Been reading about what transpired in this trial, and apparently the father and son saw Arbery running passed their house. They were never contacted by the guy with the camera. The guy with the phone camera, they claim, was not known to them. So no, he didn't get them to do it unless evidence demonstrates otherwise (eg. phone records). The guy with the camera acted impulsively after seeing them go by. He had EVEN LESS reason to chase after the guy as he had not previously seen Arbery trespass at a location where thousands of dollars of items had been stolen (things hadn't been stolen from the under construction house, but they had been stolen from the boat at the house).

Not saying they didn't know one another, nor I am saying I believe him. I am saying I need to see proof of a connection, which is the job of the investigators here. If they fail to provide that, they fail to do their job and deserve to lose. Either there was a connection or there wasn't. And so far, based on what I have seen, there was no counter to their claims of not knowing one another. It was coincidental.

That being said, if the above account is true, the father and son had even less reason to suspect him of a crime as that account doesn't mention they saw the trespass.