the deep south from emmett till on forward, video has been a complete game danger. in fact, we saw it in minnesota. people now have the videos and the common practice i think it was common of just rekrugging a false account after the fact of just reconstructing a false account after the fact is now blown out of the water. if there is any irony here, bryan presented it. he took the video and presented the evidence that convicted hip of now with videos and phones ubiquitous, it changed the practice of just saying something after and having people in the community just accept what you say rather than the strange victim, often a person of color. it showed it once again. phones have changed the system of racial justice in this country bigtime. i want to read president biden s statement on the verdict
hi there, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york today. an outpouring of emotion in streets outside a courthouse in brunswick, georgia, where today three white men were found guilty of murdering amat arbery a unarmed black man the case that along with the murder of george floyd helped spark ana nationwide uprising in the name of justice for black lives. today the jury 11 of them white, appearing after more than 11 hours of deliberation to agree with prosecutors to say that travis mcmichael, his father gregory and their neighborhood william roddy bryan jumped to conclusions about a quote, black man running down street. they confronted him and travis
shot ahmaud arbery and killed him. the scene caught on video because bryan filmed it. michael mcmurder and travis mcmichael and william bryan each face life in prison. quote, guilty, guilty, get, after nearly two years of pain, suffer asking wondering if ahmad s killers would be held to account the family has some justice. while today is not one for celebration, it is one for reflection. this case, by all accounts should have been opened and closed the violent stalking and lynching of ahmaud arbery was documented on video for the world to witness. but yet, because of the deep cracks, flaws, and biases in our systems we were left to wonder if we would ever see justice. america you raised your voice