Judge to decide on racial slur allegedly uttered by murder suspect in Arbery case

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

(Reuters) - A Georgia judge will decide on Thursday whether a jury can hear from Travis McMichael about a racial slur officials say he uttered as Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man, lay dying from shotgun blasts fired by McMichael last year.

Travis McMichael began testifying in his own defense on Wednesday, taking the stand even though it opened him up to questioning by prosecutors who have said they might ask him about evidence he had "racial animus" against Black people.

Travis McMichael, 35, his father, Greg McMichael, 65, and their neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan, 52, all white men, are charged with murder, along with other crimes, in the Feb. 23 slaying of Arbery in their mostly white neighborhood just outside coastal Brunswick.

The McMichaels told police that they chased Arbery in a pickup truck because they thought he looked like a burglar, and Bryan joined the chase after they went by his driveway.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/judge-to-decide-on-racial-slur-allegedly-uttered-by-murder-suspect-in-arbery-case/ar-AAQR2Qa

[llashram]

1. these 3 are low life pigs

who deserve the death penalty. I would love to be in the execution chamber as a witness if they got electrocuted or gassed. Just watch them die. At least one of these cowards would be screaming and pissing himself...

And yes I LOVE revenge flicks...

[Ohio Joe]

2. Defense wants a "good faith" reason for it to be admitted?

How about your client is a racist POS who murdered a black man for no reason?

[MineralMan]

3. In Georgia, White Men with Guns Think a Black Man Jogging

or just walking in the neighborhood is most likely a dangerous criminal. A white guy is presumed to be OK, though.

So, a Black guy has to answer your questions and stop if you tell him to stop. If he doesn't, your presumption of his guilt makes it OK to shoot him dead with that gun you're carrying, those white men think..

It's different in Georgia and some other states than it is in the actually civilized world.