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The faces of murderers whose white privilege cards were declined (Original Post) Mortos Nov 2021 OP
"Ah guess this means we're goin' ta jail. Aristus Nov 2021 #1
Probably all three had to leave their red MAGA hats home. llmart Nov 2021 #8
It's the same principle as putting lipstick on a pig. ShazzieB Nov 2021 #54
LOL! llmart Nov 2021 #68
No Worries nvme Nov 2021 #82
The one on the Right looks sad, worried Bettie Nov 2021 #2
He provided the video moondust Nov 2021 #7
Makes things easier when murderers document their crime Kaleva Nov 2021 #10
How did it get out? Demobrat Nov 2021 #23
Don't know. moondust Nov 2021 #26
This caught my eye. ShazzieB Nov 2021 #58
Blinded by sweeping privilege. moondust Nov 2021 #75
Sounds like White Entitlement Disease. calimary Nov 2021 #76
No, he gave it to the police himself. n/t femmedem Nov 2021 #31
It was going to be a "MAGA's greatest moments" The Unmitigated Gall Nov 2021 #33
So the guy who shot the video was convicted of murder too? Irish_Dem Nov 2021 #47
Yes, the guy on the right. moondust Nov 2021 #49
Thank you for the info. Irish_Dem Nov 2021 #51
The common phrase used in the law is SCantiGOP Nov 2021 #59
I thought he might get a lighter sentence. But he stood by and let a man get killed Irish_Dem Nov 2021 #61
He was Not Guilty on 3 of 9 charges SCantiGOP Nov 2021 #65
Thank you, very interesting. Irish_Dem Nov 2021 #67
Criminals should always record their crimes IronLionZion Nov 2021 #48
They should, but a lot of the criminal law enforcement people turn off their cameras. erronis Nov 2021 #79
He looked that way in his mug shots, too. GoCubsGo Nov 2021 #9
I don't think he knew the extent of it. LiberatedUSA Nov 2021 #45
A maximum security facility has a level of violence you cannot imagine. NoMoreRepugs Nov 2021 #62
I don't know about that. Jr. looks like a pretty soft fella. BlackSkimmer Nov 2021 #80
He didn't know at all, he trusted the first two racist and didn't even know they had guns uponit7771 Nov 2021 #71
Hope we never see those faces again. Budi Nov 2021 #3
Should have stayed home. Texaswitchy Nov 2021 #4
That's the simplest of all the answers, too. Gore1FL Nov 2021 #34
Prison will be good home for them. Texaswitchy Nov 2021 #35
They seem nice, and they're old enough to know better. No excuses for them!! bucolic_frolic Nov 2021 #5
"they seem nice" LOL orleans Nov 2021 #53
Looks like you're going to die in prison, guys. Haggard Celine Nov 2021 #6
Beautiful images Traildogbob Nov 2021 #11
Do they not normally wear glasses?? Disaffected Nov 2021 #14
And they know how to tie ties? Hmongliberal Nov 2021 #21
Did ya look close at the knots??? Traildogbob Nov 2021 #40
I know Traildogbob Nov 2021 #38
The three killers were cleaned up real good. Texaswitchy Nov 2021 #37
Oh noes they are gonna be locked up with POC MagickMuffin Nov 2021 #12
Nobody's going to have to even ask what they did Demobrat Nov 2021 #20
Trumpists have forgotten that the days of the Wild, Wild West and Jim Crow are over. Lonestarblue Nov 2021 #13
Yes. They so believe the mythology of the Wild West as if Boomerproud Nov 2021 #18
It's unduly rosy to say the wild west and Jim Crow are over. intheflow Nov 2021 #78
I wonder if assoloni will come out with one of his statements attacking the verdict? kimbutgar Nov 2021 #15
There Will Be Lotsa Folks In Prison You Can "Just Want To Talk To" DanieRains Nov 2021 #16
Dad 'n' Lad look pissed off musette_sf Nov 2021 #17
Dad looks really pissed. Demobrat Nov 2021 #22
I kind of have to wonder if dear ol' dad hasn't killed black men in his past. Gore1FL Nov 2021 #43
That's a good point. Demobrat Nov 2021 #63
Fear and contempt are malaise Nov 2021 #19
It's a great day... WarGamer Nov 2021 #24
Y'all still proud of yourselves, dudes? calimary Nov 2021 #25
there sorry ass in jail is just starting ? lot's of love there! monkeyman1 Nov 2021 #27
#1 VGNonly Nov 2021 #28
From a Rebel Yell to a Rebel Whimper. NBachers Nov 2021 #29
Enjoy the prison cuisine, fellas. Hassler Nov 2021 #30
I see frm. left to right: shock, anger, remorse Joinfortmill Nov 2021 #32
I didn't look that hard at the pictures until I read your post. Gore1FL Nov 2021 #36
They all sure look different without the white robes and hoods. FailureToCommunicate Nov 2021 #39
Those are not the faces Ahmaud Arbery saw sanatanadharma Nov 2021 #41
Where can I view their "perp walk" from the courthouse to the sheriff's office? Bluejeans Nov 2021 #42
Ooh, I want to see it, too! ShazzieB Nov 2021 #60
The McMichaels were way cleaned up. Here are the mugshots. Can you spell "redneck"? George II Nov 2021 #44
and Celerity Nov 2021 #50
Embarrasses me that they're the same nationality as me and my family. George II Nov 2021 #52
Rest assured, you are made of far superior stuff than they. nt Gore1FL Nov 2021 #66
... George II Nov 2021 #70
Is McMichael Irish, Scottish, or Scots Irish? ShazzieB Nov 2021 #73
Womp! Womp! nt Heartstrings Nov 2021 #46
I thought Travis did a great job testifying. LiberalFighter Nov 2021 #55
Pigs! cilla4progress Nov 2021 #56
Middle guy looks a bit pissed. SammyWinstonJack Nov 2021 #57
The one on the left looks like he doesn't know what hit him! ShazzieB Nov 2021 #74
GOOD! CaptainTruth Nov 2021 #64
Looks like white privilege cards don't get you as much as they used to gulliver Nov 2021 #69
surprised that they dont have the right to chase down black men and kill them for non obedience Demovictory9 Nov 2021 #72
These idiots don't have the first bit of privilege Cosmocat Nov 2021 #77
Thank you Georgia! nt BlackSkimmer Nov 2021 #81
How is it they ALL look like the love children of Grokenstein Nov 2021 #83
Suck it, fuckos Blue Owl Nov 2021 #84

