We've got the mayor of Atlanta weighing in on just how racist Georgia is. So racist in fact that a black woman got elected as mayor of Atlanta.

I don't necessarily think they're guilty of anything either, except poor judgement. Even if innocent in a court of law, they've already been judged guilty in a court of public opinion, and that judgement will probably make their life miserable.

The law in Georgia states that to make a citizens arrest you have to see the person commit the crime. Not assume they did.

So would watching multiple videos of the jogger comiting crimes count?

Keith

The police don't mention multiple videos of him comiting crimes. Not saying he didn't but they didn't see him and weren't there when he did. Also who was the guy in the second video watching him go into what looked like the garage and was hiding behind the tree?

I said earlier I was holding judgement. A lot of info has come out. 2 families lives have changed for ever. Jogger was no jogger. Another thug that got caught. Father and son took the law into there own hands. Now they will have to deal with consequences The media is going to portray this as a hate crime for sure. Sad situation for sure. They are already blaming Trump. OMG

'magine that!
Orange man bad.

Yep the guy that attacked the one holding the shotgun got shot.

I did not see him taking anything in the video looks suspicious but guilty of trespassing for sure. Not sure what Georgia laws are for citizens arrest but If I had a gun pulled on me I would fight back. Its going to be an interesting case and a lot of politics for sure.

Rex123- That is a camera set up for home security. That isn't a guy hiding behind a tree. The map suggests that camera is likely on the house of the defendants.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ng-construction-site-leaving-handed.html

You think he was jogging because you were told he was a innocent jogger and believed it or wanted to believe it.

Alarm went off and he fled.

There is a man at the top of the screen . When the black guy leaves the house and goes into the garage at 2:13 on the film look at the very top of the film and you will see him walk down that street and watch the guy in the garage and looks like he steps behind the large tree then after the black guy leaves the garage and goes down the street you see him walking in the same direction then turn around and go back the way he came. If you can't see him put it on full screen. On my device he is where the seconds are counting down or try full screen. My point is why didn't he do something if the guy was breaking the law? And no I'm not saying he was innocent as it appears he had no point in being there but to kill someone for trespass is a little rough.

Was he shot for trespass or fighting over the gun maybe?

This guy should have never been shot, from the info so far.

The point is those 2 had not seen him do anything and under Georgia law they were wrong to confront him with guns as by doing that they were breaking the law. Not saying he wasn't a crook but they should have called police and followed him until they got there.

Citizen's Arrests

As a private citizen, you have no authority to arrest anyone with a warrant. Without a warrant, you may arrest anyone who commits a mis-demeanor or a felony in your presence or with your immediate knowledge. A citizen's arrest occurs when a citizen prevents a suspect from leaving a scene. Citizen's arrest most often happens in cases like shoplifting, when the store's manager detains the suspected offender. However, as the following example shows, the manager or employee cannot make such an arrest in every case.

In Winn Dixie Stores Inc. v. Nichols, 205 Ga. App. 308, 422 S.E. 2d 209 (1992), a Winn Dixie customer complained to management that another customer stole her wallet. The court held that the limited rights of merchants to detain or arrest a person reasonably believed to have committed a shoplifting offense do not authorize a merchant to detain or arrest individuals accused by store patrons of committing crimes against other patrons. To make the arrest, an employee would have had to actually see the criminal act committed. Therefore, it was ruled that management had no authority to arrest the alleged criminal.The court suggested that the only person who could have made the citizen's arrest was the robbed customer herself.

When making a citizen's arrest, a person may not use more force than is reasonable to make the arrest. Deadly force is limited to self-defense or to instances in which such force is necessary to prevent certain felonies.

It must be stressed that the right of private citizens to make a citizen's arrest is limited. They cannot arrest people for violating local ordinances or regulations because these violations are not technically crimes as defined by state law.Therefore, as a private citizen, you would not have the authority to arrest a person who is creating a disturbance by making too much noise. In addition, a private person can only make a citizen's arrest for the purpose of bringing the suspect before a judicial officer.


The force used to make the “arrest” turned deadly when the “jogger” went after the guy with the gun. Odds are 12 people won’t read it the same as it is written.

They guys with the shotguns saw multiple videos of the man, they caught fleeing the scene, breaking the law, dating back to October of 2019. I would guess that would qualify as "immediate knowledge".

Keith

The guy didn't get shot for trespassing, he got shot for attacking the guy holding a gun

Bingo!