Ahmaud Arbery killers' sentencing | Travis McMichael defense says he shouldn't receive max sentence
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- A jury found the three white men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, guilty on most of the 29 charges they faced the day before Thanksgiving.
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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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A jury found the three white men accused of killing Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man guilty on most of the 29 charges they faced the day before Thanksgiving.
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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The fact that they thought they got away with murder because of their connections in law enforcement though. They killed an unarmed black man and got to go home to their families like it was nothing says a lot about them type of people. It’s sickening to even think about
@@bluesloose2606 stop trying to normalize racism. We will not be back tracking 😒
Easily
@@bluesloose2606 sooo u did not see the deposition hearings where the lead GBI investigator detailed the McMichaels racist attitudes....
Systemic racism was uncovered in the arrest and prosecution process. For two months Amaud's mom called the police station asking what happened to her son and they kept telling her "He was shot while committing a burglary." The prosecutor was hoping that she'd just forget about her son, so they can sweep the murder under the rug..
@@MyAb111 because they already had forgotten about him, just shows the cops didnt view him as human... shame on each and every one of them
According to this attorney during the bond hearing, one of Travis’ best friends is Black. I’m waiting for his Black best friend to testify in his favor during this sentencing hearing. If not, Travis will find new Black friends when he settles in his new community.
Lol I his black friend is probably his mailman or someone he knows from work.
Name Bubba 😂😂😂
@@cynthiawells9042 💯
@@harveymyers6052 🤣🤣🤣
Yeah, there new black husbands in prison.
This lawyer telling us about the murderer’s son, wasn’t Ahmaud somebody’s son? Shameless! Throw the book at him
Because your clueless on the process of Court? Get an education then you wont get all emotional about what is going on. The defendant has rights too before sentencing is given to them.
@@TruthSetsUfree100 Your clueless shame on you
@@TruthSetsUfree100 the defendant ACKNOWLEDGED rights that ahmaud arbery had that he chose to ignore so he could justify chasing and shooting him... thats one of the biggest reasons he was convicted in the first place
"Mr. Arbery never threatened you?"
"No ma'am"
"Never brandished a weapon?"
"No ma'am"
"Why were you continuing to chase him?"
"We wanted to talk to him"
"You know people have a right to not talk to you if they dont want too, right?"
"Yes ma'am"
So dont go defending his rights when he himself admittedly doesnt give a shit about others rights.
And dont bitch and moan that people are uneducated when YOURE the one who clearly hasnt paid attention to the case and dont ACUSE people of not knowing anything in a way that ONLY shows your a racist who didnt follow a damn minute of this case and automatically sided with the 3 white men chasing an unarmed black man
@@starshowers2239 don’t try to be a defense lawyer in this case, just watch and learn
@@nathandixon2048 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾well said 👏🏾 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
The mere fact that they actually "thought that they were doing the right thing" is exactly why they all need a life sentence...
Exactly.
100% fact
Too bad we can't send the rest of the people that agreed with the killers. There be less racial tension and cops on the streets 😆
Not to mention they believed it so much they released the video that is the sole reason they got charged with crime in the first place should give the life in solidarity due to stupidity. 😂
FACT 💯
If he didn’t plan or intend to hurt anyone, why’d he grab his gun?
Exactly
Im sure his defense to that would be "I was simply pointing my loaded gun at him so we could all have a nice discussion without any lies and clear all this up. Pointing a loaded gun at someone isnt a crime"
you think everybody that picks up a gun has an intention to use it? You think people don't pick up guns just to prevent other people from getting away or attacking them, with no intension to use them unless provoked? Maybe you should think a little harder.
They was no reason to bring a gun if your intention is just
to ask him why he was running
Or what he was doing in the neighbourhood,,,
@@donnawall5543 Their intention was not to just ask them why he was running. Their intention could have been to keep him there until the police arrived.
The death penalty is the harshest possible sentence. They imposed it on Mr. Aubrey without the benefit of trial, and have proven themselves irredeemable.
The harshest sentence the State is asking for is life . Since the State didn't pursue the death penalty it isn't relevant.
@@jimsachtjen119 Maybe not to you, but for those of us who are thinking people, the relevance is obvious. And so's your bias.
@@jimsachtjen119 Life without parole for 25yrs is reasonable. I would love to see more but for Georgia it would be reasonable. Yal know Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana etc still in the 1930s
@@curtisbrown4449 In Georgia they won't be eligible for parole for 30 years. Then they face time on the lesser charges and whatever they get in Federal Court. None of them will ever get out.
