Dear MoveOn member,

Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was jogging near his neighborhood
in Brunswick, Glynn County, GA, on February 23, when he was chased down,
shot, and killed in cold blood. Ahmaud and his family deserve justice.

His executioners were two white men, Gregory and Travis McMichael, who
told police that they believed Ahmaud fit the profile of a burglary
suspect. But the truth is Ahmaud's murder was an act of hatred and white
supremacy.

District Attorney George Barnhill defended Ahmaud's murderers—one of
whom is a retired Glynn County police officer and a former investigator
with the local district attorney's office—by making the outrageous claim
that they acted in self-defense and their actions fell within Georgia's
citizen arrest laws.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition to demand justice for Ahmaud and a real
investigation.

Ahmaud Arbery, a young Black man, was barbarically shot and killed by
Gregory and Travis McMichael. It is because of District Attorney George
Barnhill's affiliation with the McMichaels and his recommendations to the
Glynn County police that there has been no accountability for Ahmaud's
murder. We are calling on District Attorney Barnhill to resign
immediately.

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According to a police report, the McMichaels grabbed a .357 magnum and a
shotgun and got into a pickup truck to chase Ahmaud, who was running at a
jogger's pace and unarmed.^1 Ahmaud tried to avoid them, but they chased
him down and murdered him. Yet in his letter to the Glynn County police
arguing against arresting the McMichaels, Barnhill stated, "It appears
their intent was to stop and hold this criminal suspect until law
enforcement arrived. Under Georgia law this is perfectly legal."^2 Because
of this, two months have gone by without an arrest or any form of
accountability. 

Instead of seeking justice, Barnhill abused his authority to exonerate the
McMichaels in the media and cover up cold-blooded murder.

Ahmaud's death is akin to a modern-day lynching. We must act NOW to end
this racist terror. Enough is enough. We refuse to lose any more of our
loved ones to these reckless acts of violence.

We are demanding justice for Ahmaud. Sign the petition demanding District
Attorney George Barnhill's immediate resignation.

[ [link removed] ]Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to
your friends.

Thanks.

–Rashad Robinson, Color Of Change

Sources:

1. "What We Know About the Shooting Death of Ahmaud Arbery," The New York
Times, May 7, 2020
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2. "The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery," The New York Times, May 6, 2020
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