Georgia Repeals 1863 Citizen’s Arrest Law After Vigilante Killing of Ahmaud Arbery

Georgia has repealed its Civil War-era citizen’s arrest law in the hope of preventing a repeat of the vigilante killing of Ahmaud Arbery, the Black man who was pursued and shot by three white men when he was out jogging last year. The three men—who are facing charges including murder and hate crimes over Arbery’s death—told police that they…Lees meer