.thereidout Blog: Opening arguments in the trial of three white men charged with murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, began Friday — with a nearly all-white jury.
, lead prosecutor Linda Dunikoski played the now-viral video of the defendants pursuing and killing Arbery.
Despite video showing the three men pursuing Arbery, defense attorneys for the McMichaels claim they followed and killed Arbery in self-defense. Their argument rests heavily onthat essentially gave private citizens the right to arrest people they believe committed a crime. The men claim to have suspected Arbery of committing burglary, but there’s been no evidence provided to support their claims.
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