing, That would of been a free for all

[@charlesovercash8862]

@From the Futon at the time that this happened there was no evidence that he committed a crime. I personally would have waited until the police arrived and not grabbed the shotgun. That was a very bad decision. I just don't know if he had a criminal background.

[@PapeySapote]

@From the Futon there was no violent crime committed for them to chase him nor was there even any other felony committed that day to warrant a chase.

[@user-qj3jz9ho1h]

The prosecutor said it so brilliantly 👏, "EVERYBODY GETS A SUPERBOWL 💍 RING."

[@Meanie74]

“I wanted to make sure everything was ok” sir, the reason everything is NOT ok is you and you father, not black joggers.

[@esnips123123]

I'm on the procuctors side in this based on the facts, but come on lets not pretend he was a Black jogger.

[@Meanie74]

@@esnips123123 1. Even if he wasn’t it doesn’t matter 2. Travis had no way of knowing if he was or wasn’t there to jog. He saw a black guy running and assumed that = crime.

[@esnips123123]

@@Meanie74 Like I said, based on the facts of the case I'm on the prosecution side. Also based on the facts it's extremely likely he wasn't some innocent jogger. just keeping it real. Joggers don't go inside others property on mutiple occasions. They should have called the police not take the law in their own hands but I hate when people try to paint a rosey picture for the victim just to further fit their narrartive.

[@Meanie74]

@@esnips123123I’m just saying Travis couldn’t have known if he wasn’t at the time he killed him.

[@bokchoy9294]

@@esnips123123 You scared little ❄️

[@donaldpriola1807]

The defense has to be desperate, because it's clear McMichael isn't too bright.

[@derricktaylor2887]

He's about as bright as a dark stormy night 😂

[@ellamitchell1270]

As well as too dense and entitled.

[@ellamitchell1270]

@From the Futon Your commentary demonstrates just how misguided/delusional you truly are. You have completely disregarded and under estimated the psychological state of a man petrified for his life that you could so blighly imagine it's like a walk in the park. Imagine if it were you being relentlessly pursued by a hungry pack of wolves shouting racial slurs and aggressive language for 5 mins with you trying to escape, being cornered and in a further fight or flight situation? of course such considerations are not applicable for a person of colour according to your warped mindset. Let's hope you never find yourself in a such a situation. Should the title racist or moron or both be more fitting towards you?

[@Key-dr9dh]

@From the Futon troll

[@ellamitchell1270]

@From the Futon He was never a hardened criminal and even if he were that did not give these murderous thugs the right to intimidate and kill him. He did nothing wrong at the exact time they decide to pursue him relentless - I wonder whether you would like the same thing to happen to you? Never say never - it could happen to you even though you may believe you are privileged given your European descent. Remember, as many people seem to have overlooked, he was the victim and not the perpetrator here - in case you have overlooked this obvious fact - change your bigoted and racist mindset. He was still a human being which again you appear to have overlooked. If you needed to be donated a body part and desperate to live and that donor was black, I am sure you would not object to this - but all of a sudden you object to murderous thugs being exposed for their wicked crime. Pitiful and sad.

[@waynecmontgomery]

This guy's attorney needs to go back to law school. NO DEFENSE would have been better

[@tbishop4961]

@E Double you sound like a racist

[@jerometruitt2731]

🤣😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@patriayvida6850]

@@tbishop4961 - Ooooh... Lookie here. We have a racist in the audience, folks.

[@tbishop4961]

@E Double that's weird. I can hear it all the way over in my kitchen and it sounds racist

[@tbishop4961]

@@patriayvida6850 you didn't have to announce that you're a racist. We could have guessed

[@gigib4412]

I'm sure his attorney advised against him getting on the stand but he thought he could lie his way out of this. If only the jury could hear his side of the story and see his fake crying... Bravo to the prosecutor for taking each piece of his testimony apart to expose his lack of justification for the jury.

[@natheemalbertus7988]

This prosecutor is good, thorough, well prepared & meticulous. Wow!! what an asset to the Justice department

[@GhettoBrad]

SOO FUCKING PROUD OF HER.

[@keithfrierson5462]

She’s good at her job

[@pippipster6767]

Nonsense … prosecuting this case is super easy on the facts.

[@richardburchett]

He seems to be saying he had the right to chase somebody down with a loaded weapon and if they fight back, it’s their fault they made me hurt them

[@snobbishruk751]

This dude sounds like he had a kindergarten education. He grilled himself

[@critical_eye1]

You can still see his anger on his face every time he responds, he kinda wrinkles his nose. The same with his father's eyes, and the other dude, their eyes are filled with hatred. If they had a second chance, they would do it again because they feel entitle to.

[@ArchAGabriel]

If not for the leakage of that recording , the good ole boy system would have swept it under the rug..