'I shot him' | Travis McMichael recounts moments surrounding the death of Ahmaud Arbery during trial
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- Travis McMichael took the stand to testify in the death of Ahmaud Arbery murder trial on Nov. 17, 2021. He said he shot him because "he had my gun." He also said he does not remember every hand or movement during that time. He referred to some of it as a "blur."
Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed on Feb. 23, 2020. Three men face murder charges in a trial in southeast Georgia. The trial is on Day 9 as of Nov.17.
Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed on Feb. 23, 2020. Cellphone video leaked to the public shows two armed white men in a truck approaching the 25-year-old Black man as he runs down the road. One of the men, later identified as Travis McMichael, and Arbery struggle over McMichael's shotgun before Arbery is shot and collapses.
Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael and William "Roddy" Bryan, who recorded the video, are all charged with murder in Arbery's death.
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“It was a life or death situation”
That you put yourself in because you were the attacker.
Yes it was that Travis mcracist created❗
For Ahmaud it was
HE KNOWS HE IS GUILTY THAT LOOK OF STUPIDITY..
Good point!!
@Donald West, He said it as if it was Ahmaud wasn't literally fighting for his life. Truly sad.
It's crazy how he can think of his son and not the fact that this young man was someone else's son.
I was thinking the same thing.
No it's not , they are white supremacists they do not view our children as children but eventual threats . Stop being naive and pretending confusion. You know what it is and if you don't wake up
@@AaronNickols88 you are right, they are the fallen ones
Someone punches you in the head and grabs your gun, what are you going to do?
I think it's ironic that these talking points never come up after gang violence
The nerve of this man to cry after you hunted this man down a executed him. Unbelievable these people. Disgusting tradition of hate and murder.
True, but I wouldn't say it was an execution, it was a fuck up bungled vigilantism attempt to detain him. In the hypothetical he "surrendered" to being boxed in and said "fine, I'll wait for the Police", do you still think they'd have killed him without the close quarters melee involved? I'm not condoning vigilantism, and he had no reason to surrender to their whims being unsure of their motives, but I'm just curious what people think on that topic.
They're guilty of it for chasing him down and putting themselves in that situation, no doubt about that, but I'm not entirely convinced they'd have just driven by and shot him without a word. To me they had no faith in the Police doing anything if they just reported their suspicions (which IIRC they did, the Police are kind of useless in these situations, we've all been there or know someone with how useless Police can be when reporting theft), and it just escalated.
I'm completely open to different interpretations of this, I can't say I've followed beery single aspect of the case, so I'm prepared to be challenged on my assessment (not in the US so I'm not trying to defend one group or the other)
@@RifleEyez One young man boxed 3 grown men in? Stop. AND they're affiliated with law enforcement as it is?He wanted to survive the pursuit. *Ahmaud* was boxed in and terrified 🥺😔. Of course he's gonna want to escape. It's called self preservation. I actually bought a treadmill (to use indoors obv) after this murder. Smh...
They cant help themselves its ingrained.bunch of low lives
@@RifleEyez In America...... I am a bank robber You are my get away driver My dumb butt gets killed in the bank Guess who's going to jail for murder? YOU ARE !
@@chicagoliightsx you didn't answer the question. Do you really think he would have got shot if he hadn't attacked Travis McMichael?
He was not deceased, he was still breathing even when cops arrived and NO ONE tried to help him, they all let him lay there and die.
You’re right, I saw the video of Ahmad laying on the ground moving. Nobody helped him, that’s why I always help myself and don’t wait for anybody else to help me. Thanks and Stay Safe.
@@alexstone1808 medical examiner said his wounds were fatal. There was no helping him, sadly 😔
@@toddsmith1969 i agree i think he would have died eventually in the hospital, its not like he got shot in his arms or legs
@@toddsmith1969 sadly? The crime rate dropped as a result lol
@@yakovbrod9992 wow dirt isn't being stepped on anymore.
Here is my question to gun owners; Why is it okay for a gun owner to believe that if someone takes away their gun that they will be killed by it, and yet, a person with a gun pointed at them should not believe that they would be killed by a gun owner and have no right to fight for their life?
I second this question, why you here making sense?
U mean irresponsible gun owners
Doesn’t add up does it? Perplexing
wrong case
Million dollar question….smh
He is not crying because he sad for murdering Ahmaud, he's cry because "HE ABOUT TO LOSE HIS FREEDOM"
SIMPLE!! 😒 STRAIGHT B.S.!!
Facts
And when that happens you really wish you was dead, oh well they have too burn for all eternity.
Yup
FACTS
This is crazy, what did he think the man was suppose to do when being attacked. Not try to defend himself???? This is the prime example of how arrogant this man is, even being in the wrong. He is acting as if it's Ahmauds fault.