@@aquariusrizing Not relevant to this sentencing period. It wasn't a death penalty case so it doesn't matter what you or I think. Make all the ignorant personal attacks you like it still doesn't change a thing. Only bias I have is having to listen to crap from people like you.
This judge is a fine specimen of a human being. God bless you sir.
A judge is never supposed to use emotion to determine the outcome of a case. A judge definitely not supposed to bring up a debunked narrative and use it as the reason why someone should go to jail for life. This judge is a disgrace. He sat there and lied and used it as an excuse. Smh
I totally agree with you the judge is a God-fearing man may he always be bless and his family for many years to come🙏🏾👍🏿
@@yjopharaoh2727 who doing the hating? Men trying to protect there neighborhood or all you people lying talking about a thief was jogging to try to get these people life? Smh
@@desomusicinc how did he use his emotions to determine the outcome?? Why should they get parole? They still didn’t think they did anything wrong and made no statement for us to even think they understood.
@@desomusicinc literally 0 evidence that he ever stole anything. Educate yourself.
Throw away the key. There’s people doing life without parole for far less malicious killings.
Also doing life for 3 strike laws
Throw away the key and dont feed them.
Not really, the only way you can believe they had intent to kill is if you're being deliberately disingenuous or you are dumb, in most states and without the circus they would of probably been sentenced to 10 to 15.
@@penskepc2374 Agree that intent to kill was never proven. And i serious doubt they did. Just about everyone on here thinks life in prison is appropriate. Real geniuses.
@@penskepc2374 The only way you can prove they didn't have the intent to kill would be if they were chasing him down the street with a bouquet of flowers... Firearms even including calibers as small as a 22's were created to kill, not to wound or to detain.
These "men" don't deserve a chance at redemption. Why didn't they try to help Ahmaud while he was lying there dying? Because their intent was for him to die right from the outset of their heinous crime!
Rose G Roddy will be eligible for parole after 30 years
@@sherryhannah9262 THE FATHER AND SON WILL ONLY BE ELIGIBLE!!! “AFTER THEY TAKE A DIRT NAP” AND MR BRYAN PROBABLY WON’T LIVE THAT LONG. FATHER SON=30 YEARS NO PAROLE WILLIAM BRYAN= ELIGIBLE AFTER 30 YEARS AND HE WAS 53 AT THE TIME
Travis's lawyer keeps saying who deserves life without parole. There are people serving life without parole for drug convictions. His client hunted someone down and murdered them. That's exactly the type of person that needs life without parole. His hatred got the best of him. He wanted to be the big man in the neighborhood, now he can be the big man in prison.
Al Capone, was the shyt in Chicago, but in prison he wasn't shyt! Travis, is going to be absolutely nothing in prison and trust me in prison he is going to mind his own business and his lover!
That’s incredibly frightening to hear. He said that Travis cooperated with police, “…because he and Greg McMichael thought they were doing the right thing”… like that’s the whole fucking point. They’re moral compasses are skewed so far that they believed their actions were justified. It’s incredibly disheartening.
travis should have thought about his toddler son, greg should have thought about his wife and daughter and roddie just sittin' up there lookin' like he regret not minding his own damn business....dude look like he's about to burst with regret!!!
Gimme a F B! What's incredibly frightening is going into hundreds of neighborhoods that have gone to hell bec of people of certain kind not giving a F. Now, that's incredibly disheartening.
Jacob watch your mouth dirty words are not allowed on RUclips
@@cynthiamyles6179 the brat will probably be racist when he gets older
@@sherryhannah9262 I understand that swear words carry a lot more weight. That's the precisely the reason I used it. It's crucial that we understand the greater problem(s) at hand, and the reason(s) they exist.
Everything he’s said is ridiculous. Who are these people?!?
I don’t understand how one can actually defend this shit but hey that’s the man’s job which says something about him.
My thoughts exactly
My thoughts
@@NationalEligraphic every person ive seen defending these monsters does it by straight up making shit up and/or simply ignoring every single one of the mcmichaels and bryans actions while nitpicking each and every thing ahmaud couldve/mightve done that wasnt anywhere near as bad nor deserving of being chased, threatened and killed... its truly pathetic and if they dont see that, i dont see how they can be helped
Running 🏃♂️ for your life is torture
And being shot a few times by a shotgun is too
The defense attorney just described his own client.
