Comments by "Psiberzerker" (@Psiberzerker) on "Ahmaud Arbery: A “Citizen’s Arrest” Gone Wrong? (LegalEagle’s Real Law Review)" video.

  1. Grabbing guns, and a cameraman is pretty solid evidence of Intent. You grab guns, and hop in your trucks to go hunting, or to kill someone. That's it. "We were trying to arrest him for running, and on suspicion of burglary" is not an affirmative defense for vigilante lynching. That's what the facts of this case point to: Conspiracy to public lynching. It was in public. If you have 3 guys, and 2 pickup trucks, you don't need guns to perform a "Citizen's arrest" of 1 unarmed man on foot. "He reached for his gun!" What gun? You're gun owners, have you ever tried running in cutoff sweatpants, and a teeshirt? As gun owners you should have a reasonable doubt that anyone, dressed like that is running with a stolen concealed handgun. Period, even with a Holster, he didn't have it tucked into his waistband with his shirt flapping where you couldn't see it. Law Enforcement Officers, on duty shouldn't be able to use the "I feared for my life" defense in any case of 2 armed men against 1 unarmed man. Regardless of race, that's not a fight, it's an execution. You can not GANG up on someone, and expect them not to fight for their life when threatened, then say "We feared for our lives" after you attack him, with guns, and pickup trucks. These aren't really arguable facts of the case. Even if you turn the camera away so you think it looks like the victim had a fighting chance. You chased someone 3-0n-1, and killed him. You can't do that on skates, with hockey sticks, regardless of whether or not he's got possession of the puck. If Arbury was running down the street with a VCR, yelling "I just stole this from that house" you do not have the right to assemble a posse to take the law into your own hands. Period.
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  2. One of the problems with "Vigilante Justice" is that burglary isn't a capital offence. If something like this goes unpunished for long enough, then it also sets a precedent, and greases up the Slippery Slope. Citizens, without Probable Cause, Due Process, the assumption of Innocence until Proven Guilty, and Miranda Rights can skip right past the police, and the courts, to make suspicion of Burglary a capital offence. Or speeding, or driving while unarmed... "I feared for my life" becomes an Affirmative Defense for gangbanging. That's what they're obviously guilty of: Gangbanging. Get the gang, bang bang bang, we said he's dead, let's go grab a beer. At some point, we won't even need the courts any more. The cops got away with it for so long that now your neighbors can decide to play Cops & Robbers, because you don't look right.
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  3. If there's gun owner's reading this, go to the Thunderwear website. If you haven't all ready, they start at $45.00. Even if you believe the good ole boys' story, think about it this way: He stole a handgun from a car, then bought a $50.00 (With Shipping and handling) Holster, so that he could go running with it, and defend himself, if he should need to. Right? That's the scenario that you're shopping for guns, and holsters for, right? Your right to Bear Arms? Arbury and everyone that looks like that don't have the right to go running, unarmed, without gangs hunting him, on suspicion of burglary. That's their defense. That's the fantasy of America they want you to live in. Every gun owner in America should be insulted, every time this happens. Every time they make you look like those stupid homicidal good ole' boys. Arbury Stood his Ground, because he had to. What other choice did he have? What else could he do, run?
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  4. At what point does Karen put down the cellphone, and go buy a purse gun?
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