He was to obey, and take whatever a white man give him, the same as good slaves. If he is so brave, and sure of himself, he should repeat the gold teeth, cigarettes, and N word, in front of his new neighbors, and inmates all colors, will pop that head, make him run, and pin him like a rat. His buddy Bryan can holler down the hall, "y'all got 'em?" He made the choice to chase Ahmaud, instead of walking, or jogging with him for a unthreatend conversation. Now he will worry if HIS son, will be targeted because of his crap. He should have told his heart attack, stroked, hip replaced Father, to leave it for the cops. I have to wonder though, if the cops are kittens, like the ones responding after the homicide of Ahmaud.
@@sharonfrazier4217 uuuum huh
For me it looks and sounds like they don't like black people. I'm just saying like.
@@stephenmcguire1935 I doubt they like black people
Travis McMichael is a evil sick sociopath that should get the death penalty when the Federal Trial is over.
This is the face of a person that now feels i should have minded my own business.
This is exactly what I was thinking
When you initiate the threat, you lose the right to self defense
Exactly. That’s all the people here who are defending these mouth breathers need to know.
Yep that is exactly why Arbery is dead. He started to fight for the gun and lost.
@@kkarx and what are you going to do if someone has a gun pointed at you? Just let yourself get shot?
@@kkarx you said that, like u were there. You POS
Negative.
He wasn’t remorseful or crying when he was standing over Ahmaud’s dying body. He is crying now bc he is facing murder charges.
Fact's👏
That's exactly why. 💯
He called him the n word standing over him. Thats how you react when you shoot someone.
Didn't you watch the video? He cried and he didn't immediately because he was in shock, dummy
@@antman6707 lmfao no he didnt he called him the n word standing over his dead body fk face
This is the end result of when u teach racism in your home
He thought he could get away with it. That's what he thought..
Approaching people with a gun then playing victim GET THIS GUY OUTTA HERE👉🏿👉🏿👉🏿👉🏿
Ikr. It's beyond me that way they switch things up.
He already gone!👋👋👋
They brought guns because they were scared of a big tall black guy. Any normal person would just call the cops especially if its not even your personal property on the line.
A responsible gun owner does not point a firearm at anything they do not intend to shoot. He pointed, he shot. That was his intent all along
100%
For sure
They teach you that in gun classes too
The truth
The prosecutor caught him on that towards the start of the cross examination too
He thought of his son while he was hunting down someone and killing them, how touching!
Daddy
Spread your cheeks & bite the pillow Travis. Ole Zues got a big sausage for ya. It's big & brown & he's gonna brown it some more. Gonna play a game of cornhole & afterwards u gonna be shooting some mud darts.
It is really 😮
"I pulled a gun on an unarmed, innocent man and he tried to take it from me... *_I sHot hIM in sELf deFEnsE!"_*
Makes perfect sense, huh 😏.
He kept the gun on Ahmaud and kept pumping the gun and shooting him. I am a Vietnam veteran and this is plain murder! He never took his finger off the trigger.
Well said sir! A belated thank you for risking your life in Vietnam.
Guess you were there huh? Lol pussy
My dad was a green beret in Vietnam. If someone tries taking your weapon you smoke them. Arbery was a dumbass trying to avoid arrest.
@@seancooper7325 Authorities make arrests, These are wild racist punk vigilantes
You are a pathetic populist , if somebody tried to take your gun you would shoot dont pretend to be a coward here
He’s crying because he wants to be viewed as more sympathetic to the jury.
I would be sure that after the fact he is upset that he shot a man. But ask me if I care.
@@sr2291 well he sure had over a year to get it out his system didn't he?
Wrong. You'd cry too if you took a life intentionally or not. Or at least, I hope you would.
@@theropesofrenovation9352 crying them Rittenhouse tears. 😭
No chance crocodile tears
Morals of the Story:
1. Don’t start nothin’ ….. won’t be nothing
2. Don’t bring a shot gun to a fist fight. Take the butt whooping instead of a life sentence in the state penitentiary.
3. It’s against the law to trap a person like a rat or willfully apprehend anyone against their wishes…. Especially when you haven’t seen them commit a crime.
4. It’s ok to run really fast when you jog. It’s ok to run faster if 2 men with firearms say they’ll blow your head off.
5. If you think someone is committing a crime, call the police and go inside your house. Have a coke and smile.
So he had a right to chase him down with his shotgun, but Arbery had no right to attempt to disarm him. Oh I get it.
@Slider2700 it's been stated on record that they cornered him so Arbery was left with no choice but to defend himself
@Slider2700 why would you chase someone you are afraid will attack you, even the 911 operators told them not to engage.