You don't grab a shotgun and go and try to question an unarmed man with a shotgun
Even now the defense attorneys won't admit that he killed a man and then continues to lie about what the video shows.....unbelievable they will lie to the end.
Its also pretty dumb to rush a guy who is holding a shotgun.
@@marcgrossman980 yes yes ,send flowers to this dead mans' family or three stooges. 🙃🥴🥳
@@marcgrossman980 you don't get to commit a felony and then shoot someone after they defend themselves from YOU. Smh
@@marcgrossman980 please don't call the young man dumb. Sounds like something you would have done sir
@@monamccann4161 i never called him dumb. I know nothing about his intelligence. For all I know, he might have been smarter than me.
Smh.. everything the attorney is asking the judge to consider the Mcmichaels never considered when going after Ahmaud. They should have a second chance at life? Why? They hunted this man and showed blatantant disregard for what they had done. It’s really nothing else to consider after watching that on video.
How would Travis McMichael feel if 2 black men chased down his son Everett for walking, jogging in their neighborhood. How would he feel if someone in Ahmauds family sought revenge and murdered his wife and kids while he’s in prison
That kind of talk about black folks is what got us Here where we are,, what make you Think BLACK folks will START revenge killing wife and kids we Don't Think like That, we Fo believe in the Laws no matter how unjust it has been for Black America
If he was such a good friend, why are his friends so scared to come & speak on his behalf?
Where was the compassion for Ahmaud Arbery???? What makes his life any lesser than Travis McMichael's???
When Travis woke up Sunday morning. One thing for sure, and two for certain. He knew Ahmuad never stole anything,12 days before he and his daddy murdered Ahmuad. The cop and the homeowner told them this the same night Travis fabricated and embellished his 911 call how Ahmuad saw him and ran into the construction site. It's on the police body cam. So he did have melious intent in his heart as chased and murdered this young man. Why chase him?
And I know the defense attorney is just doing his job, but these three men killed that guy, KILLED that guy, good people can make bad decisions, they are not mutual exclusive, but they deceived to go after and kill him, or “trap him like a rat”. These people need to rot in jail and think about what they did. This attorney should be ashamed.
Four minutes of misconduct shouldn't erase a life well lived.....wtf did he really just said that...... but what about armauds ..within those same four minutes they earse armauds live but wants theirs to be spared 🙄🙄 the irony!....I say all 3 shall only be released from prison to they Graves!
Especially when Armand is being maligned and insulted even after his death? Who knows what his life would have been if he also had lived
All three will get a mandatory life sentence. All three face anywhere from 20 to 40 years on the lesser charges and still face time in Federal court. Simply put even if any of them are given the possibility of parole none of them will ever go free.
@@marcgrossman980 Why?
@@zealanddublin9047 Because with murder there is a huge difference between, say someone planning to kill someone and then doing it, and what TM did. It was not demonstrated that TM had a plan to kill him, and I don't think he did. He killed him because he tried to take the gun. Do you agree these are vastly different?
I don't think TM would have killed him if AA had not tried to take the gun. But obviously we will never know.
@@marcgrossman980 so if a civilian saw you running through their neighborhood unarmed, grabbed a gun and shot you. You and your family would be ok with your killer going free?
@@sunshine3652 First of all i never said they should go free. And what was the reason this civilian who saw me running shot me? Did i rush up to the civilian and try to take his gun?
@@marcgrossman980 @Marc Grossman the gun didn't just go off he, had to pull the trigger so AA grabbing the gun isn't why he's dead!
Travis and Greg most likely spent MANY HOURS of their lives day dreaming about the opportunity to do exactly what they did.
and everyone in that neighborhood.
@@jonathanwaters2624 Why assume that? Out of everyone in the neighborhood only these 3 chased him down and shot him. The rest of the neighborhood found them guilty.
The neighbors were weirdos too. They probably won't be that way now, but it could have easily been one of their husband's in the court.
@@cg4224 Such an ignorant assumption to make.
@@MarmaladeSally a couple of them took the stand to try to get those guys off so...
"Worst of the Worst" : Is posting pics of your victim on Social Media and making 'humorous' comments about it.
Omg!!!
