May 9, 2020
4 min read
With Malice Aforethought
The strange, familiar case of white violence and Black bodies
“The McMichaels did not intend to kill Mr. Arbery that day. All they intended to do was to stop him, question him, and hold him and wait for the police to arrive.”
You’ll start hearing this defense, if you haven’t already. It seems so understandable, so smooth, so compassionate.
