All three guilty of murder.

[sinkingfeeling]

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/ahmaud-arbery-killing-trial-verdict-watch-11-24-21/index.html

[oswaldactedalone]

1. Fry those murdering thugs

[BlackSkimmer]

4. Was it a capital case?

[RockRaven]

17. No, it was not.

The malice murder charge (the son only) has a minimum of life in prison, though. The felony murder charge (all three) has a maximum of life in prison. Looks like the son will get life and the other two get whatever the judge decides -- may be life or effectively life.

Then the feds get their chance (hate crimes/attempted kidnapping) which also carries a life sentence.

[Brother Buzz]

21. Yes and No

Count one was malice murder, which is defined by Georgia law as killing someone deliberately and without provocation. It is punishable by death, but prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty.

[whathehell]

19. Along with Darrell Brooks, who murdered six in Waukesha?

[geardaddy]

25. WI doesn't have capital punishment

[whathehell]

30. That's good, because I don't believe in capital punishment.

[geardaddy]

35. Neither do I

My state hasn't had CP for over a hundred years since its abolition in 1911

[whathehell]

38. Good..

Too bad the person to whom I first responded doesn't seem to share our view in the matter.

[geardaddy]

41. Yes

I think the death penalty is abhorrent and let's the convict off the hook too easily. Life without parole is a much better.

[ShazzieB]

62. I'm with you and whatthehell.

I used to have a graphic that said, "The death penalty makes killers of us all." That pretty much sums up my view of the matter. I'm proud to live in a state that abolished the death penalty over a decade ago: https://www.injusticewatch.org/commentary/2021/illinois-death-penalty-abolition/

[geardaddy]

67. That's a great graphic!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

29. Not an option. Minimum of 30 yr and maybe parole then if judge allows it during sentencing. . . nt

[lame54]

2. Maybe Trump will go visit them

[BradAllison]

9. FOX won't mention any of this

Or claim it's proof America is not racist.

[OnlinePoker]

55. Top story on the Fox website.

And here's the actual story they've posted:

https://www.foxnews.com/us/ahmaud-arbery-trial-verdict

[LeftInTX]

12. Maybe they will be Fox News special guests from jail?

[monkeyman1]

26. he might be a resident ?

[lame54]

27. Let's hope it's a long long visit

[LudwigPastorius]

37. "Maybe Trump will go visit them"

Naah...

"I like murderers who weren't convicted."

[MoonRiver]

57. Or maybe he'll be in a federal prison cell next to them.

[electric_blue68]

3. Some Justice done!

[Faux pas]

5. YES!

[Budi]

6. K & R

Justice does still exist!

[UTUSN]

7. K&R

[NQAS]

8. Three separate prisons

As far away as possible from their fellow white nationalists.

[nolabear]

10. I hope the message is sent.

Fuck your Citizen’s Arrest. Fuck your vigilantism. Fuck your bigotry. Fuck your guns.

It’s a start.

[MOMFUDSKI]

11. FINALLY

some white folks put some white folks in prison. In Georgia even! Now I want to know does Georgia have the death penalty?

[Uncle Joe]

13. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread sinkingfeeling.

[KentuckyWoman]

14. I am genuinely shocked

Sentencing will be the next hurdle. I hope the worst possible is given.

[Dial H For Hero]

20. I'm not. Unlike the Rittenhouse trial, this was open and shut.

[radius777]

64. If there was no video the men would've walked.

Rittenhouse is a murdering terrorist who got lucky to have a RW judge/jury who fell for his crybaby boy next door act.

[Hortensis]

58. If this was a legal forum, probably no one would be surprised.

On for sentencing. And next come their federal trials on hate crime charges, which also carry sentences of up to life.

[KentuckyWoman]

63. Sadly

I am unsure I ever fully trusted our legal system. Too often I have seen it be manipulated by those seeking an advantage they could not earn.

In this climate getting a brave jury willing to hand out hard justice in high profile cases is a lot to ask for. I truly respect what they did.

[Hortensis]

65. Well, it's a lot better and worse according to local cultures.

Right? More, it's important to remember the extremely important role our federal legal system plays in keeping local governments from becoming too representative of the flaws of local authorities. Our federal laws set a generally high standard according to the times, even with Republican sabotage every time they get the power. Failures are mostly in application.

