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Ahmaud Arbery isn’t as pure as the media has painted him

Posted on: May 20, 2020 at 17:21:06 CT

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/18/ahmaud-arbery-police-taser-2017-georgia

Arbery was placed on probation in 2013 for carrying a gun at a high school basketball game and then charged with shoplifting and violating his probation in 2018, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8337983/Bodycam-video-appears-Ahmaud-Arbery-cuffed-attempting-steal-TV-2017.html

Newly released bodycam footage shows the December 2017 arrest of Ahmaud Arbery for shoplifting a TV from a Georgia Walmart.

Police released video Tuesday of Arbery's December 1, 2017, arrest outside a Brunswick Walmart store on shoplifting charges.

The video shows Arbery being stopped with three friends and being ordered to sit on the ground.

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Ahmaud Arbery isn’t as pure as the media has painted him - Spanky KU - 5/20 17:21:06

So what ? It is OK now to shoot folks if not boy scouts?(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 5/20 18:39:23

Not since the Boy Scout amendment of 1943 (nm) - North co-co champs MU - 5/20 18:53:56

So you are saying he was being recruited by bill self. nm - GMT MU - 5/20 18:18:02

So? - mizzoumurfkc KC - 5/20 18:00:16

and utterly irrelevant to the event. the fact that you are - 90Tiger STL - 5/20 17:50:56

RE: and utterly irrelevant to the event. the fact that you are - BH O'bonga MU - 5/20 17:56:06

Not irrelevant, counselor - Spanky KU - 5/20 17:52:56

you're a broken, immoral, trashy person whom I don't respect - 90Tiger STL - 5/20 18:07:26

And you are a broken ignorant **** who posts on - Spanky KU - 5/20 18:10:43

it’s irrelevant (nm) - pickle MU

- 5/20 17:55:20

RE: it’s irrelevant (nm) - Spanky KU - 5/20 17:57:28

He’s as pure and innocent as trayvon martin. Not saying - hokie VT - 5/20 17:44:17

I wrote a song for him. "Skittles in Heaven" (nm) - North co-co champs MU - 5/20 18:08:37

Another bottom feeder post - mizzoumurfkc KC - 5/20 18:01:41

When has that ever stopped you before? (nm) - pickle MU

- 5/20 17:50:33

irrelevant (nm) - pickle MU

- 5/20 17:40:36

None of that makes any difference for your republigistian - JG MU

- 5/20 17:30:02

Good one junior gonads - DollarSigns MU - 5/20 17:33:02

I know - JG MU

- 5/20 17:36:34

Neither of those crimes carry a death sentence nm - SparkyStalcup MU - 5/20 17:25:51

Grabbing a gun out of someone's hands leads to all kinds of - Tigrrrr! MU

- 5/20 17:48:34

so does pointing a gun at someone you ****ing snail - 90Tiger STL - 5/20 18:08:59

Don't break into someone's home 90Tiger. You'll be fine(nm) - North co-co champs MU - 5/20 18:24:47

Pointing it at someone might lead someone to try and take it - SparkyStalcup MU - 5/20 17:53:13

Playing tug of war with a firearm is dumb. - Tigrrrr! MU

- 5/20 19:20:42

Why did they point and not shoot until he came at them - North co-co champs MU - 5/20 18:01:43

Why were they pointing it in the first place? Nm - SparkyStalcup MU - 5/20 18:03:36

He was trespassing and breaking into houses (nm) - North co-co champs MU - 5/20 18:07:11

Evidence? Link? He was murdered after jogging down a street - SparkyStalcup MU - 5/20 18:13:41

The typical 24 mile jog in khakis and boots with a quick B&E - North co-co champs MU - 5/20 18:16:33

I agree. However, you never saw me advocate that his - Spanky KU - 5/20 17:29:09

Similarly, my post added factual information to the - SparkyStalcup MU - 5/20 17:34:43

Nor is it the job of wannabe vigilantes - El-ahrairah BAMA - 5/20 17:27:00

What was Aubrey doing there, if people are to mind their own - North co-co champs MU - 5/20 17:32:28

Don’t know - El-ahrairah BAMA - 5/20 17:38:37

Why wasn't Aubrey minding his own business like you said (nm) - North co-co champs MU - 5/20 17:42:45

Looks like he was to me (nm) - pickle MU

- 5/20 17:52:43

He was literally minding someone else's business (nm) - North co-co champs MU - 5/20 17:58:31

The video doesn’t show that at all - pickle MU

- 5/20 18:14:41

Video shows exactly that. He went uninvited into someone's - North co-co champs MU - 5/20 18:23:54

that’s not on the video at all (nm) - pickle MU

- 5/20 18:32:24

You haven't watched it then (nm) - North co-co champs MU - 5/20 18:33:01

He left it undisturbed - El-ahrairah BAMA - 5/20 18:04:13

No they didn't (nm) - North co-co champs MU - 5/20 18:06:35

Trespassing and likely casing it for burglary when he had a - Spanky KU - 5/20 17:42:20

He was running in the road (nm) - pickle MU

- 5/20 17:53:09

It was your typical 24 mile run in khakis and boots (nm) - North co-co champs MU - 5/20 17:57:48

Why the straw man? (nm) - pickle MU

- 5/20 18:15:52

It's not... it's his defenders' claim. That he was 12 miles - North co-co champs MU - 5/20 18:21:38

It was a straw man - pickle MU

- 5/20 18:32:00

I believe you. He was running in khakis and boots 12 miles - North co-co champs MU - 5/20 18:33:44

another straw man - pickle MU

- 5/20 18:36:39

You obviously don't know what a straw man is (nm) - North co-co champs MU - 5/20 18:41:09

I doubt they would be considered vigilantes. - Spanky KU - 5/20 17:31:15

No, his robbing a house did (nm) - North co-co champs MU - 5/20 17:26:31

Why are you making things up?(nm) - pickle MU

- 5/20 17:54:29

I didn't break into the house. He did. And by doing so... - North co-co champs MU - 5/20 18:06:12

Not according to the property owner - El-ahrairah BAMA - 5/20 17:28:13

False. He said he is not going to be the one to accuse.... - North co-co champs MU - 5/20 17:31:49

So he’s not even accused of a crime by property owner? - El-ahrairah BAMA - 5/20 17:37:35

The owner admits a homocide was committed, right? * - North co-co champs MU - 5/20 17:40:32

Cut him some slack..... - Tigrrrr! MU

- 5/20 17:23:49

He was robbing a house and got killed... end of story(nm) - North co-co champs MU - 5/20 17:22:33

: He was NOT robbing a house - JG MU

- 5/20 17:31:59

I know... he was out for a jog in khakis and workboots 12 mi - North co-co champs MU - 5/20 17:38:42

so he was not robbing a house - JG MU

- 5/20 17:50:25

He was caught casing it for burglary (nm) - North co-co champs MU - 5/20 18:03:24

you’re contradicting yourself (nm) - pickle MU

- 5/20 18:39:08

Now you are catching on (nm) - North co-co champs MU - 5/20 18:48:44

Burglary doesn’t carry the death penalty - Spanky KU - 5/20 17:26:57

I think attacking the guy with the gun was the issue. - Emoji Man MSU - 5/20 17:46:32

Casing a construction site? Let's just let that one sit (nm) - North co-co champs MU - 5/20 17:36:43

RE: Casing a construction site? Let's just let that one sit (nm) - Spanky KU - 5/20 17:44:10

I agree with you. Casing a house is literally the telltale - North co-co champs MU - 5/20 17:56:45