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Ahmaud Arbery Continued......

Let us continue looking into the case of Ahmaud Arbery, which has recently outraged the world once again. Not too long ago, there was a video released by a bystander who had seen the crime being taken place. This video gave the Ahmaud Arbery case solid evidence that a murder was being taken place in broad daylight. This case has now received the support of many individuals who have been part of the Black Lives Matters movement. We started to see some justice being served with the two suspects, Greg McMichael and Travis McMichael, being arrested due to the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. Although there has been an uproar from many democratic and liberal supporters, there have also been conservatives who still claim that the killing of Ahmaud Arbery is justified. There has been a Facebook support group for Greg McMichael and Travis McMichael that brought in quite a bit of attention and outrage. The direct quote from their Facebook page is shown below.  "These 2 God-fearing men were only tr

Is This Just Another Story of Injustice?

"Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old black man, was shot and killed by a white man in Brunswick, Georgia" (Equal Justice Initiative ).    He has a story similar to the ones we have heard, like Trayvon Martin. I know most conservatives do not want to talk about the never-ending "victim" stories of the African American community. Although we cannot avoid this issue anymore. We have an unjust criminal justice system, and this has been proven over and over again. Let us discuss the details of this story, and you can decide if this killing is justified? How often can we let US citizens take the law into their own hands? Numerous sources have stated that Ahmaud Arbery was a active young man that had gone for a run on February 23, 2020. This ultimately led to his untimely demise. Here is a little background of where this young man was running. According to neighbors Brunswick, Georgia, had been experiencing many break-ins. Only one burglary, an automobile burglary, was r