llmart

(17,623 posts)
8. Probably all three had to leave their red MAGA hats home.
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 06:03 PM
Nov 2021

You can dress them up, but their still racist murderers.

Lock 'em up!

nvme

(872 posts)
82. No Worries
Thu Nov 25, 2021, 02:42 PM
Nov 2021

Their defense attorney picked it up and proudly picked up his racist MAGA mantel when he said" No more black preacher". l
MAGA THE HATE THAT KEEPS ON GIVNG

Bettie

(19,704 posts)
2. The one on the Right looks sad, worried
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 05:42 PM
Nov 2021

the other two just look like they are angry that their White Male Privilege cards have been declined.

moondust

(21,288 posts)
26. Don't know.
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 06:36 PM
Nov 2021

Last edited Wed Nov 24, 2021, 07:28 PM - Edit history (1)

But I suspect he figured he had this "criminal" on tape and that would support their case when they caught him. He may have posted it someplace himself to show everybody.



ETA: Ari Melber says a lawyer leaked the tape after talking to the suspects to "get the truth out there."

Details:

May 15, 2020

GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. — In a stunning twist to a story that drew worldwide attention, Channel 2 Action News has confirmed that the man who leaked the viral video of the shooting of an unarmed black jogger in south Georgia is one of the murder suspects (.

