The burden of proof on anyone pushing the racism narrative. I have proven quite soundly that race has nothing to do with this.What we do have is a series of break ins and video proof that this is clearly not racially motivated and, instead, a reaction to a series of burglaries.
At no point has any evidence come forward with the McMichael's stating anything racist when they decided to pursue the burglar.
1. At first, it was just a jogger with an unprovoked and "racist" attack by white dues sitting around with guns.
2. Then it became vigilantes out patrolling their neighborhood and these racist white guys stopped a poor young teenager out for a jog.
3. Then it became a 25 year old with an arrest record and felony to his name including bringing a gun to a high school basketball game.
...These goalposts are getting really heavy at this, right?
4. Then it becomes a situation where the prosecutor is racist because he didn't pursue the case. Clearly, a racist prosecutor, right? Nope. The prosecutor knew the McMichael's and had worked with the father in the past. This recusal happened before this case became national news. Ethics were properly used before the microscopes were turned to this case.
5. Then it became a case where the replacement prosecutor's were racist, too. Nope, wrong again. Another work association ethics recusal.
...Now these goalposts are getting super heavy, right? Don't know if they can move any more than this...
6. Then we find out there were multiple 911 calls about Arbery breaking into a home. But there is no evidence backing it up, that we knew of. Now people are starting to question the case.
7. Then we find out there is a video of Arbery entering the home, clearly not out on a jog. Then we find out the media is not posting the video. I found it just researching this case.
8. Then we find out that there was video evidence from inside the home that Arbery decided to case. And he's not wearing the shoes he wore when shot less than an hour later. (since then, this talking point was proven wrong and I highlighted it)
9. This video of him inside the house under construction lasts for 3 minutes. Odd for a jog, right?
It doesn't stop there, though. Point 10 is where it should end:
10. The McMichaels got involved only after a commotion was raised in the neighborhood (by Larry English)(This talking point is also wrong - details are fuzzy on how the McMichael's found out about Arbery running from the scene) about the burglar so they drove to find the suspect. Arbery is seen running up on the vehicle. Out for a jog in baggy cargo shorts? Odd attire for a jog.
And now to breakdown the narrative we were fed:
Arbery's family held the narrative that Abery was "just out for a Sunday jog" when he clearly wasn't. new video evidence proves that. When his parents were confronted with the new evidence that their son clearly trespassed and was casing the home under construction, they amended their story about Arbery being out for a jog. They then said that Arbery was inquisitive and just wanted to see the "bones of a home." Arbery's parents are also clearly getting some exercise because they are definitely backpedaling.
And, in fact, we know exactly what the McMichael's think. They tacitly denied that race had anything to do with the pursuit. It turns out there was a handgun stolen from a car outside their home in January. They assumed that this was the same person caught red-handed, burglarizing the neighborhood again. And he likely has the handgun that was stolen based on how he had his hands in his shorts (lol, don't know what this means but I guess some people conceal a gun not-so-subtly). Part of why they did not pursue until they had guns with them.
Still looking for the racism from the McMichael's. It's nowhere in the corrected narrative. Also, good on the news outlets who are correcting their stories. I saw several make corrections as new evidence came forward. We are still missing the 3 minutes of video of Arbery casing the house: we only got a 3 second loop from the local news station. A video that the local news had in their possession days after the shooting - they got it from the home owners. A video that the local news station kept under wraps until very recently. No doubt, they have a very smart producer at that news station.
However, it's odd and embarrassing for all the people who went jogging for Arbery. Lots of people uploaded videos of themselves to social media to express solidarity to Arbery for just wanting to go out for a jog.