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DA George Barnhill came up with the "citizen's arrest" defense for killing of black jogger - Arbery (Original Post) Demovictory9 May 2020 OP
He definitely is a bad actor in all of this exboyfil May 2020 #1
Totally gratuitous May 2020 #2
Those men should be in jail. cwydro May 2020 #3
Months ago - the killing happened February 23 csziggy May 2020 #4
Is this guys name Gomer and kacekwl May 2020 #5
The Trayvon Martin case on wheels. Sneederbunk May 2020 #6
Must be nice when the DA sarisataka May 2020 #7
DAs are part of the LEO gang. safeinOhio May 2020 #9
The FUCKING DA's background needs to be checked out! bluestarone May 2020 #8
Of course he did. crickets May 2020 #10
Good going Goober. TomSlick May 2020 #11
If no crime was done by the jogger, how could there be a citizen's arrest. Blue_true May 2020 #12
That's what I was wanting to know? Cha May 2020 #15
I am afraid that with stupid stand your ground laws, they may get away. Blue_true May 2020 #17
I hope NOT.. with a vid. Thank You, Blue_true. Cha May 2020 #18
I hope not also. Stay safe. nt Blue_true May 2020 #19
+1 uponit7771 May 2020 #16
Sounds like the good ole boy southern behavior that has mostly vanished. Blue_true May 2020 #13
Kick dalton99a May 2020 #14

exboyfil

(17,865 posts)
1. He definitely is a bad actor in all of this
Thu May 7, 2020, 12:30 PM
May 2020

but he couldn't have gotten away with it without the consent of LEO. I think all of them should be subject to charges for civil rights violations. Someone should file a bar complaint about Barnhill. Whatever recall process they have should also begin.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
2. Totally
Thu May 7, 2020, 12:33 PM
May 2020

I mean, who among us, when suddenly confronted by somebody you don't know holding a shotgun says he wants to talk to you, doesn't immediately stop minding our own business, and respond in a calm and reasonable manner, "Certainly, sir. What's on your mind?"

csziggy

(34,138 posts)
4. Months ago - the killing happened February 23
Thu May 7, 2020, 12:40 PM
May 2020

Until the video came out absolutely NOTHING was done.

safeinOhio

(32,729 posts)
9. DAs are part of the LEO gang.
Thu May 7, 2020, 01:35 PM
May 2020

Thick as thieves as they say. F with one of them and you F with all of them, as they say in the gang.
Best tactic is to go after the top brass. Whether Sheriff of Mayor, they will be responsible for paying the fines with the voters cash. They set policy and enforce it. If no BS is allowed, it is only because the boss says so.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
12. If no crime was done by the jogger, how could there be a citizen's arrest.
Fri May 8, 2020, 12:15 AM
May 2020

If they mistook the jogger for another Black man, it seems to me certainty would be needed before confronting a person.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
17. I am afraid that with stupid stand your ground laws, they may get away.
Fri May 8, 2020, 05:23 PM
May 2020

As was seen with Trayvon Martin, those laws allow a person to track a second person and unjustly confront that person. If an altercation ensue, the person that tracked and unjustly confronted the second person can kill the second person and declare that he or she feared for their safety and stood their ground. Those laws are a license for people that have racial animus to kill and get away with it.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
13. Sounds like the good ole boy southern behavior that has mostly vanished.
Fri May 8, 2020, 12:17 AM
May 2020

The DA should face charges for criminal conspiracy to cover up a murder.

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