It was NOT on video. The problem is they suspected a crime of Misdemeanor degree which does NOT constitute a citizen's arrest. Now we can argue those implications, but the law is the law and in this instance both men tried playing cop and are paying the price
I think they were convicted of "felony murder" which is not the same as "murder." It refers to a situation where someone dies during the commission of a separate crime.
The "separate crime" presumably in this case is doing a citizen's arrest over a misdemeanor. If that is a felony and if someone died during the arrest, then they would be able to nail them on felony murder.
IMO this case is still a huge miscarriage of justice and does not portend well to those who want to simultaneously have the right to defend their neighborhood while also living among blacks.
People may have to simply live apart from blacks in order to avoid these problems in the future.
Don't know the in's and out's of this one, like I did with Kyle's, but wasn't this all on video also?
Didn't Arbery try to run up and take their gun?
It was NOT on video. The problem is they suspected a crime of Misdemeanor degree which does NOT constitute a citizen's arrest. Now we can argue those implications, but the law is the law and in this instance both men tried playing cop and are paying the price
I don't get it, how does that lead to a murder charge if that's the issue?
Arbery got shot after he ran up to them and (stupidly) grabbed a gun that wasn't pointed at anyone. That's not murder??
I think they were convicted of "felony murder" which is not the same as "murder." It refers to a situation where someone dies during the commission of a separate crime.
The "separate crime" presumably in this case is doing a citizen's arrest over a misdemeanor. If that is a felony and if someone died during the arrest, then they would be able to nail them on felony murder.
IMO this case is still a huge miscarriage of justice and does not portend well to those who want to simultaneously have the right to defend their neighborhood while also living among blacks.
People may have to simply live apart from blacks in order to avoid these problems in the future.