Tuesday, 11 May 2021

Georgia Gov. Kemp Signs Repeal of 1863 Citizen's Arrest Law: Ahmaud Arbery's Mother 'Very Thankful'

In February of 2020, 25-year old Ahmaud Arbery was jogging through a neighborhood in Brunswick, Georgia. He was pursued by three white men in a pickup truck who thought the young black man had stolen something from a construction site. In a fight to free himself, Arbery was shot and killed. Prosecutors say he had not stolen anything. Now in a move to protect other "Arberys," the state of Georgia has repealed a law passed during the Civil War that allowed citizens to pursue and stop someone suspected of committing a crime. 

from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3eEOl7a

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