@Slider2700 u can’t actually believe that he won’t be found guilty of darn near all those charges? 👀
@Slider2700 u don’t know the law. Scary. He’s using terminology that officers use to invoke the power that is reserved for them. Off of common sense this case can only go one way. Citizens arrest does not apply here. These are vigilante wannabes who are in a really bad spot
As long as Ahmaud Arbery was a black man the killer had the right to chase him down. American way
He thinks about his son yet he leaves his house to Chase somebody down. He didn’t know if they had a weapon 😂😂😂
No they used to doing that he just was not intended to get caught they could not accept the fact that that black man kept coming to there neighborhood
@@justanothernube4633 he doesn't feel bad now. Only because he's going to prison. He's been shown to use foul racist language. They even caught it in his texts.
They went hunting.
Pure and simple.
Please stop it.
Do not chase people down.
Tears do not work for me.
He didn't think about his son when he got in his truck, saw the car seat in his truck, and continued to go lynching.
He had my gun --- that was a blatant lie.
The most emotion he showed all trial. Not for the man he killed, not for the loss the family suffered, not for the pain inflicted on the entire community, but for how he is the real victim here.
A victim of his racist pawpaw
@@lucyromano-cw9fvwell not really a victim. Because when he became an adult and started thinking for himself, he could and should rethink hus opinions and beliefs, and distance himself from racism. I dont feel sorry for Travis one bit.
Again if you had not taken the damn gun out of your truck you would not have killed him. You and your dad put him in that predicament.
He said it himself: he would never chase a probably armed man.For him it was obviously clear, that the victim was unarmed. Case closed.
And there where three of them can't fight.. this is what happens when idiots have guns. They think there invincible.. he had a gun and still getting his ass kicked.
@@dwightcortes1130 That’s what it was, he knew he would get his a kicked.
He brought the shoot gun to a life and death situation. Dude you were responsible for all this
First shot #Hate
Second shot #MoreHate
Third shot #OverKillofHate
Tears are from you "now understanding" is my life as I knew it is completely over!!! All because of #Hate #Hate #Hate
Now you get to relive it each and every day of your natural life.
Good job Brunswick
Imagine this. If the McMicheals didn't chase and corner Mr. Arbery they wouldn't be in the predicament there in.
Imagine this. If Arbery would've not been trespassing onto, and into others property, or just did it in his own neighborhood.
@@jdc9528 Trespassing on unoccupied property under construction is not and never has been an invitation to be chased down the street with a shotgun.
@Andrew O If Arbery were a white man, he wouldn't have been up to mischief in the first place.
@@jdc9528 imagine this the murderers mind their own business since it wasn't their house dog breath.
@@mrschneebly9691 Maybe not in your neighborhood.
You cannot claim "self-defense" when you hunted, chased, and killed an innocent man because he wouldn't stop to talk to you! You're not sorry, you're sorry you got caught.
I don’t know why anyone didn’t say this! It was making sick to my stomach! “If he had my gun it would’ve been life or death” then why did you have to chase him? Like that situation would never have happened if he stopped chasing.
@@forrest_lost2650 That’s the truth.
He’s defending his actions…he’s not sorry. He’s a fool.
Exactly. It’s sad because it was so unnecessary and avoidable but they chose to escalate it till a an innocent man lost his life. Now they’ll rot in jail and have plenty of time to re live the incident in their heads and realize how wrong they were
This case it wasnt self defense, but in Kyle’s, it 100% was.
It was a “life or death situation” that you provoked by pulling a shotgun on Mr. Arbery, so you don’t get to claim self defense. Ahmaud had was 100 justified in defending himself because someone doesn’t pull and point a shotgun on you unless they intend to kill you. I think the prosecution said it well: If you’re going to take the law into your own hands, then you’d better at least know the law.
Life or death? Why did you chase him in a truck with a gun for five minutes?
Love how he’s playing the victim here. Let’s not forget YOU CHASED HIM DOWN. You put yourself in this situation. Nobody should feel sorry for you. 😒
WTF In the video I seem a black guy chasing a white guy the black guy was beating the white guy and trying to take his gun and the guy when off. How is this racist? If anything why was the black guy beating the white guy?
@@jojohns1949 you're either a troll or you're just very dumb. You clearly watched a different video and thank God the jurors saw the truth. They murdered that man. Get help for your racism because people like you are the reason we have a serious problem in America.
@@jojohns1949 yer not very bright OR yer one of these elementary kids who’s been indoctrinated by Republican parents lol. They literally chased him down and boxed him in WITH a shotgun! Amaud in SELF DEFENSE at that point tried to protect himself by getting the gun away from them and eliminating the threat and they shot him. They were all found guilty! Exactly how it should have went. Don’t chase people down and try to take law into yer own hands. Republicans will ALWAYS side with the fat hillbillies with guns
@@bms77 This is American Every one is entitled to there opinion The great part we can disagree
This is American everyone is entitled to there opinion
If they just wanted to talk to the victim, why on earth did they grab their guns? And if they thought he might have a weapon, why did they follow him at all?
