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Chicagogrl1

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33. Finally, first step towards justice

Thu May 7, 2020, 09:28 PM

May 2020

This whole situation breaks my 💔. I thought we were better than this. I thought we had evolved. What kind of evil went through their minds that they thought is was ok to take a young mans life? I can not believe the country we live in.

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Gregory & Travis McMichael have been arrested for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. [View all] Gothmog May 2020 OP

Hallelujah! Alex4Martinez May 2020 #1

+1000. nt ecstatic May 2020 #47

Let us not forget the third man who took the video, William "Roddie" Bryan. Alex4Martinez May 2020 #52

Finally ... CatMor May 2020 #2

what explains that is Gregory McMichael is a former cop. spike jones May 2020 #55

AFT ! nt DURHAM D May 2020 #3

YES! About damned time. nt crickets May 2020 #4

YES Leghorn21 May 2020 #5

Throw away the key. Horrid , vile humans. Guilded Lilly May 2020 #6

They definitely look like a couple of dipshit rubes Major Nikon May 2020 #29

Where is the Confederate Flag backdrop? BigmanPigman May 2020 #37

K&R Solly Mack May 2020 #7

i hope the trial is conducted dweller May 2020 #8

State charges and so trump cannot pardon Gothmog May 2020 #10

Good! cwydro May 2020 #9

Not celebrating yet.. HipChick May 2020 #11

Right. NT enough May 2020 #17

Exactly, thinking George Zimmerman AdamGG May 2020 #43

Given how these turn out most times Cosmocat May 2020 #61

Exactly.. HipChick May 2020 #66

+1 uponit7771 May 2020 #69

Good. They are in big trouble. Hoyt May 2020 #12

Actually they would be within their rights to detain exboyfil May 2020 #41

The video clearly indicates he was jogging, so they had no right to stop him, Hoyt May 2020 #45

like trayvon and mike brown it should be expected that limbaugh will lead a national campaign certainot May 2020 #51

Would agree BEFORE the video was released Tuesday, but that changes things. Hoyt May 2020 #59

they look worried for sure certainot May 2020 #71

If he was jogging and had no items on him other than stuff needed to jog, Blue_true May 2020 #57

Good! skylucy May 2020 #13

About fucking time malaise May 2020 #14

Father and son charged with murder of unarmed black man Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia Gothmog May 2020 #15

If that video wasn't released, it probably would have not happened. LisaL May 2020 #16

I'm curious why it took over two months for the video to be released. sop May 2020 #49

See post 52 for some more info. spudspud May 2020 #82

Thanks. I hadn't seen that information in any of the news accounts. Now it makes more sense. sop May 2020 #84

Now let's see if they get acquitted SoonerPride May 2020 #18

This is excellent news. yonder May 2020 #19

About damn time mcar May 2020 #20

Without the video,... 😢 irisblue May 2020 #21

It's about time. Jamastiene May 2020 #22

Put them under the jail. kairos12 May 2020 #23

February 23rd he is murdered.. stillcool May 2020 #24

They asked for a GBI investigation of the threats against the police in late April if you can Demsrule86 May 2020 #31

just G_j May 2020 #50

So the police had the video before this? Unfreakingbelievable! Chemisse May 2020 #65

Police should be charged as accomplices. wnylib May 2020 #67

+1 uponit7771 May 2020 #70

That was well overdue. Brother Mythos May 2020 #25

Will they go to trial? knightmaar May 2020 #26

They might get a trial Marthe48 May 2020 #27

Oh, SHIT!!!! MyOwnPeace May 2020 #28

You and I are thinking alike, I'm sorry to say. Paladin May 2020 #35

I doubt it National Review has been condemning exboyfil May 2020 #42

There needs to be one more MFer arrested. rateyes May 2020 #30

Good.. Damn them to Hell. Cha May 2020 #32

Finally, first step towards justice Chicagogrl1 May 2020 #33

Good. Bright media lights still having an effect on justice. nt Jarqui May 2020 #34

Good, they are stone cold Klannists who were out to have themselves a little fun. BlancheSplanchnik May 2020 #36

It's about damn time. flibbitygiblets May 2020 #38

Recommended. H2O Man May 2020 #39

AFT MLAA May 2020 #40

Better late than never. Now throw away the key. onecaliberal May 2020 #44

It's about time. It took over 60 days and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to get involved. iluvtennis May 2020 #46

Biden slams Arbery shooting as 'grave injustice,' demands investigation Gothmog May 2020 #48

We live in a country where White men can carry military weapons inside of state houses Yavin4 May 2020 #53

Only because the video was released. That brought the pressure. nt SunSeeker May 2020 #54

JUST IN: Mugshots released for Gregory and Travis McMichaels. Gothmog May 2020 #56

Why do these racist fuckwits all look the same? smirkymonkey May 2020 #63

I was waiting for an appearance insult! Nt USALiberal May 2020 #64

I'm sorry, but they do. smirkymonkey May 2020 #68

So no dems look like them. Seriously? Not one? Nt USALiberal May 2020 #74

Probably some, but almost ALL of them look like that. smirkymonkey May 2020 #77

I am not sticking up for them......... USALiberal May 2020 #78

I was waiting for the self-righteous indignation! Nt LanternWaste May 2020 #75

Yours? nt USALiberal May 2020 #76

They are father and son Gothmog May 2020 #72

I mean, not just these two, but ALL of them. smirkymonkey May 2020 #73

Couple of shit for brains. pwb May 2020 #83

Waiting for Trump to stick his ugly face into the situation mokawanis May 2020 #58

A Trayvon Martin type case? Sneederbunk May 2020 #60

Video of arrest of murdering dad, may he rot in jail with his son and the third accomplice. Alex4Martinez May 2020 #62

They thought he was a suspect in a "series of robberies" Major Nikon May 2020 #79

Full report, public document, see page two for associated incidents. Alex4Martinez May 2020 #80

Lock them the hell up. warmfeet May 2020 #81

Time to hire Mark O'mara TheDemsshouldhireme May 2020 #85

What took them so long? SergeStorms May 2020 #86

@JoeBiden Speaks Out on Ahmaud Arbery Killing: Gothmog May 2020 #87