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EPISODE · Jul 17, 2025 · 43 MIN

S08, Ep3: How Georgia lets citizens arrest fellow citizens

from Breakdown · host The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

An attorney for one of the three men accused of chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery in February says the group's actions are legally justifiable by a law dating back all the way to the 1860s. Meanwhile, Georgia's legislature is considering repealing the law because of the case. Join host Bill Rankin as he examines what Georgia's citizen's arrest law says and how it may impact the Arbery murder case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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S08, Ep3: How Georgia lets citizens arrest fellow citizens

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