911 operator told them NOT to engage him and that cops were on the way!!!
GREAT Questions!!!
Exactly! This is what both this case and the Rittenhouse case have in common. The killers tried to take the law into their own hands rather than letting qualified professionals deal with it. They play "Rambo" on the street and then when they've murdered people they cry "self-defense". That defense just doesn't hold water when they've injected themselves into a situation they have no business nor authority in. It seems as though these guns are giving ordinary people the false sense of security that they think they are cops now.
Because they suspected Arbery may be armed with a weapon, possibly a handgun in his pocket. A handgun was stolen from Travis's truck some weeks prior. And Travis called out to a dark complexioned person who ran off at night from the in construction property and that person shoved something in their pocket.
Hate is a hell of ah drug!!!
If someone is pointing a gun right at my chest I would automatically try to grab it and push it away too. Arbery was attempting to save his own life, yet died doing so. .
"Please forget the first 4 minutes and 30 seconds I chased this young man around what's really important is I defend my self from a situation I created by being racist"
Another George Zimmerman.
Yes indeed! He's pathetic!
Notice how defense lawyers objected to Ahmaud Arbery's mother weeping in court, but they obviously have no problem with their client crying because he's been big time busted.
He's on trial. She's not.
@@jdc9528 Her son is dead. She’s grieving. He’s not.
Because they are defense lawyers you dumb *&**
@@jdc9528 Her son who was determined to be an innocent man was murdered by morons who were too foolhardy to wait for law enforcement. They couldn't even give them 5 minutes. The cop was so close he could hear the gunfire.
What kind of A-hole faults a mother for shedding tears during her son's murder trial ?
@@RagnarLoudpak First off. Condolences to the Arbery family. Next they are all in a courtroom where in the gallery, certain rules have to be maintained. With human emotions it's not an easy thing to do.
the second most unbelieveable and heartless part of this is they offered no help to Ahmaud after shooting him
They didn't look at him as a human just a justifications for their abuse and mistreatment. Dehumanization people of color to justify murder or harmful effects of their behavior
That lawyer is very disrespectful to the judge and has a smart mouth on him, always talking back and arguing with the judge's rulings. I'm glad the judge finally reprimanded the arrogant shit.
It’s awful to think of that poor young mans last moments in life being full of terror .
Yes. For five long minutes even 😢😢
I hope to the Living God, Mr. Ahmaud Aubrey haunts and terrorize them from the other side!
Or 12 gauge buckshot
@John Smith better gone than in put behind bars for the rest of one's life.
@John Smith no he won't Trump ain't stupid
If you didn't bring a gun to a jogging match he would be alive
It was not a jogging match; instead it was a citizens arrest.
The whole truth
@@radmirov8541 okay then they supposed have been arrested him and not kill hem
Rad, or was it just vigilante violence?
@@radmirov8541 Citizen Arrest? Did they arrest him? According to the prosecutor it was false imprisonment, brandishing a firearm, assault, and murder.
Guess they failed huh?
Ive been in a situation similar to this, and you do not forget anything or forget detail, as a matter of fact everything that you do or happens to you in the incident happens in slow motion. If you fire a gun you can literally see the bullets come out of the chamber and the shell eject from the gun in slow motion, you see detail and if your being punch-hit you know how many times you've been hit, its surreal! So, when he says he was all over the place is a lie! His first statement to the police was the true statement!
This all could've been avoided. The fact Travis isn't showing any kind of empathy or remorse towards Ahmaud's death but is showing emotion because he knows he's going to prison is appalling. Claiming self defense? You cannot claim self defense and think you're going to be successful, when you initiated this confrontation. Say goodbye, Travis.
This man honestly thought he would get off. I'm so happy for today's verdict. Way to go, jury!
They did get away with it in the hillrod county they live in ..Bowl Cut Rhoddy's video helped the state bring charges .
The question you should be asking is why he thinks he could get off.
@@quietatse His father having a history of getting off in the same way
This guy is delusional, he really thought those fake tears will have an effect on his life sentence.
@@brickflipper5273 He knows how the system works. As a white person, you could be holding a smoking gun and you're still presumed innocent.
Just a crazy situation.
You point a gun at someone.
Then they resist to avoid being shot. You initiate the situation, pull the trigger your responsible for the situation. Responsible for taking a life.
YOU ARE A LIAR...HE NEVER POINTED HIS GUN AT HIM!!! STOP LYING!!!
