None of that has anything to do with two, maybe 3, white racist dudes chasing a guy because they think he did something. Then basically provoke a shooting. You guys have some serious issues with right & wrong & use of force.
No I dont think he was an innocent guy out for a jog, but he committed no crime worth being shot over. I would call what happened premeditated. Funny part, without the film, they might have gotten off like ole Zim.
You have no information that proves any of the suspects were racist. That is your opinion. So other people were on video looking at the house. So was Arbery, or at the least another black guy who wasn't pursued that day.
You have no idea what information the Michaels had at the time they got into their truck.
You have no idea if the crime suspected was a misdemeanor. And I don't care what the DA states he WOULD charge, either. An arrest is made by the cop on the scene based on probable cause. A DA charges after an investigation is conducted and based upon what charges they can make stick. Truthfully, 98% of arrests never even make it to trial. A sweet plea bargain deal is offered, the suspect takes it, and the DA gets another conviction to brag about. Taking what the DA SAYS would be the crime AFTER the fact means nothing to me. The media has painted Arbery as an innocent lass out for his afternoon constitutional. They're not gonna state the crime suspected WAS a felony.
ALL that matters is what the Georgia penal law says. If a house under renovation is STILL CONSIDERED A RESIDENCE, then Arbery being in there IS a felony. It doesn't matter if nobody else had been arrested before that day. I can speed to work every day and not get pulled over. When I finally do, I can't go to court and say "but I have done that 100 times before and never been charged". Doesn't matter.
Here's the Georgia Penal Law definition of Burglary:
In Georgia, burglary is defined as the breaking and entering into any structure with the intent to commit a felony therein. You must intend to commit an underlying offense, which can be a crime against property, such as theft; or a crime against a person, such as assault. Like other Georgia criminal charges, burglary can be charged in different degrees according to the severity of the crime. O.C.G.A. §16-7-1.
You commit First Degree Burglary if you enter or remain within an occupied, unoccupied, or vacant dwelling house of another or any building, railroad car, watercraft, aircraft, or other such structure for use as the dwelling of another without authority and with the intent to commit a felony or theft therein. O.C.G.A. §16-7-1. A person found guilty of burglary in the first degree will be convicted of a felony and will be punished by a prison sentence of one to twenty years. If you are convicted of burglary in the first-degree burglary a second time, you will be found guilty of a felony and will be punished by a prison sentence for two to twenty years. For a third or subsequent conviction of burglary, you will be guilty of a felony and will face a prison term for no less than five and no more than twenty-five years.
*******You commit Second Degree Burglary when you enter or remain in an occupied, unoccupied, or vacant building, structure, vehicle, railroad car, watercraft, or aircraft without authority and with the intent to commit a felony or theft therein. The punishment if found guilty of second-degree burglary is a prison sentence for a period from one to eight years.*******
Essentially the difference between First and Second Degree Burglary is whether or not the structure was intended to be a dwelling or not. If the structure is, in fact, a home, then you have committed first degree. If not a dwelling, then second degree.
******In Georgia, burglary in the second degree is a felony. The punishment for a first conviction of burglary in the second degree is one to five years in prison. Any subsequent convictions of burglary in the second degree come with the punishment of imprisonment for one to eight years.******
The video we have seen of Arbery in the house is 3 minutes long. We have seen seconds of it. The outside video shows him looking before running in, and then running away when he is confronted. So nobody has all the facts. Some people, like yourself, have made up their minds that the Michaels are racist and they had no prior knowledge of Arbery. We don't know any of that, yet.
What I do know is what the cop has probable cause to arrest for and what the DA eventually formally charges are two very different things, especially given the pressure the DA is going to be under to placate to the angry "No Justice, No Peace" crowds. Since the father is a former cop, I am sure he has arrested people and charged them with burglary, and then the DA reduced the charges.
Sorry, but this case is not as cut and dried as you believe. The REAL question is will they get a fair trial? I say no way in Hell. They're done, facts be damned.
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