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Charles M. Blow: We saw a shooting star of justice in the Ahmaud Arbery case

Verdict in the case should have been routine, not something to celebrate.

(Nicole Craine | The New York Times) Thea Brooks, aunt of Ahmaud Arbery, wears a necklace with his photo with the words "Never Forgotten" at Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga., Nov. 5, 2021. "Our justice system is so racially biased, so often allowing vigilantes and police officers to kill Black people with impunity, that simply having the system not perform in that way becomes extraordinary," writes The New York Times opinion columnist Charles M. Blow.