@@jamesperry2052 He may be a liar, don't know the guy pretty sure you don't either. But he damn show spoke the truth here. Maybe you could hump..........
I meant jump on a bumper more suitable with all of that sick rant and rage..
Well said.
Yup
@@pa1060 HE DID NOT TELL THE TRUTH AND I SEE THAT YOU SUPPORT LIES AND LIARS!!! WHAT A SHAME!!! SMH!!!
The way he describes it as if he was a victim. You chased him with a gun and then shot him when he tried to defend himself.
You thought about your son when he grabbed the shot gun?!? What do you think Abrey was thinking about while being chased by men in pick up trucks with guns? He was scared!! Of course he’s going to try and grab the shot gun, he thought he was going to be shot. He was trying to defend him self from you killers! If you guys would’ve left him alone none of this would’ve happen.
His father failed him by teaching him hate thinking he’s protecting him. The psychology of it is madness.
He has his own life, him and his father chose to hate on there own nobody thought them anything hate is just in there hearts
@@socool1216 uh… no. It’s taught from generation to generation. We black folks already know this.
@@j-ski308I'm black dude, hate doesn't have to be taught it's human nature
Hopefully his 3 year old son will be spared that mindset as pa and grandpa will be otherwise preoccupied.
I'll cut you a break since as a Tyrone your dad probably wasn't around.
He's so afraid of getting shot if he got ahold of his gun. WTF do u think he felt when you threatened him with that gun? It was life or death when YOU introduced the gun.
@Ron Cashe news flash, they still have to follow the law. They did not catch him stealing anything. He does not have to stop for anybody but the police this is America for all not just whites
@Ron Cashe NEWS FLASH!!!! IT WASN'T HIS PROPERTY AND HE WASNT A COP, THE JURY, OR A JUDGE. BUT, HE MADE HIMSELF THE EXECUTIONER.
@Ron Cashe you shouldn't be stupid enough to confront someone not on your property. That's what the police are for.
He had countless earlier opportunities to shoot him. Arbery could have even run off through the yard. Instead he tried to wrestle away the gun. Based off the testimony and Arbery past actions, including a gun charge and jogging to a Walmart to steal a flat-screen, it's obvious Arbery is disturbed and became irritated when he was spotted casing the house.
@Ron Cashe Hopefully authorities keep an eye on you too. You’re time bomb.
They killed our brother 💔 they cornered him and executed him and we weep.
“Citizens arrest” is the dumbest law ever. Who would let strangers (who aren’t police officers) detain them?! ESPECIALLY when they haven’t done anything!! That needs to be dismantled…
So he chases a man down, corners and threatens him and then is surprised that he fought back! I just do not under this logic! What in slave catchers is that
The age old fear of the black man..even when you are behind a gun!
These are the same people who argue "the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun." too. I guess its ok to shoot someone trying to shoot you, but not ok to try to punch them.
American History
Gun owners seem to think no one has the right to defend themselves except them (with the gun).
I just wish they’d admit they have the gun because they want to shoot something, and they carry it with them so they can.
They also seem to think that the UNARMED person has just as much of a desire to use the gun.
Aggressors cannot claim "self-defense", the law is unquestionably clear. Guilty of felony murder. Case closed.
it's freaking me out, how many STANS these guys have standing up for them in comments sections!
Absolutely
Tell that to the jury in the george zimmerman trial
@@ZZ-mh2nv That's Florida for you
Just as the jury came to the conclusion to be was guilty of all charges and is never seeing outside of prison the other 2 probably will
These 3 will have a long time to think about the racism they portray. It will be a hard pill to swallow when this kind of racial behavior is turned on him, his dad and their supposed friend who recorded this terrible murder of an innocent young man.
Also you cannot claim self defense in the actual fight for the gun if you are the one who approached with a gun.
I hate when people like this weaponize their tears to get out of the trouble they caused. You harrassed, trapped and killed that man like he was nothing. Where were those tears then?
Because it's a tried and tested method for white people. No matter how heinous the crime is, they are innocent till proven guilty...... for black people it's the polar opposite. Guilty til proven innocent.... hence Trayvon,Tamir, Emmet and the list is endless.
It wasnt tears then. It was proud boy defiance, and never say die confederate rebel behavior. That continued in the trial itself. They spent much time criminalizing the actual victim. As black folk, we all know the playbook. So do sensible white people today. I guess thats progress, if you want to call it that.
Arbery attacked him. Quit with the games
@@quietatse Not true.
@@jamesboard8492 Nobody needs to play any games. Your fellow bigots are headed to prison. Along with the insurrection idiots.
Can someone please explain to me how you can claim self defense when YOU WERE THE ONES CHASING HIM DOWN IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!!
yea...it makes no sense.
