Roc Nation Demands Justice For Ahmaud Arbery In Open Letter
We previously shared the story of Ahmaud Arbery. The young black man who was shot and killed while going for a run in his Brunswick, Georgia neighborhood on February 23. He was chased down by a former police officer and his son who were armed. Arbery was shot after struggling with the son over his shotgun, according to a Glynn County Police report. The former officer later told officers that he assumed Arbery was a suspect in a series of nearby break-ins, the report said. Following footage of the incident recently appearing online, Gregory McMichael, 64, and Travis McMichael, 34, were finally arrested and booked into the Glynn County Jail Thursday.
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Arbery’s tragic death sparked national outrage as the video circulated online. While many people including his family are demanding justice, Jay-Z, Meek Mill and other artists over at Roc Nation are speaking out publicly to demand a speedy trial and conviction of his killers.
Jay, Meek, Alicia Keys, and Yo Gotti have signed an open letter, which is made out to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, Georgia AG Christopher Darr, and District Attorney Tom Durden. The letter asks to try Gregory and Travis McMichael fairly, but quickly so that felony convictions can fall on them, TMZ notes, that they also want another man arrested and tried as an accomplice.
“By now, we’ve all seen the crime’s disturbing video, so the facts here are not in doubt: He was unarmed and innocent and the victim of a hate crime. Which is why we call upon you today, as official leaders of the Great State of Georgia, and with the entire world watching, to ensure that a fair trial is conducted, as that can only lead to the appropriate felony convictions of both McMichaels. We also implore you to charge William Bryan as an armed accomplice to the crime.” Bryan was the guy who filmed the video.
They went on to say,
“We truly appreciate that you have arrested and charged these men with Ahmaud’s murder, and are hopeful that a trial and conviction will show that, in the state that gave us Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and has been the site of the best and worst of the Civil Rights movement, Dr. King’s words do ring true: ‘The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.'”
The Roc Nation squad is asking for a special prosecutor to be assigned in the case. And, they’re asking all this be done swiftly as it is an urgent matter.
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