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[Link] The Brutal Racism of the Trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers

Read: 23/11/2021 www.vice.com

Whether the defense likes it or not, the trial of Travis and Gregory McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan is all about race.

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[Link] Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Were Justified Because Break-Ins ‘Scared’ Them, Defense Says

Read: 22/11/2021 www.vice.com

Travis McMichael had every reason to fear a 25-year-old Black man running through his neighborhood and was justified in attempting to make a “citizen’s arrest” that led to the deadly shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, an attorney for the defense said in one final appeal to jurors.

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[Link] Travis McMichael Admits Ahmaud Arbery Never Threatened Him Before Shooting

Read: 18/11/2021 www.vice.com

Ahmaud Arbery did not threaten Travis McMichael or signal that he was armed in the moments before he was killed, but McMichael shot him dead during their struggle anyway, the Glynn County courthouse in Georgia heard Thursday.

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[Link] ‘He Had My Gun’: Ahmaud Arbery's Killer Claims It Was Self-Defense

Read: 18/11/2021 www.vice.com

Travis McMichael, one of three men who chased Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery in a truck with a confederate flag vanity plate, testified Wednesday that he shot Arbery during the confrontation because he believed Arbery was trying to take his gun.

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[Link] Defense for Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Doesn’t Want Famous Black People in Court

Read: 12/11/2021 www.vice.com

One of the defense attorneys for Ahmaud Arbery’s killers was in his feelings when he found out Rev. Al Sharpton stopped by the courtroom to sit with the slain young Black man’s family.

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[Link] Father of Ahmaud Arbery’s Killer: ‘I Would Have Shot Him Myself’

Read: 9/11/2021 www.vice.com

Had Travis McMichael not shot Ahmaud Arbery in the chest twice with his shotgun and killed the 25-year-old Black man, Travis’ dad Gregory McMichael said he would have done it instead.

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[Link] Ahmaud Arbery’s Dad Walked Out When Jury Was Shown Images of His Dead Son

Read: 9/11/2021 www.vice.com

The first time photos of Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal injuries were shown during the trial of the three white men accused of killing him, his father Marcus Arbery Sr. stood up and left the courtroom. “If you seen your kid get blown apart with a 12-gauge shotgun, what would you do?” Arbery Sr.

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[Link] Lawyers for Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Really Want to Stay Away From Race

Read: 6/11/2021 www.vice.com

During opening statements in the murder trial against Ahmaud Arbery's killers, defense attorneys avoided mentioning race almost entirely.

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[Link] Ahmaud Arbery’s Murder Trial Jury Is Proving Hard to Pick

Read: 20/10/2021 www.vice.com

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. Jury selection in the ongoing murder trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers is off to a rough start.

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