publication date: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 (part of Spring 2020)

category: Injustice

clue: Justice is better late than never for this man and the southern Georgia police department that didn't take his killing seriously.

explanation: Arbery was killed in February 2020 by a former Glynn County police officer and his son. The department's failure to arrest them and the later prosecution of them by the state of Georgia in May 2020 has shone a spotlight on the county's long history of abuses of power. more…

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, and Denise Sawicki


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