We've seen this before! George Zimmerman! 🤷🏾♂️
Nice, apply that to the Rittenhouse case
They don't want to see it
you know how it is..
The term "if you see someone suspicious", should be changed to "if you see someone doing something illegal".
Suspicion is subjective and arbitrary, while illegal is factual.
He really over here acting like he got attacked just to get attacked. Damn cowards. You went with the intentions to cause harm. They'll have fun with you in prison.
"I didn't have a choice" You mean other than the fact that you could've stayed home, or not chase him down, corner him, threaten him with guns, or mind your own business?
Exactly.
Exactly! How is anyone debating this?? You have no business chasing someone with a gun! It’s not your property, you’re not in danger you’re just a foolish child.
@@elanfredette4661 what if someone mugs you, can you shoot them then? I'm curious on your whole view on that. I'm aware the reason it's frowned upon because if criminals knew as soon as they turned their backs they'd get a bullet in it, then they'd just kill the ppl they mug, which is bad.
@@joeschmoe9412 why are you asking about muggings?
He could have called the cops and shown them the video of Ahmaud walking through the house. Done.
He was attacking you because because you had chased him down like a wild animal. Then when you have him trapped ya come out brandishing a fckng shotgun. What did ya expect him ta do 🤷♂️
They expected to him to freeze and put his hands up.
@@crand20033 Which is exactly why civilians shouldn't be taking the law into their own hands. That is literally what the police are for.
@@crand20033 Why would he do that? Those are random people with guns. Not any figure of authority.
@@damontelewis8261 McMichael told jurors on Wednesday that while he and his father and co-defendant, Gregory McMichael, were chasing Arbery in their pickup truck, Arbery "turned and ran" when the younger McMichael told him the police were on their way.
@@crand20033 Unless you're a peace officer, you shouldn't be chasing anyone, unless a felony has been committed in your presence, and the suspect is attempting escape. What he told the jurors was a lie. I'm happy with the verdict. Well deserved.
Yeah but he shot Arbery BEFORE they had physical contact.
Poor baby, "I was in shock"... REALLY, Cinderella ??
Boooooooo not one person cried at the scene now you wanna cry GTFOH
Double standard in the Court.. its ok for this dude who killed Ahmaund to cry but a mother can't cry for his son?
I love how the same person will try and argue that the gun isn’t inherently threatening but will simultaneously admit to putting the gun down when the cops arrive, almost as if they recognize the inherent threat of the gun.
AHMAUD WAS IN FEAR OF HIS LIFE HE WAS SCARED BECAUSE HE KNEW HE WAS ABOUT TO DIE
"It was obvious that he was attacking me." Absolutely incredible statement.
The irony eh..?
If only he viewed Ahmaud as a son and human being the way he does his own son. Sorry not sorry…he deserves the guilty on all charges verdict he has received.
He should of thought about his son visiting him behind bars.
His son's white and the victim is not
amad went up to him and tried to take his gun and tried to beat him up. Self defense. Jury were racists
@@naturalthing1 exactly these people see a mugshot and a title on a video and automatically see it racist. It was self defense it just so happend to be a black
@@naturalthing1 look at the video again he pointed the gun at Arbrey first that why he ran on the right side of the truck
He shot and killed him then just turned your back away from the body! That’s the remorse the jury was looking for
The tiniest of violins can be heard playing in the background if you listen very closely!
WTF did he expect when you come after someone with a gun? The man had every right to protect himself against vigilantes
so you mean he had every right to try to take a loaded gun from a man and get himself dead? I guess he exercised that right.
@@etmeyutub if someone ran up to you with a shotgun and pointed it to you for no reason, would you not be at fear for your life?
How did that work out😂😂😂
@@etmeyutub
You mean “defend himself”? Yes, he had that right. That’s why they will spend the rest of their lives in prison
When someone is looking for attention
I jumped in front of him and blocked his path while armed with a shotgun and he suddenly attacked me for no reason!!
He looked suspicious while jogging. He had no evidence of him committing a crime.
Exactly
Don't forget he had his gun tracking him in a position he would be able to shoot him in the back
He probably was going to get in my truck when he ran on the passenger side while I'm standing outside of the truck with a shotgun and my dad's on the back of the truck with a shotgun
The ridiculousness of what he's saying, please 🤣
He was the terrifying monster in this scenario, but somehow believes he was the victim because the man he was terrorizing defended himself. The mental gymnastics and lack of personal responsibility alone should be enough to deem this man a danger to society.
He was thinking of his own son yet he had no problem taking someone else’s son away from them!
You pursued Ahmaud Arbery proactively and was the aggressor. You cannot claim self-defense in this situation period. 100% guilty in my view. RIP AA
@Captain Obvious he might get access to internet from time to time in the prison library
@Captain Obvious he most certainly will be able to read comments. The question is why are you sweating about how they comment? We can comment however we choose ffs.
