fix it, not by simply saying to the jury that the law is going to come from the court, which it will, but that this is a misstatement of the law, this argument is improper. we join. thank you, your honor. yesterday, the defense got up here and argued their interpretation of the law. and i didn t object at all because i knew it was their interpretation of what they believe the law to be. they went through the whole probable cause thing, they callcall ed him a burglar. the state didn t objebobject, i understood this was their position. i declared to this jury and i will again this is what the law is and this is how you apply it to these facts and this is the state s interpretation of how you read the law, just like they gave their interpretation in their closing yesterday. i ask that you deny the mistrial. [ inaudible ]
0 this arm on ahmaud arbery was 25 inches, this arm was 26 inches and the barrel of the shotgun is over 28 inches. do the math. did he hit him? he did he punch him? did he strike him, when the shotgun is like this? easy, do the math. this is what travis mcmichael did. there is no fear here. there is only anger. remember, it is the standard of reasonable beliefs that the force used is necessary. do you really believe he had no other choice but to use this shot gun? is that what you really believe? no other choice. what are the alternatives? well, the first alternative is don t start this. i ll tell you something, my husband, he always tells this to our three nephews, david, ben and sam. what he says is there is some rules for life. you know what those rules are. don t go looking for trouble. because you will find it. and it is not going to turn out the way you think it is. what he s really saying is, don t be that guy who starts the bar fight and goes, let a s go t in the parking lot. i