November 28, 20214 yr 4 minutes ago, TexasEd said: Barnhill cites the video in the letter saying that Arbry initiated the conflict. I misremembered that. I'm not sure there was a Johnson letter.
November 28, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said: Normally you have to investigate something in order to find evidence that would lead to charges. It tends to not show up when you just interview the parties still living to tell their side. surprisingly, many people this year have had to learn the hard way that it’s a bad idea to film your crimes and then release them to the public. It seems intuitive and yet… They film themselves and release the evidence because they not only think that they did nothing wrong, they believe that what they did was the best course of action. No villain has ever been the bad guy in their own mind.
November 28, 20214 yr Just as truly stupid people think they are the smartest person in the room, often evil people feel like they are the shepherds of virtue. and when you combine both those fallacy attributes, you get guys like this, and they get what they deserve. having said that, with a website and some collectible coins, I could raise $500k for these guy’s “appellate fund” by Christmas.
November 28, 20214 yr 4 hours ago, TexasEd said: Barnhill cites the video in the letter saying that Arbry initiated the conflict. 4 hours ago, TwiceHorn said: I misremembered that. I'm not sure there was a Johnson letter. Yeah, seems I got the wrong author. In any case, it seemed apparent that they had seen the video, as it was specifically referenced.
November 28, 20214 yr How does anyone get Arbrury instigated it when he was the individual accosted in the first place ?
November 28, 20214 yr Just now, Onboard 2.0 said: How does anyone get Arbrury instigated it when he was the individual accosted in the first place ? The letter went into standard cop mode: he was as suspicious character, and he had some criminal history, so obviously, he was engaged in a crime spree at the time and these brave citizens acted as good cops would. Seriously, that was the letter's angle.
November 29, 20214 yr 3 hours ago, Brisketexan said: The letter went into standard cop mode: he was as suspicious character, and he had some criminal history, so obviously, he was engaged in a crime spree at the time and these brave citizens acted as good cops would. Seriously, that was the letter's angle. The George Barnhill letter misrepresented the citizen arrest part saying Arbery had committed a crime and the McMichaels were in hot pursuit with solid first hand probable cause. Then he doubles down on Arbery being the aggressor and finishes with good ole fashioned victim blaming. Johnson lost her re-election, has been arrested and charged but Barnhill has not . (Yet) The facts/trial/jury disagreed with Barnhill on at least three major points: The McMichaels did not have standing to perform a citizens arrest since there was no felony crime and they did not have solid first hand knowledge of a crime being committed. Travis and George McMichael and Roddie Instigated the confrontation not Arbery Arbery was the one defending himself not Travis. Edited November 29, 20214 yr by TexasEd
November 29, 20214 yr Both those cunts need to rot in a cell. All their last cases need to be reviewed, asap
November 29, 20214 yr 7 hours ago, Scheiss Meister said: They film themselves and release the evidence because they not only think that they did nothing wrong, they believe that what they did was the best course of action. No villain has ever been the bad guy in their own mind. The villains are the heroes of their own stories. And these guys thought they were heroes and couldn't believe that other disagreed.
November 29, 20214 yr 7 hours ago, Scheiss Meister said: They film themselves and release the evidence because they not only think that they did nothing wrong, they believe that what they did was the best course of action. This is what has always short circuited me since the time of the video's release. They thought the video was exculpatory! And they had at least one DA convinced and a defense attorney that thought the entire matter could be put to rest with its release.
November 29, 20214 yr WorldStarHipHop wouldn't exist if it weren't for morons videotaping themselves doing stupid shit.
November 29, 20214 yr This is what has always short circuited me since the time of the video's release. They thought the video was exculpatory! And they had at least one DA convinced and a defense attorney that thought the entire matter could be put to rest with its release. In their community, it generally WAS exculpatory. They didn’t just think so - plenty of people around them almost certainly did as well. That’s the disturbing part.
November 29, 20214 yr 6 hours ago, Genco said: This is what has always short circuited me since the time of the video's release. They thought the video was exculpatory! And they had at least one DA convinced and a defense attorney that thought the entire matter could be put to rest with its release. video is the great equalizer
November 29, 20214 yr NFL replay officials disagree. In this case, the murderers needed slightly more than "he was a black guy running through my neighborhood" to justify the citizens' arrest angle. Had they been smart enough to just make up some shit about seeing him grab something out of their yard and toss it off the road right before the third dipshit began filming, there's a good chance they get away with it.
