"And how we burned in the camps later thinking, what would things have been like, if every security operative, when he went out at night to make an arrest, had been uncertain, whether he would return alive and had to say good-bye to his family?"
So it seems that he did peek into that house under construction and someone called the cops on him because of that. Back when we decided to build our next house, my wife and I walked through hundreds of homes that were under construction. Not going to mention that being white is probably why nobody ratted on us...
I have the feeling the neighborhood is better off without all three guys.
Well the guys did charge up in a truck, guns in hand and yelled STOP. Don't move! Never identified themselves. I don't think anyone would have been calm. I don't think I would have reacted the exact same way, but it was totally STUPID of the dudes in the truck to NOT anticipate how people react when strangers come charging up to them with weapons.
Again, Arbery was a douche and NOT a simple jogger, but I can totally understand his panic and 'fight or flight' response to the situation. The simple solution is 'CALL the REAL police" because situations can go south fast.
Agreed !
While "vigilante justice" is rarely a good idea, the fact remains that the father of this pair was a police officer. Like so many people that have worked in one field most of their lives, the mindset can remain long after retirement. I believe their biggest mistake was following with guns. If they had gone with one recording this "jogger" and the other passing the information to the police (2 phones needed), there would be NO situation for the media now.
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I think from a self defense standpoint if you pursue someone with a gun it becomes harder to justify a shooting and turns it toward murder, maybe even 2nd or 1st degree. Sure the guy might have committed a crime minutes before, maybe he is a scumbag, maybe he is just a guy in the wrong place at the wrong time. You are not supposed to go playing cop. A retired police officer should know where this line is and I would expect have the training and experience necessary to avoid escalation to where you find your self in a shoot situation with an unarmed man.
We have a volunteer citizen police patrol in my town. The big thing is, if there is some shady shit going on, you call the real police. They have the statutory legal authority and lawyers supporting their actions, you do not.
Odd how media is silent on the elderly white couple who were assassinated by a black man with a scoped rifle while they were visiting their sons grave in the cemetery. Baffling really.
"And how we burned in the camps later thinking, what would things have been like, if every security operative, when he went out at night to make an arrest, had been uncertain, whether he would return alive and had to say good-bye to his family?"
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Here's what I've been able to ascertain:
-there were some burglaries or break-ins in this area
-the father was formerly a cop
-the guy that got killed had a previous conviction for unlawfully carrying a pistol and shoplifting
-the father and son knew the above
-the guy that got killed was not jogging for exercise
Bottom line, though, is that as private citizens (ex-LEO is nothing more than you or me, a private citizen) they are on shaky ground at best by being out in the street openly carrying trying to corral a guy who is a suspect. This isn't Trayvon Part II. Just based on what I see so far.
If they were on their property, different story.
If they were on the street, but not open carrying, different story.
I predict some sort of conviction here, like manslaughter. Not Murder I.
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