The video spread across social media just days before the Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested Gregory and Travis McMichael. It shows Travis McMichael and Ahmaud Arbery in the street in Satilla Shores, a neighborhood outside Brunswick.
~
Channel 2 investigative reporter Mark Winne has confirmed that Greg McMichael leaked the video to a radio station, starting the avalanche of attention that landed him in jail on murder charges with his son.

Brunswick attorney Alan Tucker says Greg McMichael wanted to clear up some rumors circulating in the community and he had no idea the video would spark global outrage.
~
EXCLUSIVE: Man charged in Ahmaud Arbery murder leaked original video of the shooting

ShazzieB

(22,591 posts)
58. This caught my eye.
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 08:34 PM
Nov 2021
Brunswick attorney Alan Tucker says Greg McMichael wanted to clear up some rumors circulating in the community and he had no idea the video would spark global outrage.


That right there is some truly epic stupid!

But I absolutely believe that galoot is really THAT stupid, because only THAT degree of stupid could explain such an abysmally stupid act.

moondust

(21,288 posts)
75. Blinded by sweeping privilege.
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 11:03 PM
Nov 2021

Like TFG, cannot imagine they did something wrong so there's nothing to hide.

Irish_Dem

(81,277 posts)
51. Thank you for the info.
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 08:09 PM
Nov 2021

The jury sent a strong message to racist killers and their enablers.

SCantiGOP

(14,720 posts)
59. The common phrase used in the law is
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 08:39 PM
Nov 2021

“The hand of one is the hand of all.”
If you and someone else goes in to rob a bank, and your colleague shoots someone, it doesn’t matter that you didn’t have a gun, or even that you didn’t know they had a gun. You would likely be just as guilty as the killer.

Irish_Dem

(81,277 posts)
61. I thought he might get a lighter sentence. But he stood by and let a man get killed
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 08:41 PM
Nov 2021

in cold blood. And did nothing. It is a just finding.

SCantiGOP

(14,720 posts)
65. He was Not Guilty on 3 of 9 charges
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 08:51 PM
Nov 2021

But he was Guilty on the kidnapping and murder, so he’s probably looking at life.
In the bank robbery case I used, the difference is that the state usually only seeks the death penalty for the actual killer.
I know a bit about this subject because my wife used to handle death penalty appeals. She then switched to tenant and creditor law, and said it was a relief to know that at least her clients would still be alive even if they lost their case.

Irish_Dem

(81,277 posts)
67. Thank you, very interesting.
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 09:05 PM
Nov 2021

So he did get out of some of the lesser charges, but the bigger ones he was found guilty.
Meaning life in prison most likely.

Thank you for the information!

Yes I don't blame your wife. Would be nerve wracking to see a client face the death penalty.

IronLionZion

(51,271 posts)
48. Criminals should always record their crimes
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 07:59 PM
Nov 2021


These idiots thought of themselves as good guy vigilantes so they assumed it would help them get away with murder.

erronis

(23,882 posts)
79. They should, but a lot of the criminal law enforcement people turn off their cameras.
Thu Nov 25, 2021, 02:01 PM
Nov 2021

If this was a fair society, each time a body-cam is turned off should be grounds for an investigation and possible prosecution.

GoCubsGo

(34,915 posts)
9. He looked that way in his mug shots, too.
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 06:04 PM
Nov 2021

Plenty of regret in there now, I suspect. Part of me wonders whether he knew what he was getting himself into that day. But, he could have tried to stop the murder, and he didn't. So, too bad for him. You reap what you sow.

 

LiberatedUSA

(1,666 posts)
45. I don't think he knew the extent of it.
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 07:35 PM
Nov 2021

He is in a state of shock that his life is over. He doesn’t look suited for prison. He is worried about that. The other two will fit in with the prison violence.

NoMoreRepugs

(12,076 posts)
62. A maximum security facility has a level of violence you cannot imagine.
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 08:43 PM
Nov 2021

These Rambo wannabes are going to a different planet.

