Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsReuters @Reuters: Three men to be sentenced to life in prison for Ahmaud Arbery murder
Link to tweet
(Even with justice, heartbreaking for his Mom and family/friends. He was hunted because he was a black man. )
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
14 replies, 962 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (20)
ReplyReply to this post
14 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Reuters @Reuters: Three men to be sentenced to life in prison for Ahmaud Arbery murder (Original Post)
BeckyDem
Jan 2022
OP
I don't understand why Reuters would tweet that before the the sentences have been handed down
blogslug
Jan 2022
#9
Given that the prosecution didn't seek the death penalty, this was the best possible outcome.
Dial H For Hero
Jan 2022
#4
Lunabell
(6,088 posts)1. zimmerman should have gotten this sentence.
And rittenhouse should have gotten 25 to life. But, this is good.
Beachnutt
(7,324 posts)3. Watching the hearing now
on court tv
arthritisR_US
(7,288 posts)6. Did anyone get parole?
Beachnutt
(7,324 posts)7. Hearing still going on
no sentence yet
arthritisR_US
(7,288 posts)8. Thanks
blogslug
(38,002 posts)9. I don't understand why Reuters would tweet that before the the sentences have been handed down
Unless they're doing it for the clicks
Sympthsical
(9,074 posts)10. It was very confusing
Because I'm watching the hearing now, so I was wondering if I missed something.
Beachnutt
(7,324 posts)11. It's either life with or without
possibility of parole but they are going over all the counts +25 yrs etc...
blogslug
(38,002 posts)12. Understood
I still think that Reuters tweet is misleading.
Dial H For Hero
(2,971 posts)4. Given that the prosecution didn't seek the death penalty, this was the best possible outcome.
IrishAfricanAmerican
(3,816 posts)5. 👍🏼
blogslug
(38,002 posts)13. 2:30PM EST The judge is taking and 10(?) minute break and will come back to declare the sentence
FYI
lol of course I would get a thing wrong in a thread where I complain about a news entity getting something wrong.
Response to BeckyDem (Original post)
Beachnutt This message was self-deleted by its author.