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All three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery are sentenced to life in prison.
The three men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced earlier today.
Travis McMichael, who shot and killed Ahmaud then openly called him a ni*ger, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
Greg McMichael, who was very much the mastermind of the chase, and then worked with the local DA to cover it up, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
And William Roddie Bryan, who chased Ahmaud with his truck, cornering and hitting him with it, before he was killed, and filmed it all, was sentenced to life, but with the possibility of parole.
This is another step closer to holding these three white supremacists accountable. Next month Travis & Greg McMichael, along William Roddie Bryan, will again be in court, appearing in a new, federal trial to face charges for their hate crimes.
It will be one of the most revealing trials of American racism in our nation’s history.
Unfortunately, it will also shine an even brighter spotlight on Ahmaud and his family. And, while some of that attention will be supportive, compassionate, and kind, some will be vile, hateful, and racist. All three of these men were open white supremacists, as are their thousands of fans.
During today's sentencing hearing, "In an extraordinary moment in court, the judge interrupted his remarks to sit silently for one full minute — representing a fraction of the time, he said, that Arbery spent running for his life as the other men chased him for roughly five minutes. In considering the case, Walmsley said, he kept returning to "the terror" that must have been in Arbery's mind."
An issue also addressed by prosecutors at today's hearing, "After the sentence was announced, the prosecution asked the court to impose a condition on the guilty parties, to bar them from using their experience to make money. The judge said he will review that request. Court was then adjourned."
Travis McMichael, who pulled the trigger, and his father, Greg, have no chance for parole. A federal hate crimes trial remains in a case widely seen as racially motivated.
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Hmmm... could it be your abject racism?