The nerve of that defense attorney Ahmaud mother don't get to see her son again ever & you wanna make it about Travis son GTFOH!! Life w/o parole
Hear, hear! #GTFOH Indeed! 👈🏾
If you had a son who commited murder you would of course have no problem if they are sentenced to life without parole right?
@@TruthSetsUfree100 no one told those racist cowards the "McMURDERERS" to hunt him down and trap him like a rat and murder him....I don't have one ounce of sympathy for any of those murderers!!!!!!!
It's his job why are people so ignorant they can't understand how law works.
Travis lawyer says, we still don't know why Ahmuad was in the construction site.🙄 The video shows him looking around for 5 mins or less each time, then leaving. Empty handed. Looking at the progress of the house being built. If your client wouldn't have murdered him, he could have told the world why.
I couldn't believe he was still saying that BS
This guy’s in the wrong profession, he should have been a comedian.
Bashing the Mom? Basing the victim? Who gives a F what he did in the past. It’s all about what he did that day.
They are asking for grace that the convicted didn't give Ahmaud.
Did this attorney just talk about discrimination to save Travis from life in prison? It sounds like Travis saying “I just wanted to talk to him” when he got out of the truck with a gun?
I know right! Unbelievable🤦♀️
@@sussieasempapa6787 Not unbelievable. Just cause a guy gets out of the truck with a gun does not mean he will use it. Fact is, AA rushing him made him use it. He may or may not have used it if AA didnt rush him. Nobody knows. I suppose you can read minds.
@@marcgrossman980 just see where logic like yours can land people. Life without the possibility of parole must feel good. 🤦♀️
@@marcgrossman980 the road to hell is paved with good intentions and twisted reasoning.
@@sussieasempapa6787 So you think it's a smart and normal reaction to run towards and fight a guy with a shotgun? Doesn't seem too smart or normal to me.
You hear that folks? He paid his taxes. I guess case closed.
NO PAROLE. This s**t has to stop! Give them 2 concerent life sentences with NO PAROLE.
It’s called consecutive not concurrent. Concurrent would mean they run together not one after another. Consecutive would make sure they stay in prison so if one life sentence is thrown out then they would still have to serve the other one. Also, they received one sentence of life without parole plus 20 years.
You have no idea how many bad acts they committed prior to slaughtering Ahmaud. Glad they got the max.
So the murderer had a family? Good, that means he's truly losing something important to him.
If you can tell me he was carrying stolen items and running it is still no grounds to use a shotgun and kill someone.
Did he say Ahmaud wasn't torchord he was, did he not see Ahmaud running for his life.
Yeah, The Michaels lawyers are unreal! The shit they say!!! 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
The Lawyer himself is Racists .and has nothing good to say about his Clients as they are guilty as charged and they don’t belong on the streets anywhere in the world they belong to be in the bloody jail.. they are dangerous and are not fit for purpose in society..but Jail
I’ve never seen a lawyer make a fool so much of himself
Rest in Power Ahmaud Arbery!!!!
They killed a human being without any remorse,! They acted knowingly that the pray was the poor man. They deserve the same! No defense was given to the deceased therefore they deserve the same. Anything else is crap!
When a lawyer is telling a judge how to sentence a murderer, he is walking a very fine line.....
This judge listened to this liar in a suit and did the right thing.....Life without parole
No redemption....no...
A lifeguard who chose to kill another human being deserves to rot in jail....
We charge teenagers as Adults and throw away the keys, and sentence them to life in person and turn our backs on them and don't even say that there can be rehabilitation for them,they said that If they do the crime that they should do it time. So why do these very grown men deserve anything less than life without parole.
Justice served, thank you! ✊
But, McMichael isn't on trial for 99 good acts but one BAD act, the indiscretion that needlessly and callously resulted in death. Someone must be held to account for the funeral and this is the end result, accountability for that funeral. It effectively sends a message that vigilantism will be answered with severe consequences and repercussions as well it should. This is a classic case of the seriousness of risks involved with 'taking the law nto your own hands'. It's bad juju, a bad idea. DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!
The guy is more dangerous as he truly felt what he was doing is justified.
Justified racism? Hmm.
Good to know that the judge let this guy do all that talking while knowing that he was going to hand down a life sentence either way 🤣
Lol 😂 exactly
How dare this disgusting defence attorney claim "this was not a case involving torture" - of course it was. Mr Arbery was tortured by these 3 men when they chased him with their pick-up trucks until he could run no more. Robbie Bryan confirm that the murdered man was exhausted and could run no more.
