jc456
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- Dec 18, 2013
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They had already called police. Their intent was to hold him till the police got thereSo 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 donāt know if the McMichaels usually went around armed as you do but itās 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.
Itās been pointed out many times that they called the cops. Thatās all well and good except, they should have left it at that.
Iām a conservative and registered Republican.
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.
They may or may not have had justification to be armed and perhaps follow the guy to observe him. However, they did more than this; they actively attempted to stop and restrain him and restrict his movement. I donāt believe they had legal justification for this based on a mere suspicion. Maybe the law says otherwise, I donāt know. And even if their intent was only to talk to him, the way they went about it, it would have appeared to Aubery that they were attempting to restrict his free movement.
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.
Perhaps. But I have to ask an important question: If Aubery had stopped and talked to them and answered their questions and said āIām not your guy. Fuck off.ā, what were they prepared to do at that point? They would have had no legal justification to take it any further at that point anyway.