That said, we live in GA these days, and I believe the jury would have returned the same general verdicts for a case that was only reported locally, a testiment to both the jurors and to the fact that their choices were channeled and defined by GA's legal system. I mean, come on. The evidence was extremely strong.

The big problem with selecting a jury was that, overwhelmingly, people already believed Arbery had been hunted down and murdered. (What does that say about those manipulators who claim to be relieved that a white southern jury didn't demand Arbery be dug up and lynched?)

Now, the initial attempts of local authorities to shield the murderers from justice -- one of whom was a former deputy sheriff and investigator for the DA's office -- if not expected were at least not surprising. This is GA and conservative authoritarianism runs strong, nowhere more so than in authorities themselves. A third of Georgians are black, btw, and many communities run by black-dominated governments.

In any case, low expectations lead to low standards, and low standards never create high ones. I think we need to know what we do right so bad people can't drag our expectations down to what works for them.

[KentuckyWoman]

66. Thank you for this.

You are correct in all of it. I am a firm believer of people rising to expectations. A reminder that Georgia is changing and that we do still have a high functioning federal court system ....

Thank you.

[C Moon]

60. I looked up the judge and he was appointed by a Dem gov.

[Takket]

15. justice has been served.........

[Demovictory9]

16. Good

[BeckyDem]

18. Some relief for his beautiful Mom.

RIP Ahmaud.

[Jerry2144]

22. The journey of a thousand miles

begins with a single step. May these verdicts finally be evidence of progress down the road of true justice and liberty for all.

[geardaddy]

23. This is huge.

[RainCaster]

24. May they find humility in a diverse prison population

[tulipsandroses]

28. Next up former prosecutor Jackie Johnson

She needs to be disbarred and go to prison.
As well as everyone who tried to cover this up.

[geardaddy]

44. She's been arrested

This is a good first step!
https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/03/us/ahmaud-arbery-jackie-johnson-indicted/index.html

[Celerity]

45. So much this. And those racist AF defence attorneys need to be investigated and punished somehow

[tulipsandroses]

31. I am in awe of his parents who would not give up

Even before national media attention, they were pushing to get justice for Ahmaud.

[PatSeg]

32. Excellent prosecutor and a competent judge

[Upthevibe]

33. Kick. N/T

[KS Toronado]

34. Guess the RW nut jobs won't be celebrating

like they did after the kyle rottenmouse verdict. So they gonna hit the streets protesting
or go threaten the jurors? Qrump will demand they do something.

[JohnnyRingo]

50. Hadn't thought of it, but who is Tucker going to interview?

I wouldn't go on fox if I was a juror, but maybe the defense lawyers?

[Boomerproud]

53. There will not be a word from TC or anyone at Faux.

They'll rerun that "sweet kid" Rittenhouse 's interview ad nauseam.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

40. Yes!

[ancianita]

46. GA whites know not to provoke racial unrest when they're only 52% non-Hispanic white.

Even hard line trumpculters wouldn't blame the white jurors on this one.

[Mister Ed]

43. God Damn Right they are.

And to think this would have been swept under the rug and never prosecuted if one of them hadn't published the video to brag about the crime.

[moondust]

47. TFG has a sad.

This is NOT how MAGA is supposed to work!

Has he pardoned them yet?

[JohnnyRingo]

48. Good for the state of Georgia. They've shown independence from the deep south.

There's at least one Dixie state where it is illegal to hunt black people. Racists take notice, it's a new millennia.

I really am proud of that state, court, and jury. I'm sure others will follow.

[blogslug]

49. good

[crickets]

51. GOOD. What a relief. nt

[H2O Man]

52. Recommended.

[DashOneBravo]

54. Good

[spanone]

56. ...K&R...

[TomSlick]

59. I have a lawyer's skepticism about the ability of jury's to consistently find a just result.

It's always nice when a jury proves the system can work.

[BigmanPigman]

61. When Chris Cuomo had them on CNN right after

it happened the three were so smug and incredibly stupid as was their attorney. They were bragging about it on national TV, that is how self righteous they were. It also shows how confident they were that it was their right to do this in the first place. Fuck, that is white entitlement in a nutshell ("nut" being the key word here).