 

BlackSkimmer

(51,308 posts)
80. I don't know about that. Jr. looks like a pretty soft fella.
Thu Nov 25, 2021, 02:05 PM
Nov 2021

And Sr. used to be a cop. Not good for him

uponit7771

(93,532 posts)
71. He didn't know at all, he trusted the first two racist and didn't even know they had guns
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 10:21 PM
Nov 2021

Gore1FL

(22,951 posts)
34. That's the simplest of all the answers, too.
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 06:59 PM
Nov 2021

They had to proactively put themselves into this position. Every last bit of this was their choice. Sadly, the innocent Arbery didn't have a say in these events and suffered, the worst consequences of all involved.

"Should have just stayed at home." Indeed!

Texaswitchy

(2,962 posts)
35. Prison will be good home for them.
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 07:06 PM
Nov 2021

What they deserve.

I feel for parents, nothing will bring back their son.

Haggard Celine

(17,821 posts)
6. Looks like you're going to die in prison, guys.
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 06:00 PM
Nov 2021

Enjoy yourselves in the meantime. You've still got Hell to look forward to.

Traildogbob

(13,018 posts)
11. Beautiful images
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 06:08 PM
Nov 2021

And the glasses do not make them look Even at the level of Rick Perry intelligent, or Boebert. And the glasses will not protect them in prison.

 

Hmongliberal

(39 posts)
21. And they know how to tie ties?
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 06:18 PM
Nov 2021

That don’t teach that in KKK school, only how to tie nooses.

Traildogbob

(13,018 posts)
38. I know
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 07:10 PM
Nov 2021

It’s a GQP diversion, like Perry and Boebert. What was it Palin said about lipstick on pigs? Just pigs with lipstick.

Texaswitchy

(2,962 posts)
37. The three killers were cleaned up real good.
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 07:09 PM
Nov 2021

Nothing like their goober pictures.

The glasses and suits did not help.

MagickMuffin

(18,318 posts)
12. Oh noes they are gonna be locked up with POC
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 06:10 PM
Nov 2021


That will be interesting,

"What ya in here for"

"Murder"

Hooboy, who'd ya kill?

"A boy, who didn't follow my orders"

"A boy, huh?"

"Yep, we had him cornered, but he just wouldn't follow my orders so my son shot him dead"


"A Boy?"


Fight breaks out

"Don't you ever refer to us as Boy ever again ya got that."


"Uh huh" whimpers as he wines away his tears.








Lonestarblue

(13,480 posts)
13. Trumpists have forgotten that the days of the Wild, Wild West and Jim Crow are over.
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 06:10 PM
Nov 2021

Their faces should be shown everywhere as a reminder to all the Trump gun nuts hungering for a civil war that vigilante behavior can land you in jail for life. Too many of them believe there are no consequences for harming other people.

Boomerproud

(9,292 posts)
18. Yes. They so believe the mythology of the Wild West as if
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 06:16 PM
Nov 2021

those days were days of Americana and freedom. If they were transported back in time none of them would last a day.

intheflow

(30,179 posts)
78. It's unduly rosy to say the wild west and Jim Crow are over.
Thu Nov 25, 2021, 12:17 PM
Nov 2021

I'm glad this case brought some justice to Mr. Arbery's family, but the Rittenhouse verdict proves wild west vigilanteism is still very much alive. Jim Crow lingers in this case because these men thought they had the right to make a citizen's arrest by hunting down a Black man who was just out for a jog, and then claim self-defense when he called them on their bullshit. "Citizen's arrest" is a policing concept that's straight out of the Confederacy, since the only legal citizens were white men which meant any white guy could hunt and arrest any Black person at any time.

*Edited to add: I know Georgia abolished their citizen arrest law after this case, but that still leaves citizen arrest laws on the books in 49 states.

kimbutgar

(27,248 posts)
15. I wonder if assoloni will come out with one of his statements attacking the verdict?
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 06:15 PM
Nov 2021

I was furious yesterday seeing that pic of him and that murderer!

