The Prosecuting Attorney put on a clinic in this trial.

She was focused, disciplined, and presented the facts in such a way as to give the Defense Attorneys virtually no wiggle room for their clients. She never allowed the 'racial optics' of the jury makeup to alter her approach, and she ran this case by the numbers. As Joe Friday would have said: "Just the facts, Ma'am."

In her closing arguments, she went to lengths to point out that Mr. Arbery was chased for 5 minutes before he was cornered and executed, thereby negating any legitimate claim of self defense by counsel for the accused. She went to lengths to explain that the accused had no evidence that the deceased had committed any observable crime, thereby negating the legitimacy of a so-called citizen's arrest. She was even able to compel the defense's sole client who took the stand in his own defense to admit-under oath-that the deceased made no move or gesture that could have been interpreted as hostile or threatening. She never allowed the trial to become a race-based media circus, and she won by overwhelming her opponents with competence, facts, an impeccably designed and executed case, and unimpeachable professionalism. It was truly impressive to see.

Like I said- a clinic.

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These 3 men targeted, hunted, and lynched a Human Being. They got caught, and will now pay the price.
This scenario should be The Rule, not the exception.

And that is why America's entire History should be taught in Jr. Hi and HS. All up in the heart of Civics classes. Because too many murders like this have gone absolutely unpunished over the centuries that we've been here. It is not to shame; it is to inform. So that we can be better, and take another step toward a More Perfect Union.


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