November 29, 20214 yr On 11/25/2021 at 8:04 AM, Brisketexan said: And Derek Chauvin is rotting away in prison. FIFY. He's currently doing at least 17 years at OPH after being convicted of all charges..
November 29, 20214 yr the barnhill letter was the most offensive thing about this whole thing to me. it's a shame he's going to get off scott free.
November 29, 20214 yr 15 minutes ago, OneOfTheOutOfFocusGuys said: the barnhill letter was the most offensive thing about this whole thing to me. it's a shame he's going to get off scott free. Keep that in mind and also know that Barnhill prosecuted a black woman twice for voter fraud because she showed a first time voter how to use the machine when the person asked for assistance. Quote Pearson, a 58-year-old black activist and city commissioner in the South Georgia town of Douglas, stood accused of improperly helping a woman vote—showing a young, first-time, black voter how to use a voting machine when she didn’t know how—in October 2012. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/05/ahmaud-arbery-george-barnhill-olivia-pearson.html
November 29, 20214 yr Now, you’re not suggesting these two incidents suggest Barnhill might have some untoward thoughts about race are you?
November 29, 20214 yr Just now, OneOfTheOutOfFocusGuys said: Now, you’re not suggesting these two incidents suggest Barnhill might have some untoward thoughts about race are you? yeah let's not go there, folks. we live in a color blind world.
November 29, 20214 yr On 11/28/2021 at 11:25 AM, TwiceHorn said: I'm not speaking in terms of this case. I am speaking generally. Example: Amber Guyger was convicted of murder. An automatic life sentence for that would have been unjust. This notwithstanding the differences in murder in Georgia and Texas. My point being that there are varations of murder, some of which require life, some of which require 30 years, and some of which might require 10 or 20. Guyger got 10 with eligibility for parole in 5 for killing a man in his own house eating a bowl of ice cream. If she gets out in 5 that is an injustice. Edit: And she appealed that sentence. Edited November 29, 20214 yr by TexasEd
November 29, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt said: yeah let's not go there, folks. we live in a color blind world. I'm sure the McMichaels/Bryant would have chased a white jogger in the neighborhood the same way they did Arbery.
November 29, 20214 yr 39 minutes ago, TexasEd said: I'm sure the McMichaels/Bryant would have chased a white jogger in the neighborhood the same way they did Arbery. I mean, that's the undercurrent question, isn't it? Do we think the murderers were a) more likely, b) less likely, or c) about equally likely to have chased down the victim if he'd been white? And yes, of course, there's no way to know for CERTAIN, and the murderers aren't going to ever give an honest answer. But knowing what you know about the circumstances and words used......come on. Anyone with a lick of sense knows that a white victim would have been at least SOMEWHAT less likely to be pursued, and if so, less likely to have been confronted in such an aggressive manner. The problem with culturally embedded racism isn't guys wearing Klan robes (although those guys are a bad thing). It's guys who can put on a neutral stance, say the right things, claim not to be racist, etc......but are more likely to go tearing off, armed, to confront a black guy running through the neighborhood than the would a white guy.
November 29, 20214 yr 59 minutes ago, TexasEd said: I'm sure the McMichaels/Bryant would have chased a white jogger in the neighborhood the same way they did Arbery. They seem like the kind of assholes who would.
November 29, 20214 yr 4 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said: They seem like the kind of assholes who would. Imagine the absurdity of actually believing that. Picture a white dude jogging. Then picture vigilantes chasing the white jogger with a gun. Wouldn’t happen in a million years.
November 29, 20214 yr 9 minutes ago, DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt said: Imagine the absurdity of actually believing that. Imagine being so set in your biases that you can only see one possibility.
November 29, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said: Imagine being so set in your biases that you can only see one possibility. I can't believe you'd even make that accusation....
November 29, 20214 yr 3 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said: I can't believe you'd even make that accusation.... I believe the children are the future.
November 29, 20214 yr If I concede they would have also chased and shot to death a white jogger, will that get all the Karen Cunts on my next door feed to shut up about CRT?
November 29, 20214 yr 17 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said: Hasn't everyone switched from CRT to Flat Panel by now? We had a "flat screen" CRT TV for a while. Fucker weighed like 9,000 lbs. Great, now I'm fat-shaming old TVs.
November 29, 20214 yr 7 minutes ago, Brisketexan said: We had a "flat screen" CRT TV for a while. Fucker weighed like 9,000 lbs. Great, now I'm fat-shaming old TVs. Friend had hernia surgery after carrying one of those up to a 3rd floor apartment. Mid-20’s and in pretty good shape.
