Hempy McNoodle
Well-known member
As far as the Arbery case. I have not followed it all that closely. But, from all I've seen, I agree 100% with the verdict. I find it very interesting that this verdict comes so close (timing) behind the Rittenhouse verdict. One big difference between the cases is the fact that the police were forced to stand down in Kenosha. The police should have been called first in the Arbery case. And the most that those guys should have done is follow him until the police arrived. Instead, they did things KKK style and that is totally unacceptable. I recall seeing footage that arbery may have been trespassing or trying to steel from a construction site, but that would not justify these people's actions in which they 'took the law into their own hands.' And, construction sites are a known 'attractive nuisance.' So, maybe the site should have had better security. It doesn't excuse trespassing or theft. But, Arbery was denied due process and was murdered. Those 'vigilantes' were total idiots. I have a lot of crime in my neighborhood. But, I know better than to chase down someone with a gun because I think I know that they committed a crime some time ago in the past and even if it was not in the past, but 'immediate' (as the law, which was used by the defense, states).