Father of Ahmaud Arbery: ‘I Feel Great, Justice Was Served’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT All with ░░░░░░░░ serious penalties There really ░░░░░░░░ t any such thing ░░░░░░░░ you very much for ░░░░░░░░ I want to bring ░░░░░░░░ the father of ahmad ░░░░░░░░ And the arbery family ░░░░░░░░ Ben Crump Thank you ░░░░░░░░ for being here You ░░░░░░░░ I talked after the ░░░░░░░░ of your son s ░░░░░░░░ I wonder how you ░░░░░░░░ now that they are ░░░░░░░░ to life two without ░░░░░░░░ possibility of parole I ░░░░░░░░ great Justice was served ░░░░░░░░ just give all glory ░░░░░░░░ god It s a ░░░░░░░░ day but a bitter ░░░░░░░░ Ahmad still ain t ░░░░░░░░ us but we got ░░░░░░░░ for him One of ░░░░░░░░ things that the judge ░░░░░░░░ he talked about accountability ░░░░░░░░ is something you and ░░░░░░░░ have talked about He ░░░░░░░░ closure may be best ░░░░░░░░ an exercise in accountability ░░░░░░░░ said defendants are being ░░░░░░░░ accountable for actions and ░░░░░░░░ everybody is accounted able ░░░░░░░░ rule of law I ░░░░░░░░ do you feel there ░░░░░░░░ accountability Separately do you ░░░░░░░░ you have any measure ░░░░░░░░ closure now Yes I ░░░░░░░░ kind of rest and ░░░░░░░░ can rest in peace ░░░░░░░░ we finally got justice ░░░░░░░░ him But he is ░░░░░░░░ not with us Mr ░░░░░░░░ I know you said ░░░░░░░░ sentencing stems from larger ░░░░░░░░ about justice and race ░░░░░░░░ you tell me what ░░░░░░░░ meant by that Certainly ░░░░░░░░ really was about a ░░░░░░░░ movement of people who ░░░░░░░░ historically been marginalized and ░░░░░░░░ and when we came ░░░░░░░░ black white preachers activists ░░░░░░░░ Ahmaud Arbery s life ░░░░░░░░ you can get accountability ░░░░░░░░ thing I really thought ░░░░░░░░ as I stood on ░░░░░░░░ court house steps here ░░░░░░░░ Glenn county Georgia I ░░░░░░░░ about all the black ░░░░░░░░ in the history of ░░░░░░░░ who have been lynched ░░░░░░░░ those lost souls who ░░░░░░░░ been taken from this ░░░░░░░░ far too soon and ░░░░░░░░ got their day in ░░░░░░░░ hallie Never got anybody ░░░░░░░░ much less convicted I ░░░░░░░░ about them.