MacTheKnife
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- Jul 20, 2018
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So what if they grabbed their guns before going out ? Their guns are for self-defense. This is something liberals can't seem to get focused to.Being armed is not necessarily the problem. Chasing a man down while armed presents a whole host of problems, especially if you have no idea whether or not the man you are chasing actually committed the crimes you think he did.
Also, I don’t know if the McMichaels usually went around armed as you do but it’s clear from their initial testimony that they specifically grabbed their weapons before setting out to accost Aubery.
Having said that, the way they went about this does not look good for them. They only had a suspicion that he was the burgler so they had no legal justification whatsoever for attempting to accost him at all.
It’s been pointed out many times that they called the cops. That’s all well and good except, they should have left it at that.
The suspicion the McMicheals had of Arbery as a burglar is plenty of legal justification for them to follow and accost him. And if you look up the word "accost" in the dictionary, you'll find it's not such a bad thing.
I'd say the way the McMichaels went about this, was just fine, and commendable, as they were concerned about crime in their community, and were getting off their duffs to do something about it
After they get cleared by a jury, they should be given a public service medal.
No. It wasn't. Their duty was to call the police and report their concern and let the police handle it. I'm sure they had phones, they could even have photographed him for evidenced if they were so concerned.
Killing an unarmed man is not commendable.
Try and keep up dear...they called the police first before they began following the suspect.
The guy with the shotgun had no choice....it had come down to kill or be killed....when someone is attacking you, punching you and trying to take your weapon you must assume they will kill you if they can get control of your weapon...has happened many times even to police officers.