Black man shot and killed while jogging (sign the petition)

Add your name to demand #JusticeforAhmaud.

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.

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.

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.

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
https://act.moveon.org/go/123248?t=10&akid=263578%2E10220574%2ETW1Wk_

2. "The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery," The New York Times, May 6, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/123400?t=12&akid=263578%2E10220574%2ETW1Wk_

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