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In reply to the discussion: The faces of murderers whose white privilege cards were declined [View all]moondust
(21,298 posts)26. Don't know.
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."
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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.
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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.
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EXCLUSIVE: Man charged in Ahmaud Arbery murder leaked original video of the shooting
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.
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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.
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EXCLUSIVE: Man charged in Ahmaud Arbery murder leaked original video of the shooting
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I thought he might get a lighter sentence. But he stood by and let a man get killed
Irish_Dem
Nov 2021
#61
They should, but a lot of the criminal law enforcement people turn off their cameras.
erronis
Nov 2021
#79
He didn't know at all, he trusted the first two racist and didn't even know they had guns
uponit7771
Nov 2021
#71
They seem nice, and they're old enough to know better. No excuses for them!!
bucolic_frolic
Nov 2021
#5
Trumpists have forgotten that the days of the Wild, Wild West and Jim Crow are over.
Lonestarblue
Nov 2021
#13
I wonder if assoloni will come out with one of his statements attacking the verdict?
kimbutgar
Nov 2021
#15
Where can I view their "perp walk" from the courthouse to the sheriff's office?
Bluejeans
Nov 2021
#42
The McMichaels were way cleaned up. Here are the mugshots. Can you spell "redneck"?
George II
Nov 2021
#44
surprised that they dont have the right to chase down black men and kill them for non obedience
Demovictory9
Nov 2021
#72