I didn't see the trial so I don't know all the details.
What I remember seeing when this happened looked like these people were guilty as hell.
I know if some yahoos with guns were chasing me down a public street I wouldn't be very cooperative with them. Just the opposite. Arbery was in shorts and a T shirt jogging. How does one steal things of any value from a construction site dressed that way and it not be obvious? If they really thought he was a thief they could have easily called the police and kept their distance.
Unfortunately, many supposed conservatives actually believe the white idiots claim of acting in self defense. For crying out loud, they chased after a guy who was running down the street, forcibly stopped him, pointed loaded guns at him, and ended up shooting him dead.
I posed the question to a number of people defending the McMorons: how would they like it if somebody cornered them, pointed guns at them, and they ended up dead trying to get away or get the gun away from the shooters?
You just can't get in a car on a suspicion of a crime, hunt somebody down, point a loaded gun at them, and expect to get away with it if the person ends up dead from your gun. And they weren't leos either.
The McMichaels had no case whatsoever. Guilty as hell.