November 30, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, conVINCEd said: Friend had hernia surgery after carrying one of those up to a 3rd floor apartment. Mid-20’s and in pretty good shape. Yeah that 46 inch Sony Bravia weighed like 500 lbs. LIke to kill 3 grown men.
November 30, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, Lobo said: You can’t say Flat Panel anymore. It’s Asian Facade. Is it Oriental facade if I get it from the Oriental Trading company?
January 7, 20223 yr https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/us/live-news/ahmaud-arbery-killing-mcmichael-bryan-sentencing/index.html All 3 got life in prison. 2 without parole
January 7, 20223 yr Hats off to the jury and judge. Judge gave very detailed explanation on sentences, put thought reason and logic behind it. All 3 got what they earned Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk
January 7, 20223 yr Some more news too... Ahmaud Arbery's family says they rejected a plea deal for federal hate crime charges The family of Ahmaud Arbery rejected a plea deal in the federal civil rights case of two of the men convicted of shooting and killing Arbery while he was jogging in a Brunswick, Georgia, neighborhood in February 2020, the family's attorney said. Earlier this week, the Department of Justice approached Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, about a plea deal that would have Travis McMichael, 35, and his father Gregory McMichael, 66, spend 30 years in prison if they admit that what they did was motivated by hate, according to Arbery family lawyer Lee Merritt. Cooper-Jones told "CBS Mornings" she rejected the deal because she wants the men to stand trial in court for those charges. "I think that the federal charges are just as important as the state charges and I think that they need to stand trial for those charges as well," Cooper-Jones said.
January 7, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, Hammerin Hank said: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/us/live-news/ahmaud-arbery-killing-mcmichael-bryan-sentencing/index.html All 3 got life in prison. 2 without parole That article opens with prosecutors request they cannot profit from a book or movie deal....two thoughts/questions there: 1. I did well in CrimPro in law school decades ago but I don't remember this clearly. I thought it was standing in every single jurisdiction that no felon can ever profit from their crime (particularly in the media/arts/publication spaces), ever under any circumstances---even if to raise money for their appeal. Why did they have to ask for this so specifically? 2. I guess my first question leads me to believe they have already been approached about a movie/book deal. What kind of sick fucking production company/publisher would pay these guys for their story? I mean yeah, go ahead and make a streaming service movie about it, but don't fucking pay them. Isn't it public domain now because they are legally prohibited from owning the rights to their story? These guys hunted a human being for sport. I'm trying to understand how you have to get a specific injunction against them collecting money to narrate their "fictional re-enactment" on OAN Crime Drama channel or whatever the fuck would pay them. I thought that was already codified law everywhere?
January 7, 20223 yr 7 minutes ago, Captainant said: Some more news too... Ahmaud Arbery's family says they rejected a plea deal for federal hate crime charges The family of Ahmaud Arbery rejected a plea deal in the federal civil rights case of two of the men convicted of shooting and killing Arbery while he was jogging in a Brunswick, Georgia, neighborhood in February 2020, the family's attorney said. Earlier this week, the Department of Justice approached Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, about a plea deal that would have Travis McMichael, 35, and his father Gregory McMichael, 66, spend 30 years in prison if they admit that what they did was motivated by hate, according to Arbery family lawyer Lee Merritt. Cooper-Jones told "CBS Mornings" she rejected the deal because she wants the men to stand trial in court for those charges. "I think that the federal charges are just as important as the state charges and I think that they need to stand trial for those charges as well," Cooper-Jones said. Waste of time. Sorry, complete and utter waste of everyone's time.
