{"id":23949,"date":"2020-05-11T09:11:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T13:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theredphoenixapl.org\/?p=23949"},"modified":"2020-05-11T09:11:35","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T13:11:35","slug":"national-alliance-against-racist-and-political-repression-statement-on-the-lynching-of-ahmaud-arbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redphoenix.news\/es\/2020\/05\/national-alliance-against-racist-and-political-repression-statement-on-the-lynching-of-ahmaud-arbery\/","title":{"rendered":"National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression: “Statement on the Lynching of Ahmaud Arbery.”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ahmaud Arbery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This past Thursday, May 7th, Gregory McMichael and Travis McMichael, a father and son lynch crew, were arrested for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-yearold Black man on the eve of his 26th birthday. We\u2019ve all seen the video of this racist, lynch-style murder that went public more than two months ago.\u00a0 A Black man is hunted and gunned down and it takes two months before an arrest. Two months after seeing the video before the District Attorney, George Barnhill, files charges. The mass media has it wrong. The release of the video of this lynching is not what moved the D.A. to press charges (he had the video for 75 days). In fact, there would have been no arrests in the absence of public outrage and Ahmaud Arbery\u2019s family demanding justice.<\/p>\n

We have seen this travesty of justice shown before; we saw it here in Chicago when killer cop Jason Van Dyke murdered Laquan McDonald. In that case, too, Laquan was called the aggressor, even though he was the prey. In that case, too, they said it was self-defense, even though they attacked him. In that case, too, the police and D.A. viewed the video and said there was no reason to press charges. In that case, too, it took the video to be leaked and the public to cry out for justice before anything happened. That is why we must all support the demands of Arbery\u2019s family.<\/p>\n

The lynching of Ahmaud Arbery is a tragic phenomenon we have been seeing repeated throughout the land since Travon Martin was stalked and murdered by the vigilante, George Zimmerman. These white supremacists — both police and vigilantes — have been allowed to murder unarmed Black people with impunity. Before, during and after this pandemic they will continue to lynch us until we stop them. It\u2019s not enough to be outraged. We need to demand that the D.A. be fired, that a special prosecutor (vetted by the community) be appointed, and that the murderers be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.<\/p>\n

But already this is another lynching with impunity! It was two months before the known killers were arrested. THAT’S IMPUNITY! Whose fault is this? When the victim was hunted down and murdered whose fault was it that no one was arrested for over two months? It\u2019s law enforcement that criminalizes us but does nothing about the criminals that prey upon us. It\u2019s their fault! We know who\u2019s responsible and it\u2019s our responsibility to hold them accountable. No worries, there will be a reckoning if you don\u2019t arrest, convict and send these racist killers to jail.<\/p>\n

We stand united with the Black people of Brunswick, Georgia and NAACP Vice President, Gerald Griggs, who said: \u201cWe will not allow African Americans to be killed in this state with impunity. We will demand punishment with the fullest extent of the law.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yours in united struggle,<\/p>\n

Frank Chapman<\/strong><\/p>\n

Executive Director, National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u25c6 Executive Director, <\/strong>Frank Chapman<\/strong>
\n\u25c6 National Desk Coordinators, <\/strong>Shasta Jones, <\/strong>Michael Sampson<\/strong>
\n\u25c6Continuations Committee<\/strong>
\nPartido Laborista Estadounidense<\/strong>
\nAnakbayan – USA<\/strong>
\nAnti-War Committee Minnesota<\/strong>
\nArab American Action Network<\/strong>
\nBaltimore Peace Action<\/strong>
\nBayan – USA<\/strong>
\nBlack Alliance for Peace<\/strong>
\nBlack Lives Matter – Chicago<\/strong>
\nBlack Women for Justice<\/strong>
\nCoalition<\/strong>
\nCentro C.S.O<\/strong>
\nCentro Sin Fronteras<\/strong>
\nChicago Boricua Resistance<\/strong>
\nChicago Committee for Human<\/strong>
\nRights in the Philippines<\/strong>
\nChicago Young Workers<\/strong>
\nCivil Riot<\/strong>
\nClaudia Jones Club<\/strong>
\nColorado Alliance Against Racist <\/strong>and Political Repression<\/strong>
\nCommittee of Correspondence <\/strong>for Democracy and Socialism<\/strong>
\nCommunist Party USA<\/strong>
\nDallas Alliance Against Racist <\/strong>and Political Repression<\/strong>
\nDream Defenders<\/strong>
\nEastside Arts Alliance<\/strong>
\nFreedom Road Socialist <\/strong>Organization<\/strong>
\nJacksonville Community Action <\/strong>Committee<\/strong>
\nLynn Stewart Organization<\/strong>
\nMalaya Movement – Texas<\/strong>
\nMinnesota Anti-War Committee<\/strong>
\nMIRAC<\/strong>
\nML Today<\/strong>
\nMN Workers United<\/strong>
\nNew Abolitionist Movement<\/strong>
\nPan-African Community Action<\/strong>
\nPopular Resistance<\/strong>
\nProgressive Student Union U.T.A<\/strong>
\nSouthsiders Organized for Unity <\/strong>and Liberation<\/strong>
\nSt. Louis Coalition of <\/strong>Black Trade Unionists<\/strong>
\nStudents for a Democratic <\/strong>Society<\/strong>
\nStudents for a Democratic <\/strong>Society – University of North <\/strong>Florida<\/strong>
\nStruggle for Socialism<\/strong>
\nTallahassee Community Action <\/strong>Committee<\/strong>
\nTwin Cities Justice 4 Jamar<\/strong>
\nUnited States Palestinian<\/strong>
\nCommunity Network<\/strong>
\nUtah Against Police Brutality<\/strong>
\nUTLA Human Rights Committee<\/strong>
\nWomen All Points Bulletin<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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