A Sad Case in South Georgia
I have been reading about this tragedy in Brunswick. Questions:
1. Why in the H did it take two months for any news of this to come out?
2. Why did those two men think it was a good idea to carry guns with them? (this is ironic, of course; the point was not that it was a good idea, but their God-given right to carry a gun. Granted they may have thought Mr. Arbery was armed; still .....)
3. Why did they think it was a good idea to follow the young man in their truck? (if Mr. Arbery were armed, what good would come of it?)
4. Why do so many white people jump to the conclusion of "black jogger" equals thief? Or black shopper means shoplifter? I have lived through this when I was younger and thought it was better now. It's despicable.
5. Why did Mr. Arbery lunge at the man with the gun? This is not an accusation, only a reflection on why he would put himself in danger like that, no matter the situation. Lunging at guns is not a good idea. He perhaps thought this was his method of self-defense, surely better than stopping with hands up. That would be capitulation, and admitting to a crime, and still dangerous. That is one line of thought. Perhaps he quickly gauged the options and thought attack would have a better outcome. It couldn't have, but in the moment it seemed better than to stop and be openly vulnerable.
6. Even if Mr. Arbery were looking into houses he didn't own in order, (of which there is no proof--the house was vacant) lots of people do that. I sure have. But I'm an old white lady walking with a pit bull. I might be called out, to get off property, but I won't be shot. And the shooters could have called the police. (Although there is no assurance that would have ended well, either.)
7. Come to find out one of the shooters is an ex-cop. That's even worse.
8. And the last question: Could it happen here?
I am even more disturbed by the anonymous comments on message boards--which I should know never to read. Blaming the victim is easy and evil.
1. Why in the H did it take two months for any news of this to come out?
2. Why did those two men think it was a good idea to carry guns with them? (this is ironic, of course; the point was not that it was a good idea, but their God-given right to carry a gun. Granted they may have thought Mr. Arbery was armed; still .....)
3. Why did they think it was a good idea to follow the young man in their truck? (if Mr. Arbery were armed, what good would come of it?)
4. Why do so many white people jump to the conclusion of "black jogger" equals thief? Or black shopper means shoplifter? I have lived through this when I was younger and thought it was better now. It's despicable.
5. Why did Mr. Arbery lunge at the man with the gun? This is not an accusation, only a reflection on why he would put himself in danger like that, no matter the situation. Lunging at guns is not a good idea. He perhaps thought this was his method of self-defense, surely better than stopping with hands up. That would be capitulation, and admitting to a crime, and still dangerous. That is one line of thought. Perhaps he quickly gauged the options and thought attack would have a better outcome. It couldn't have, but in the moment it seemed better than to stop and be openly vulnerable.
6. Even if Mr. Arbery were looking into houses he didn't own in order, (of which there is no proof--the house was vacant) lots of people do that. I sure have. But I'm an old white lady walking with a pit bull. I might be called out, to get off property, but I won't be shot. And the shooters could have called the police. (Although there is no assurance that would have ended well, either.)
7. Come to find out one of the shooters is an ex-cop. That's even worse.
8. And the last question: Could it happen here?
I am even more disturbed by the anonymous comments on message boards--which I should know never to read. Blaming the victim is easy and evil.
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