Imagine what it must have been like for him being chased by armed men in pick-up trucks, one with a confederate flag on the number plate, running him off the road and continually blocking his means of escape; if that wasn't torture, I don't know what is.
AMEN!!!!👏👏👏
The Judge is laughing. He knew from the first day this racist murderer was going to be in prison FOREVER! They say Travis wears a dress in prison and is passed around. That's his redemption!
He should be given the max for his comments after the shooting and especially his sister sharing the Pic of his body after. They felt justified and thought they did nothing wrong at all were proud of themselves her sharing thar pic tells that
Amaud's family should go after her for putting that on the internet
@@estherfarris3802 wow! Did she really?? Disgusting family!
He and his father do have black souls. Neither are they susceptible to successful rehabilitation. Life without parole and served in General Population. Travis can make a lot of contributions in prison, including his flabby butt. Travis has a dark malignant heart, and described only how He felt after the shooting: the most traumatic day of MY life.
This lawyer is wrong: The sentencing is Just. Roddy Bryan may have not brought with him a gun but he sure used his vehicle to block and steer Ahmad Arbrey to the 2 killers who were waiting for him ahead. No mercy!
4 minutes of conduct did erase a life well lived
He doesn't think this was among harshest crimes. White privilege! No , he's right, Travis doesn't deserve to spend life in prison! He really deserve the same chance he gave this minding his own business 25 y/o young black man's sentence. He is complaining about a life sentence when he gave Ahmaud a death sentence, and he was innocent. Really playing the WP card again. Well here's your ace ♠️ Travis.
Life without parole sounds good to me ..🤷🏾
To reduce the death of Ahmaud to a fight over a gun is NERVE. Travis deserved and received life without parole plus 20. Should have thought of his son before he blindly followed his dad.
I’ve had a haunting feeling since this happened. That…what if Ahmaud was simply more and more interested in the building process? What if he had become a builder? No one will ever know.
And I guess when he stole the TV and got arrested, I'm sure it was all misunderstanding as the young lad was just trying to understand electrical components!
@@lifeofpetrovich Ironically enough he wanted to go to school for electrical engineering…
U sound stupid. They didnt know his story or his past. This women speaking truth and u come in showing your bigotry. THE "JURY" CONVICTED THEM on the facts. They deserved the death penalty Emmitt till killers still lived good lives. There are still Good ol boys that attended picnics where black people where hung. U just witnessed the age of social media version.
@@lifeofpetrovich I stole a Tootsie Roll once. Then I ended up as a registered nurse and eventually the Director of Operations for an in home care company in Ga. 🙂
@@lifeofpetrovich what made you like young boys
At the end of the day he made a decision and he murdered a man based on "something he thought happened."
He is a murderer. He made the wrong decision and now he has to pay the price for the decision he made.
Their thoughts cost them their freedom. Life is about choices and consequences. He made a choice.
Now "they" have to pay the consequences for the choices he made.
He and his father have the rest of their lives, to think about how they played judge and jury and executed a "African American man jogging in "their" neighborhood."
Your mouth is outta pocket!!...trying to get a lighter sentence..... what consideration does he give Ahmaud.... Ahmaud is dead.... all the perpetrators need to recognize is they need to pay recompense with thier lives.... Ahmaud's mother will live without ever seeing her son again!!
Imagine being the “friend” that was asked to come speak on his behalf as a character witness….
“Yeah, no, Travis who?”
And the McMichael wife/ mother didn't show up either
I think they said her excuse was that she "couldn't handle it"..
@@fromwhereeyesit7513 I think they’re gonna have to move out of that neighborhood, but that’s just my humble opinion 🤷🏽♂️ lol
@@Yo_Chino I believe the wife, daughter and grandson have moved. The man in front of whose house they KILLED a man moved his family out if that neighborhood and Larry English doesn’t plan to live their anymore. All this for what … a neighborhood watch with guns for a home they only rented and another property they didn’t own.
@@fromwhereeyesit7513 She was there every day of the trial sitting in front of Wanda Jones.
@@fromwhereeyesit7513 Greg'wife was there, but Travis' wife and son were not.
2:48 If Travis McMichael had got on with achieving his "goals" for that day, Ahmaud would still be ALIVE, and he'd still be ABLE to play with his son!!!
And yes... I know the lawyer is just doing his job, and everyone is entitled to a defence, but if you're going to put up an argument for a more lenient sentence, at least try and make it credible!!!