January 7, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, TwiceHorn said: Waste of time. Sorry, complete and utter waste of everyone's time. i agree, dumb. let their son RiP
January 7, 20223 yr 8 minutes ago, Lobo said: That article opens with prosecutors request they cannot profit from a book or movie deal....two thoughts/questions there: 1. I did well in CrimPro in law school decades ago but I don't remember this clearly. I thought it was standing in every single jurisdiction that no felon can ever profit from their crime (particularly in the media/arts/publication spaces), ever under any circumstances---even if to raise money for their appeal. Why did they have to ask for this so specifically? 2. I guess my first question leads me to believe they have already been approached about a movie/book deal. What kind of sick fucking production company/publisher would pay these guys for their story? I mean yeah, go ahead and make a streaming service movie about it, but don't fucking pay them. Isn't it public domain now because they are legally prohibited from owning the rights to their story? These guys hunted a human being for sport. I'm trying to understand how you have to get a specific injunction against them collecting money to narrate their "fictional re-enactment" on OAN Crime Drama channel or whatever the fuck would pay them. I thought that was already codified law everywhere? No, that's not a universal rule. Some jurisdictions have it, some don't, some require it to be a specific aspect of the sentence. You may be thinking of the common-law rule that a murderer is not permitted to profit (retain profit) from a murder, as by inheritance or insurance. But that rule has not been extended, generally, to post-murder things like book deals. I'm a bit troubled by the life sentences here. Just in the vein of over-sentencing. Thirty years would have been practical life sentences for the two older ones, and that doesn't trouble me. Edited January 7, 20223 yr by TwiceHorn
January 7, 20223 yr 4 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said: Waste of time. Sorry, complete and utter waste of everyone's time. Yes. But, there was a way to NOT make it a waste of time -- get the defendants to agree to waive all appeal rights in the state prosecution, and we'll drop the federal one. I think that would have been a good way to "seal the deal." But then, I'm not sure if that can actually be pulled off.
January 7, 20223 yr 6 minutes ago, Brisketexan said: Yes. But, there was a way to NOT make it a waste of time -- get the defendants to agree to waive all appeal rights in the state prosecution, and we'll drop the federal one. I think that would have been a good way to "seal the deal." But then, I'm not sure if that can actually be pulled off. I would be absolutely willing to entertain the federal charges, including a trial, if the state charges resulted in an acquittal or the equivalent (possibly even just a re-trial). My thinking is that the federal charges should be reserved for the case where state prosecution efforts constitute a miscarriage of justice, by non-prosecution, under-charging, sandbagging the case, or even a racist jury. It seems like an appeal, even if successful, is less likely to constitute a a miscarriage of justice. Everything at the trial level seems to be quite the opposite. The State of Georgia done pretty good here. Edited January 7, 20223 yr by TwiceHorn
January 7, 20223 yr No, that's not a universal rule. Some jurisdictions have it, some don't, some require it to be a specific aspect of the sentence. You may be thinking of the common-law rule that a murderer is not permitted to profit (retain profit) from a murder, as by inheritance or insurance. But that rule has not been extended, generally, to post-murder things like book deals. I'm a bit troubled by the life sentences here. Just in the vein of over-sentencing. Thirty years would have been practical life sentences for the two older ones, and that doesn't trouble me.Is it a rule for federal felony convictions? I thought it was a standard as well.
January 7, 20223 yr Hats off to the jury and judge. Judge gave very detailed explanation on sentences, put thought reason and logic behind it. All 3 got what they earned Sent from my SM-G960U using TapatalkDo you have a link where I can read the judge’s explanations?
January 7, 20223 yr 21 minutes ago, Buzzrock said: Is it a rule for federal felony convictions? I thought it was a standard as well. There is a federal version of what are called "Son of Sam" laws. 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 3681–3682. Not all states have them, and they differ by state. Some, including the original version in NY (hence the nickname) have been struck down by SCOTUS as they tend to raise 1st Amendment issues. Lots of drafting and redrafting since the 70's when these first came about.
January 7, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, Hammerin Hank said: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/us/live-news/ahmaud-arbery-killing-mcmichael-bryan-sentencing/index.html All 3 got life in prison. 2 without parole Good now lets get started on these two fucksticks who shot a black guy dead yesterday in Fayetteville NC. Obviously I don't know much about the story, but why exactly is the son out of the truck in traffic confronting the moyorcyclist, and why did his old man start blasting from the drivers seat. Does every fucking short dick moron in this country own a gun now? If your fat ass son thinks it fine to get out of the car, let him fuck around and get his ass beat. https://www.newsweek.com/nc-man-charged-murder-road-rage-clash-black-motorcyclist-1666177
January 7, 20223 yr 26 minutes ago, Blotto said: Good now lets get started on these two fucksticks who shot a black guy dead yesterday in Fayetteville NC. Obviously I don't know much about the story, but why exactly is the son out of the truck in traffic confronting the moyorcyclist, and why did his old man start blasting from the drivers seat. Does every fucking short dick moron in this country own a gun now? If your fat ass son thinks it fine to get out of the car, let him fuck around and get his ass beat. https://www.newsweek.com/nc-man-charged-murder-road-rage-clash-black-motorcyclist-1666177 Ok well I tried to watch the video but it played 90s of ads, then when I went full screen it moved to another story showing a bunch of trucks run off the road in what I assume was their recent snow storm up north. Ugh I hate shit websites.
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