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Black Man’s Death: Georgia Moves To End Citizen’s Arrest Law
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Atlanta (AP) Georgia lawmakers have given a final passage to a bill to repeal the state’s citizen’s arrest law, acting little more than a year after the fatal shooting of a Black man pursued by white men who said they suspected him of a crime. The state House voted 169-0 on Wednesday to approve Senate changes to House Bill 479, sending it to Governor Brian Kemp for his expected signature. The legislation was one of the top legislative priorities this session in the aftermath of the killing of Ahmaud Arbery..