Not proactively...it was reactively.
He wasn’t crying at the scene.He was a bad ass at the scene,all of them was laughing and acting like heros.They took the law in there own hands.
Please let the record show. 🤬
He actually was crying and freaking out at the scene, it’s present in the body camera footage when the officers arrived.
He looked like he was shock after the shooting and was walking around mumbling I just shot a man.
True, but that wasn't law 😑
He freaked out after the cops arrived, only as a cover up cause new he f***ed up.
He's a Liar, and got caught in his lie. I hope when he's in prison thar his inmates give him the the treatment he Aubrey. Disgusting
This racist and his racist daddy thought they were going to get away with their evil deed.
His sense of victimhood is base on false sense of fear that he willingly subjected himself to. Classic example of what happens when you don’t mind your business, a simple police report would have sufficed if he truly believed Ahmad was stealing.
Bruh the worse part is they show a video of both him and his father talking to the police and they say he never stole anything he just walks around the place they are truly horrible people by that fact alone
Right! Now he will miss so much of his son’s life because of his nosy choices.
Facts
Speaking as a contractor, having my stuff stolen not once from both a job sides and from my van - police doesn’t do a thing about . It’s like known fact…. And that’s why such crap is happening…. Even when you later find your stuff on Craigslist, you’re still not able to recover it often because of stupid regulations…. And I kind of can understand hard working people having the stuff they provide their families by stollen and unable to do anything about it…. It’s unfortunate what has happened, but it’s systems inactivity that provoked it
@@user-kd8jx9ze9u no, this man provoked it plain & simple. His equipment wasn’t stolen… he didn’t even work at or own the property under construction. It was proven nothing was stolen from the site either.
How can we blame the system for a trigger happy, prejudice and violent vigilante murdering a young man? He should’ve have minded his business and the things that he worked so hard for.
How does he think that poor black man felt? He was fighting for his life.
The nerve to say that he ‘Ahmad,’ was overpowering him. Like plz.
Never ever take the law into your own hands, give a description of the suspect and call the police and wait till they get there or else you will be labeled as a vigilante
Just disgusting, this was just modern day lynching! Chased a man down with a gun and expected him to comply and die? You would fight for your life if it was you.
Bullshit. Understand the context of why things happened as they did.
@@bonsummers2657 if you understood the context, you would’ve shut up by now.
@@bonsummers2657 u sound as crazy as this fool
nope, I would have listened and not try to steal his gun. And i'd be alive today. They called the police. They weren't going to murder him. WHo calls the police, videos it , and then goes to murder someone on video. Do you hear yoursleves. Make no sense.
@Hope4Tomorrow It's got nothing to do with race, racist. Why are you always bringing up race? You are the racists.
If someone chasing me in a truck and got out with a gun I'm fighting for my life. He was being chased by three white men, and for what reason. We've learned from history some people don't need a reason.
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT AHMAUD WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THE HOUSE AND ITS PROGRESS, IF YOU LOOK AT THE DATES HE WENT IN THERE IT WAS MAYBE ONCE A MONTH, LIKE HE WAS TRYING TO SEE IF ANYTHING ELSE WAS DONE. ONCE HE WALKED IN AND DIDN'T SEE ANY CHANGES, HE LEFT. IF THEFT IS WHAT HE WENT THERE FOR, HE WOULD HAVE AT LEAST BROUGHT A BAG
HIS GETTING HIT BY A FIST, WAS NOTHING COMPARED TO AHMAUD BEING HIT BY A SHOTGUN BLAST
And the Oscar goes to this guy for his “I feared for my life” performance while he and his father hunted Ahmaud down with shotguns in their hands.
I am confused. "He attacked you?" The man was running down the street minding his own business, when you and your peeps , armed yourselves, chased him, cornered him and murdered him. He hit you with a weak fist and you shot him with a shotgun? Missed me with the bullshit. Please..... And the oscar goes to...
BULLSHIT. Arbery disrespected the neighborhood watch.
HE WUZ JUS JOGGIN AND SHEEIT
@@glaze_tpf9791 stay in school
THIS case is sad. It's heartbreaking.
Who, chases down a person , WITH A GUN, with just the intent of talking to them? He was banking for a fight, and HE WASN'T MAN ENOUGH TO FIGHT HIM with his own 2 hands. Pathetic.
He shot him.
Sick. Vile. Disgusting!!!!
He wasn’t man enough to fight him with his own two hands! Exactly! Just like George Zimmerman.
True definition of a coward. He is a coward who should rot in prison for this senseless act.
