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(Adds missing word in third paragraph to read Georgia General Assembly) By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) -Georgia overhauled a Civil War-era law Wednes...
US: Georgia overhauls citizen arrest law after Arbery’s killing Al Jazeera English © A portrait of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed young Black man shot and killed after being chased by a whit... A portrait of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed young Black man shot and killed after being chased by a white former law enforcement officer and his son [File:Reuters] Georgia has overhauled a Civil War-era law that allowed residents to arrest anyone they suspected of committing a crime – a “citizen’s arrest” law invoked by the defence of the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery l...
Black man's death moves Georgia to end citizen's arrest law Follow Us Question of the Day FILE - Wanda Cooper-Jones holds a candle for her son, Ahmaud Arbery, accompanied by her brother, Imus Holmes. at the New Springfield Baptist Church in Waynesboro, Ga., on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, marking the one year anniversary of Arbery’s death ... more > By JEFF AMY and BEN NADLER - Associated Press - Wednesday, March 31, 2021 ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia lawmakers gave final passage Wednesday to a...
(Adds missing word in third paragraph to read Georgia General Assembly) By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) -Georgia overhauled a Civil War-era law Wednes...
Georgia has overhauled a Civil War-era law that allowed residents to arrest anyone they suspected of committing a crime – a “citizen’s arrest” law invoked by the defence of the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery last year. The Arbery case garnered international outrage, with civil rights activists saying it marked yet another example of a targeted attack on a Black man. The Georgia General Assembly on Wednesday approved the bill across party lines by wide margins in both the House and Senate, and now it is headed to Republican Governor Brian Kemp, who has said he will sign it.