Potential jurors in Ahmaud Arbery case asked: Is U.S. Confederate flag racist?

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The judge overseeing the trial of three white men charged with murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a Black jogger, in Glynn County in Georgia said potential jurors could be questioned about their views on race when selection began

Three out of the first group of 20 potential jurors raised their hands when asked the question during jury selection at Glynn County Superior Court in the small coastal city of Brunswick, where Arbery was shot dead on Feb. 23, 2020.

The question about the flag flown by the southern pro-slavery Confederacy during the 1861-1865 Civil War, today viewed by some as a symbol of white supremacism, came as the men's defense counsel signaled they plan to challenge vigorously any perception the shooting was racially motivated. Walmsley said he would allow some of the questions proposed about potential jurors' views on race but wanted to limit the amount of time spent on the topic.

"If somebody's flying a Confederate flag, I don't think it means they believe in state's rights,” the woman said. "I think it means they have a racist view."Jury selection started with a panel of 20 out of the 600 people summoned on Monday. Court later adjourned for the day with eight potential jurors being dismissed and without any jurors being seated.

 

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This says it all. You knowwwwww.

'jogger'

As they should be.

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