A Woman Was Jogging...

Submitted to D&C Opinion section as an Essay for online submission 11/18/21.

A young woman was jogging early in the morning through a sleepy neighborhood, and a strange man began to chase her. Fearing for her life, she tried to run away but he caught her. She fought him, and she fought gallantly, scratching and punching him. The man underestimated the young woman’s strength, thinking she was an easy target, but he was wrong. The man became afraid and pulled out a gun. Fighting for her life, she tried to take his gun. He shot and killed her. 

The man walked away from his planned attack with minor bruises and scratches. He showed his wounds to the authorities and explained how he feared for his life and had to shoot her. When asked, wasn’t that his plan all along, the man replied, “No, I only wanted to scare her.” 

Didn't the woman have the right to defend herself, to fight for her life? What if the man wasn’t alone, what if there were three men chasing her? The young woman was responsible for protecting her God given life, but the men were responsible for taking her life, a right and justification they did not have. 

Travis McMichael (35), Gregory McMichael (65), and William Bryan (52) are those men, and the woman is the young man Ahmaud Arbery (25). The trial against the three men for killing Ahmaud echoes the circumstances in Trayvon Martin’s killing almost 10-years ago. I pray the courts get the verdict right this time. Amen. Ashé.

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