 

DanieRains

(4,619 posts)
16. There Will Be Lotsa Folks In Prison You Can "Just Want To Talk To"
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 06:15 PM
Nov 2021

Poor widdow Klanscum.

musette_sf

(10,487 posts)
17. Dad 'n' Lad look pissed off
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 06:16 PM
Nov 2021

that the Good Old Good Old Boy defense didn't fly. And their buddy looks like he wishes he'd testified against them and maybe saved part of his ass.

Demobrat

(10,299 posts)
22. Dad looks really pissed.
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 06:19 PM
Nov 2021

Like how dare you. Sonny boy looks like he’s watching his life flash before his eyes.

Gore1FL

(22,951 posts)
43. I kind of have to wonder if dear ol' dad hasn't killed black men in his past.
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 07:23 PM
Nov 2021

Given his former police role and connection to the DA's office, I have to wonder. It didn't work out for him this time, regardless of that number.

Demobrat

(10,299 posts)
63. That's a good point.
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 08:48 PM
Nov 2021

He’s looking at life in prison for something that to him was business as usual.

calimary

(90,021 posts)
25. Y'all still proud of yourselves, dudes?
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 06:33 PM
Nov 2021

You and your stupid, cocky, murderous, self-anointed vigilantism.

I hope they KEEP throwing the book at you lawless jerks. NOBODY voted to make you sheriff, judge, jury, OR executioner(s).

Gore1FL

(22,951 posts)
36. I didn't look that hard at the pictures until I read your post.
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 07:07 PM
Nov 2021

Perfect observation.

I imagine all of them are going to hit remorse sooner or later.

FailureToCommunicate

(14,605 posts)
39. They all sure look different without the white robes and hoods.
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 07:11 PM
Nov 2021

Hoping they rot in prison for a looooong time.

sanatanadharma

(4,089 posts)
41. Those are not the faces Ahmaud Arbery saw
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 07:13 PM
Nov 2021

Those are not the good-ole boy faces who talked to the cops that fatal night.
These three look out of place in the world of business suits and not having tied one on.

Bluejeans

(150 posts)
42. Where can I view their "perp walk" from the courthouse to the sheriff's office?
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 07:14 PM
Nov 2021

I heard their perp walk today was shown on TV. Does anyone have a link to the video? Thanks.

ShazzieB

(22,591 posts)
73. Is McMichael Irish, Scottish, or Scots Irish?
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 10:55 PM
Nov 2021

Either way, I'm sure you have lots of company. I have all of those in my gene pool, as do a huge percentage of Americans. I see no reason to feel any of us are personally tainted by the acts of these pinheads.

LiberalFighter

(53,544 posts)
55. I thought Travis did a great job testifying.
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 08:26 PM
Nov 2021

What I heard when he testified to me indicated his lack of respect for others.

ShazzieB

(22,591 posts)
74. The one on the left looks like he doesn't know what hit him!
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 11:01 PM
Nov 2021

In both the verdict pic and the mugshot, he looks like "Huh? Wtf just happened?" Deer in the headlights level of

The boy does not look like he has any i.q. points to spare. Not surprising, considering who provided half of his DNA.

gulliver

(13,985 posts)
69. Looks like white privilege cards don't get you as much as they used to
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 09:15 PM
Nov 2021

Seems like progress. Chauvin was also convicted.

Demovictory9

(37,113 posts)
72. surprised that they dont have the right to chase down black men and kill them for non obedience
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 10:46 PM
Nov 2021

Cosmocat

(15,424 posts)
77. These idiots don't have the first bit of privilege
Wed Nov 24, 2021, 11:27 PM
Nov 2021

They are the dumbasses rolling around FEELING privileged who do stupid or horrible shit only to find out they aren't privileged. The morons wjo let themselves get geeked out by the REAL privileged - the Bannons, the Tuckers, the Goemerts ...

Grokenstein

(6,357 posts)
83. How is it they ALL look like the love children of
Thu Nov 25, 2021, 03:18 PM
Nov 2021

Jonah Goldberg and Chuck C. Johnson?

I do enjoy the range, from "I can't believe they're doing this to me...ME!" to "and your little dog Toto, too!" to "oh my god please don't let them shank me in prison."

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