(1/8) Emmett Till, Trayvon Marton, and now #AhmaudArbery. 3 young black men killed by civilians passing judgment and taking the law into their own hands. The first case - a product of outright racism, the latter 2 cases - the result of laws that invite racial bias.
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#TrayvonMartin was killed because George Zimmerman thought a black boy in a hoodie walking a neighborhood at night was a threat and had no duty to retreat under Florida law before he pulled a trigger.#SayHisName1 reply 0 retweets 2 likesShow this thread -
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#AhmaudArbery was killed in broad daylight while taking his daily jog through a suburban neighborhood by two white men who thought they had sufficient legal cause to arrest Ahmaud at gunpoint under Georgia’s “citizen’s arrest” statute.#SayHisName1 reply 0 retweets 2 likesShow this thread -
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#AhmaudArbery's killing highlights the need for a justice system that does not just serve predominantly white or connected people, but everyone. We must address the structural biases in our system, and the inherent biases of its actors, to see fair justice for everyone.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likesShow this thread -
(5/8) The Georgian District Attorney on
#AhmaudArbery's case is part and parcel of why the system does not work. Instead of acknowledging the bias his office would have in prosecuting the men, he defended the men’s actions to the press.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likesShow this thread -
(6/8) The Georgian DA’s prejudgment of
#AhmaudArbery is a reflection of the failed traditional ways prosecutors view their jobs: to convict people brought before them. The role of a prosecutor, however, is to seek the truth.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likesShow this thread -
(7/8) The DA’s only statement here should have been to request a special prosecutor. Acknowledging bias, seeking truth and not just convictions, and being transparent all lead to the community’s trust – without which a DA is unaccountable and unfit for office.
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(8/8) For the community, and #AhmaudArbery's sake, I hope that a special prosecutor seeks the truth. #IRunWithMaud #IRunWithAhmaud #SayHisName #BlackLivesMatters
I will join other reformers in efforts to demand justice.
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