So no one carries a gun?? Your crazy this day and age u have to. Look at chicago killings daily. He didn't attack abery attacked him
@@jamesboard8492 who attacks a man with a gun drawn on them unless it’s fighting for their lives after chasing him down with vehicles branding white supremacist flags? Ridiculous
@@kingdavid6535 fighting for their life?? Ohh i.missed that part all i seen was a criminal running because he was guilty of something. Then the video I seen he attacked a man with a gun. But surely it was fake huh
This guy is so full of it. And Sheffield is just as delusional thinking all this was justified.
You don't claim self defense after killing a guy you have been chasing down the street for four minutes in a pickup truck. I repeat; people who kill in self defense don't pursue their victims first.
He called him the N word after he did it straight evil
Evil SOB
They better let that statement in tomorrow.
@@speakeasy2982 I agree, because Travis is a Heartless person.
Stop making up stories, clown
@@antman6707 making up stories?. He did lean over him and call him " F....N...."
Such BS they were chasing him like an animal . Had they not chased him down Arbery wouldn’t have been in the position to defend himself.
He was not crying that night. I do not fall for it at all... what good are tears now especially if they are not falling for Ahmaud. TRAVIS stood over amhauds body as he was dying and and the last thing Ahmaud heard was TRAVIS calling him a N on the way out.
So Riddy Bryan says that and you believe it. There is no evidence of that word being used and he will not testify. Is there anyone else that is testifying that he Travis has ever used that word? Are there recordings or any other evidence I am not aware of?
@@My2CentsYall !! Facts
@@My2CentsYall Exactly, so he could spare me with his sobbing bs.
And if Arbery didn't burglarize their community every day for over a year, this wouldn't have happened either
if he was " attacking him" he wouldn't have tried to run away for 5 minutes. He would have accepted the challenge/struggle right away
He should have never took the stand 🤫 This is sad his father failed him by teaching hate. Cause he really believes that it was self defense 🙄😒 No Son That's Murder🥺😲
This is absolutely disgusting. Every second of this is disgusting. He was wasn't "passed away," he was killed, murdered, publicly executed. He was a man. He was a son. He was someone's family. When are we going to stop accepting the answer that a victim looked suspicious, so murderers can feel justified for approaching them, and then spinning it into self defense? When?
Hmm well spoken 👏🏾
My sentiments exactly! They chased this man down, taking videos of it like it was a sport and shot him dead. THEN tried to cover it up! They should get life in prison ...all of them.
I like what u said!!!! Good for u
He was a man who tried to take another man's gun away. He made a deadly mistake that took everything else he was away from him. You simply cannot take another person's weapon and expect them no to utilize deadly force. Period.
@@marco3dartist I am a legal gun owner, and I own different types of guns. I have chased a man, while coordinating with my friends, with a gun in my hand exactly zero times. Part of being a responsible gun own is not taunting & doing your best to not alarm people. You cannot exhibit willingness & intimidation of deadly force, and not expect someone to go into full on fight or flight.
If he was thinking about his son, then he would NOT have gone chasing after a stranger with a shotgun.
He used that part so that the jury would feel sorry for him and to get his “tears” started…not tearss for killing Ahmaud but the thought of not being able to see his son come home from school everyday.
Big facts…
he told dispatch that he "wasn't sure" if Ahmed Arbor was armed... wielding a gun is dangerous. chasing down a man you (apparently) THINK is armed is dangerous -they made ASSUMPTIONS abt the poor guy they were -_-chasing down-_- while tryna tell us they would've would've done the exact same thing if the jogger checking out the construction site looked more like one of THEIR cousins - read; if he was "white"-
( wups, THAT comment isn't working for some reason... here's the part that looks cut off, @ least on MY phone) :
... (as if they) would've done the what they _did_ do if the jogger checking out the construction site looked more like one of THEIR cousins - read; if he was "white".
facts
‘If he got the gun from me...’. The gun you brought into the situation you created. The one you were going to shoot him with. You had zero idea if he was going to shoot you.
This is absolutely fucked that he thinks at any moment he could or was a victim. Fucked.
So hard to watch because you can see the complete disregard he has for killing someone and hurting the victim's family.
So let me get this straight, I can walk up to someone I think is suspicious, armed, act like a cop, act surprised when they resist or run, and say it was a defense?
That’s a bad precedent y’all are setting, really bad
If they walk...
Only if you're white and the suspect is black
It happened already with Trayvon Martin. He was walking on the phone...the 911 operator literally told the murderer not to follow him n police were otw. He did the opposite went after him with a gun then claimed he was standing his ground when that young boy was simply trying to stay alive...he got off
@@tcg5427 The boy who was ganster wannabe tried to kill Zimmerman. There was even a witness who saw that. lol
No it’s not okay that’s why they are on trial for murder lol they know they messed up they just got caught if it didn’t go viral they would of walked