That attorney is really not in touch with reality.
The best judge I've ever seen. Thank you sir for being a very fare person you can tell that you a man of God
3:51... He says that Travis was covered in Aumauds blood. He never should have touched him.
He did a fine job as a defense attorney, but nah man, Travis did in fact had an abandoned and malignant heart
He (defense lawyer) said that the heinous crime that Travis McMichael committed is not as bad as other crimes
Judge to Defense Lawyers: oh I'll send a message buddy, I'll definitely send a message: Life + 20 without Parole! Next!!!
People who don't wish to commit crimes don't grab the shotgun on their way out of the house.
We'll see how blackened his heart is in the federal trial.
yep!
"Wouldn't it be healing for someone like Travis McMichael to be free and help heal the wounds of decades and decades of discrimination."
My God, the gall of this man!
The defence attorney trying to make Ahmad Aubry out that Ahmad was terrorising the neighbourhood was absolutely pathetic and should be reprimanded for his words trying to say because he'd helped save some people from bad deadly situations well sorry they don't count when you go out and Chase a person around and around the block with shotgun and 357 magnum and telling Ahmad if he didn't stop he'd blow his head off that to me is premeditated murder as he's saying if you don't do a certain thing he's going to kill him so he's made his mind up if he doesn't stop he's dead if this was three black men doing this to a white person running through the neighbourhood they'd get the death sentence simple as anything but these three get life without and with the possibility of parole and this defence attorney is a disgusting human being to try an insinuate that Ahmad was committing a crime by saying we still don't know what Ahmad was doing in the unbuilt house and saying how much it costs to house mcmicheals in jail what a pathetic bunch of humans that represented these defendants they've said some of the most racist this g's I've ever heard said in a court room to go on about saving money for the govt by not keeping them in jail for forever these defence lawyers only when it comes to jailing white folks they look at how much it cost they don't care when they put black man away for twenty years for possession of drugs or stealing food these defence lawyers aren't even trying to hide that their racist are they
All I hear its : "Blah blah blah blah".
Your client's actively sought out, confronted someone minding their own business doing there own thing, and shot him to death.
They murdered him! For going for a jog!
- From Canada
No, you two can rot in prison.
You got in a nutshell, to many long winded replies on this site.
If it takes taxpayers 50k to house these monsters, then I will smile the next time I see taxes taken out my check
But.. they insinuated Ahmuad could not change his life, because he had two fractions on his record years ago.
These 5 defence attorneys are the most clueless and inept I've ever seen in action. They made no attempt to elicit any kind of sympathy for their clients because they focused on trying to blame and disparage the murdered man.
A far cleverer tactic might have been to show some kind of contrition, at least that might have garnered some sympathy for them with the jury and the Judge.
@Rosie, I agree with you. I think showing contrition would've been a much better tactic. However, to show contrition would require them to be humble. The defendants and the lawyers are too arrogant for that, especially the McMichaels. I think another reason the lawyers didn't show contrition was because to show contrition would make it appear that they did something wrong to be contrite about. They didn't want to admit they were wrong. For them, it was about assigning blame and making Ahmaud out to be the guilty party.
Because they don't have a clue. They are dumb too.
AHMAUD WAS SHOT AS SOON AS HE MADE THAT LEFT, BY THE TIME HE STARTED HITTING TRAVIS HE HAD ALREADY BEEN SHOT THE FIRST TIME. THERE WAS NO TIME FOR A SUPPOSED FIGHT BEFORE YOU HEARD THE GUNSHOT,
You Are Exactly Right!!
I love how in the first 3 minutes of his speech, he explains why they deserve exactly life without parole.
They all had the worst lawyers possible.
Im glad they did.
“We are asking the court to reserve the harshest penalty for those who deserve it the worst of the worst”
@Do no harm There is no evidence that he would have killed him without him rushing at Travis.
@@marcgrossman980 The statement makes no sense. The man was minding his business and they hunted him and killed him.
@@laniluv12 So, they would have killed him if he hadn't rushed TM to get the gun?
@@marcgrossman980 They should of mind their own business instead of killing a man if they had thought he was a thief all they had to do was call the cops but it’s a family full of retards
@@laniluv12 they shot and killed him during a struggle for the gun. There is no evidence they would have shot him if Arbrey didn't grab for the gun.
