AHMAUD ARBERY- Remember his name
Background
Ahmaud Arbery was going for a jog, like he tended to do normally. He thought it would be a regular day like always, but this jog turned out to be his last.
On February 23, 2020, Arbery was chased down and shot by two white men, one of whom was a retired police officer and DA investigator. Gregory and Travis McMichael, father and son killed this innocent jogger because of his skin color. These men have been known to be racist but yet when the investigation was made, they weren't arrested or charged for the killing of Arbery. Instead they walked free for two months, after leaving an innocent man on the street, dead.
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vElX_sLt2NM (Warning graphic)
In a video that was leaked, it shows Arbery jogging and trying to get away from a truck, that had the McMichael's inside. The truck continued to follow the jogger and cornered him and when the jogger tried to run the other way he was shot. Still trying to fight for his life, he tried taking the gun away from one of the men and was shoot twice again. He was left bleeding on the street until police were called by neighbors.
This video has been around all over social media and has sparked major controversy between the black community and ignorant privileged people. You can clearly see who was at fault here but some people had comments like "why didn't he just talk to them", "why was he running" "they were just trying to see what was going" The community has not let these comments go without someone defending Arbery and the rights that he had and the rights that were taken just because of his skin color.
The Killers
Both men claim that there had been many break-ins around the neighborhood and the Arbery "fit the description" so they went after him convinced he was the suspect on the loose. There was a third man involved who was thought to have been driving the truck. All three of these men were finally arrested on May 7, 2020.
Activists/Social Media
From the moment the video was brought to the attention of Shaun King, an activist on social media, it was posted on all his platforms and began to receive thousands of comments and reposts, tweets, shares, etc. The black community was livid and with good reason, but they weren't so much surprised of what the outcome had been for two months. This isn't the first time someone dies because of prejudice and discrimination. There is a moment "Black Lives Matter" which revolves around African-American people being assaulted, beaten, and killed by police officers. So seeing that these two men which had backgrounds in the force were free was no shock. Although many become victims and nothing can be done for them, Arbery's family had had a different outcome.
The video has been seen by millions on people, and these people did not just sit there quiet, instead they started making phone calls to the local and federal figures involved in this case. One of these, is the D.A in charge of this case. People also started signing petitions and sharing Arbery story on all their platforms, because of this the three men were finally arrested and charged with murder.
Many athletes and celebrities also posted on how unfair the system was being with the murder of Aubrey. On May 8th there will be a national run of 2.23 miles to commemorate Aubrey and his mom, because he was born on May 8th in 1996 which was also Mother's Day.
The Outcome
There are many things that will result from this. One, people will be able to advocate more because they have been a witness of what advocating can do and how it can work. Privileged people will become more educated on these type of issues and learn how to help. The black community will have a voice, more now than ever. There will be justice for Arbery.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/07/us/ahmaud-arbery-arrests-mcmichaels/index.html
https://www.runwithmaud.com
Background
Ahmaud Arbery was going for a jog, like he tended to do normally. He thought it would be a regular day like always, but this jog turned out to be his last.
On February 23, 2020, Arbery was chased down and shot by two white men, one of whom was a retired police officer and DA investigator. Gregory and Travis McMichael, father and son killed this innocent jogger because of his skin color. These men have been known to be racist but yet when the investigation was made, they weren't arrested or charged for the killing of Arbery. Instead they walked free for two months, after leaving an innocent man on the street, dead.
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vElX_sLt2NM (Warning graphic)
In a video that was leaked, it shows Arbery jogging and trying to get away from a truck, that had the McMichael's inside. The truck continued to follow the jogger and cornered him and when the jogger tried to run the other way he was shot. Still trying to fight for his life, he tried taking the gun away from one of the men and was shoot twice again. He was left bleeding on the street until police were called by neighbors.
This video has been around all over social media and has sparked major controversy between the black community and ignorant privileged people. You can clearly see who was at fault here but some people had comments like "why didn't he just talk to them", "why was he running" "they were just trying to see what was going" The community has not let these comments go without someone defending Arbery and the rights that he had and the rights that were taken just because of his skin color.
The Killers
Both men claim that there had been many break-ins around the neighborhood and the Arbery "fit the description" so they went after him convinced he was the suspect on the loose. There was a third man involved who was thought to have been driving the truck. All three of these men were finally arrested on May 7, 2020.
Activists/Social Media
From the moment the video was brought to the attention of Shaun King, an activist on social media, it was posted on all his platforms and began to receive thousands of comments and reposts, tweets, shares, etc. The black community was livid and with good reason, but they weren't so much surprised of what the outcome had been for two months. This isn't the first time someone dies because of prejudice and discrimination. There is a moment "Black Lives Matter" which revolves around African-American people being assaulted, beaten, and killed by police officers. So seeing that these two men which had backgrounds in the force were free was no shock. Although many become victims and nothing can be done for them, Arbery's family had had a different outcome.
Many athletes and celebrities also posted on how unfair the system was being with the murder of Aubrey. On May 8th there will be a national run of 2.23 miles to commemorate Aubrey and his mom, because he was born on May 8th in 1996 which was also Mother's Day.
The Outcome
There are many things that will result from this. One, people will be able to advocate more because they have been a witness of what advocating can do and how it can work. Privileged people will become more educated on these type of issues and learn how to help. The black community will have a voice, more now than ever. There will be justice for Arbery.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/07/us/ahmaud-arbery-arrests-mcmichaels/index.html
https://www.runwithmaud.com
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