Black man's death moves Georgia to end citizen's arrest law

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers gave final passage Wednesday to a bill to repeal the state's citizen's arrest law, acting little more than a year after the fatal shooting of a Black man pursued by white men who said they suspected him of a crime.

The state House voted 169-0 to approve Senate changes to House Bill 479, sending it to Gov. Brian Kemp for his expected signature. The legislation was one of the top legislative priorities this session in the aftermath of the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

“I look forward to signing it into law as we continue to send a clear message that the Peach State will not tolerate sinister acts of vigilantism in our communities,” the Republican governor said in a statement.

Many see the legislation as a continuation of an effort last year that gave Georgia a new hate crimes law, more than 15 years after the state Supreme Court overturned the state’s first attempt. The pressure for the hate crimes law became overwhelming last year after a public outcry over Arbery’s fatal shooting, which was recorded on video.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/black-mans-death-georgia-moves-225326653.html

Looks like Georgia at least got this right. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

[LizBeth]

1. Two steps forward, leaps back. Good to see this.

[LakeArenal]

2. Georgia got it right in the run off election.

Not everything about Georgia is awful.

Just got back from Atlanta. The people there were so proud of the run off results.
I told them I was proud of them as well.

[gratuitous]

3. And all it took was a video of an ambush and murder of a Black man

Maybe if a Republican legislator passes out and dies waiting on line to vote (God forbid), they'll reconsider their new so-called ballot integrity law?