He’s throwing nothing but nonsense lol 😂 😂😂😂they tried so hard with bunch of BS!! Well out come was amazing!! Life without parole!! Justice has been really seriously served!!
I listened to this man in disbelief. He didn’t know he will commit a crime but committed a crime and murdered an innocent soul
Travis's lawyer must gets paid by each word.
It’s all fine saying things in court. One guy lost his life for no reason whatsoever . That’s a fact. What would have Mr travis or this defense attorney wanted if it was their son or their own life that was taken away in this manner ?
They're both guilty as hell and so was OJ
👍👍never liked OJ's ass
They deserve what they received and the judge has done a good job. His legal and moral judgement he finalized with the minute of silence. That was powerful and symbolic, in my opinion, for the whole murder scenario, with all its trimmings of heinous intent and utter insult to humanity, and he made it clear that the filthy karma those people threw into this community with their crime, is going to be hard to fight with those rediculous appeals. Next month they will face more charges!!!
This guy should've stayed home with his child an not ended up in jail for murder. Think about it? Home with my family or prison he chooses prison. He's like all others who commit murder let's us not try to separate the two.
AND MINDED HIS BUISSNESS
I don't care about McMichael past because his victim will have no future his past stopped the day he and his father took the law into there hand enjoy the rest of your life
I think a lot of people commenting would be much happier in North Korea by suggesting a defendant shouldn't have an attorney who vigorously defends their client.
I’m not sure how they assumed they would kill him and we look the other way.. the audacity is what tips this over
I mean if it wasn't for the internet push back, they would have absolutely got away with it.
the d.a. and cops in their town did look the other way.
@@randlestevenson exactly.
@@randlestevenson that’s so true I hope they get the other lady who tried to cover this up
The very definition of a serial killer. But he only killed one.
I hope they will rot in prison and they will realise they never get away from murder of black man who is innocent 😡
Can somebody now ask Travis why did he get out of his truck if he was afraid of Ahmaud.? His Lawyer said one day he can explain why he chose to do what he did on that day.
We need more judge's like this one!
Defense lawyer is talking nonsense
Disgusting. "Doing the right thing ". A man was just running. Never posed a threat. This POS just wanted to kill someone. He provoked it. Then when Ahmaud fought back, this scumbag is going to claim "self defense ". My heart goes out to Ahmauds family.
He thought he was doing the right thing for the community by killing a black man. Smdh
He saved lives....really? What happened to giving or getting medical treatment for Ahmaud!
This was a hate crime, plain and simple!!!!!!! These monsters deserve the maximum!!!!!
He shot him three times with a pump shotgun he had to pump it twice to get another shell in the chamber these lawyers talk is BS
Just shows you how much respect they have for the law neither of the McMichael s stood for their sentence .
Never change America - I see people moan about the American judicial system but believe me you wouldn't want to live under the judicial system we have here in England.
OK your court system may be deemed too harsh on people when they are convicted of lesser crimes, ive seen people sentenced to astounding amounts of time for cannabis in the past etc but for taking someone's life away your system is spot on.
When I was growing up (1992) my mums best friend was kidnapped by a group of people we knew and had even been on holiday with, they tortured her for a week, shaved her head, raped her, beat her, put her in a bath of bleach, stubbed cigarettes out on her body and then finally they took her to a secluded spot, doused her in petrol and set her on fire, she lived long enough to tell the police who done it to her and then she died from 90% burns and multi organ failure.
All of her killers are walking free today and it turns my stomach, they should have all spent the rest of their lives behind bars but our system is way too soft.
Life without parole or a whole life order as its known here is very rarely handed out, we have cold blooded murderers walking our streets and that's just not right.
These guys chased down and murdered Ahmaud Arbery when they didn't need to, Mr Arbery didnt threaten the life of anyone, didn't threaten to hurt anyone and in fact the only testimony is that they thought he was trying to steal ... that doesn't warrant being chased and blasted to death, I'm glad they got the maximum without parole, they ought to be thankful they still get to breathe and see their families because its much more than they afforded Mr Arbery.
If anyone is interested the case I'm talking about is Suzanne Capper, search "murder of Suzanne Capper" and you'll see just how disgusting it was.
Wait on the civil trial. The true "good men with good souls will come forth.
They don't want that trial to happen. Put the tag back on the truck that Ahmaud saw while being chased. Why worry? People offered to put up their homes, give thousands of dollars for the clowns. They surely will take care of his household.