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Verdict is in for the trial of the Arbery killers.
Verdict is in for the trial of the Arbery killers.
Important to remember these guys would be free if it weren’t for pressure from protestors and civil rights groups. I don’t know what’s happening with the former prosecutors there but they need to face justice too.
I've followed this case for a while, and glad to see justice served against the shooter. Seems like the dad, and especially the neighbor, are getting excessively hammered, but they're likely shitty people, so whatever.
Honestly, without the neighbor's video taping of the incident and cooperation with the police, all 3 Bubba's likely aren't convicted of anything. Yet he faces life in prison for felony murder. The dad seems like a total racist asshole and was in the shooter's truck with a gun and told the victim he was going to blow his fucking head off, so fuck him.
A more reasoned take might be that the state should be required to produce sufficient evidence to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that a crime has been committed. That evidence may be lacking for a variety of reasons in certain situations and therefore people who probably committed a crime may go free. While not perfect, do we really want to make it easier for convictions to be secured?
The massive disparities in convictions based on the races of the victims and perpetrators suggest otherwise. It is easy for convictions to be secured against Black perpetrators but not in crimes against Black victims. A more reasoned take might consider that.
Kyle Rittenhouse is most certainly a winner here. No question there. This is a huge win for conservatives as well. I posted this a few days ago.
The massive disparities in convictions based on the races of the victims and perpetrators suggest otherwise. It is easy for convictions to be secured against Black perpetrators but not in crimes against Black victims. A more reasoned take might consider that.
Wow; this thread/Boards never fail to amaze me.