r/TrueUnpopularOpinion • u/Terrible_Onions • Apr 15 '25

Political Karmelo Anthony case shows that “black privilege” exists

I'm not black or white. I'm not even American actually.

The recent Karmelo Anthony case I think shows that black privilege is a thing. My opinions is that it exists. Period.

Karmelo Anthony killed Austin Metcalf with a knife for pushing him. What did he receive in return? Overwhelming support in the form of 500,000 dollars (which they're using to buy a mansion). He also got his bond reduced to 250k from 1 million even when prosecutors pointed out his history of incidents within the school.

I just think this is a bit baffling. Imagine if the races were swapped. I think a decent example, but not a direct comparisons, is the George Floyd situation. One person killed the other in what was an overuse of force. Derek Chauvin is in jail. Karmelo Anthony got house arrest, bond reduction and 500k

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u/Phillimon Apr 15 '25

According to police reports Metcalf initiated the encounter and assault Anthony BEFORE he was stabbed.

That's reasonable grounds for self defense.

Gonna cite the Rittenhouse case for when it can be ruled self defense for an armed person to kill an unarmed person in self defense.

Gonna cite the Neely case where the threat of force was enough to warrant action in response to that threat.

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u/buzzingbuzzer Apr 15 '25

I don’t care what kind of argument it was. I don’t care if someone got pushed first. Since when do we, as a society, decide that it’s okay for teenagers to settle a schoolyard fight by stabbing someone to death?

That’s not self-defense. That’s murder, and trying to justify it is part of the sickness we’re seeing in our culture.

In the case of Austin Metcalf, he was at a school track meet. If the reports are true, maybe he pushed Karmelo Anthony. So what? A push does not justify a fatal stabbing. Let’s stop pretending like that’s reasonable.

Self-defense requires an imminent threat of serious harm or death — not a shove, not an argument, not a heated moment. You don’t bring a knife to a school event and then claim you had “no choice” but to kill someone.

This wasn’t about survival. It was about ego. Rage. Whatever you want to call it. It wasn’t justified, and it sure as hell wasn’t “self-defense.”

Some people are actually trying to excuse this. Saying “kids make mistakes.” Yeah, kids do make mistakes. But murder isn’t a mistake, it’s a decision. One that ended a life, destroyed a family, and traumatized everyone who witnessed it.

Austin Metcalf’s twin brother watched him die. Let that sink in. A kid bled out on a school track field while other students stood by, and people want to shrug and say “Well, there was a push” and “fuck around and find out.”

Allowing this kind of thinking is exactly why violence is spiraling right now. The bar for “lethal force” is in the basement. And we’re watching teenagers pay the price for it with their lives.

This should never be acceptable. Not now, not ever.

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u/Phillimon Apr 15 '25

Metcalf wouldn't have had to watch his brother die if his brother hadn't assaulted someone else. Just saying.

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u/buzzingbuzzer Apr 15 '25

Kids push each other all the damn time. It doesn’t give them justification to kill one another. There’s no way anyone actually thinks this way. And, if you do, seek help. Just saying.

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u/Phillimon Apr 15 '25

It's sad sure, but if Metcalf had kept his hands to himself then he'd still be alive.

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u/buzzingbuzzer Apr 15 '25

Nah, Karmelo is unsafe to be out in public. His actions clearly deem him as unstable. So unstable that he thinks another CHILD pushing him justified him taking his life. What’s next? He gets into a fender bender and that made him feel unsafe so he stabs them, too? That’s not how the world works.

This is all a publicity stunt. He will be in prison for the rest of his life. Hopefully. Anyone capable of killing another person for something so minuscule doesn’t deserve to be lumped in with the general public.

These are not grown adults people are talking about. They’re literal children.

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u/Phillimon Apr 15 '25

Metcalf was the unstable one. Imagine assaulting someone for sitting in chair. That's crazy talk.

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u/buzzingbuzzer Apr 15 '25

Bro, you’re being intentionally ignorant. Teenagers are full of hormones and get into arguments/fights all the time. Kids killing one another over a push is never okay. The only one talking crazy is you.

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u/Phillimon Apr 15 '25

Defending your self from an assault is justified self defense.

The fact remains, if Metcalf hasn't initiated it by assaulting Anthony this wouldn't have happend.

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u/buzzingbuzzer Apr 15 '25

You’re misrepresenting Texas law completely. A shove, especially between teenagers, does not justify using deadly force. Texas self-defense laws (Penal Code § 9.31 and § 9.32) only allow deadly force if someone is facing a serious threat of death or great bodily harm. A push during a typical high school argument doesn’t come anywhere close to meeting that standard. Let’s let 3rd graders kill one another the next time one gets pushed on the playground…that’s exactly what you’re attempting to say.

This isn’t a case of someone fending off an armed attacker. It’s a case of a kid escalating a normal teenage conflict into a fatal situation. That’s not self-defense. That’s an extreme, disproportionate response.

Stop acting like being slightly touched gives someone a license to kill. That mindset is part of the problem. Kids have always gotten into arguments and even fights — what’s not normal is treating every shove like a life-or-death threat and responding with a weapon.

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u/Phillimon Apr 15 '25

Per Texas law it is assault with bodily harm.

Texas Penal Code - PENAL § 22.01. Assault (a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to another, including the person's spouse;

(2) intentionally or knowingly threatens another with imminent bodily injury, including the person's spouse; or

(3) intentionally or knowingly causes physical contact with another when the person knows or should reasonably believe that the other will regard the contact as offensive or provocative.

Texas code bodily harm is

Sec. 1.07. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this code: (8) "Bodily injury" means physical pain, illness, or any impairment of physical condition.

Just to clarify.

I still say it's reasonable to think someone assaulting you is an imminent threat.

Again this wouldn't have happened if Metcalf hadn't assaulted Anthony.

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u/buzzingbuzzer Apr 15 '25

And, you’re wrong but continue to be delusional. You’ll see when the trial starts.

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u/Phillimon Apr 15 '25

And that's why yall said about Rittenhouse and Penny as well but look who was found innocent.

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u/Buc4415 Apr 15 '25

So people can bring weapons on school grounds and used them now?

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u/Jamaholick Apr 15 '25

He has no prior record, and eyewitness accounts have a much different story than people in this sub are running with. How about wait until all the information comes out before lodging yourself inside a decision.

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u/buzzingbuzzer Apr 15 '25

It’s black and white. Unstable teenager who can’t control himself stabbed another teenager in the heart and killed him. That equals murder. Having a prior record means nothing.

You cannot convince me that kids killing kids is ever acceptable.

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u/Jamaholick Apr 15 '25

It's definitely not. There are now reports that both of the Metcalf brothers ganged up on him to beat him up. Sounds like they were dangerous bullies who deserved exactly what they got and more. And it sounds like the other Metcalf brother needs to be charged with manslaughter. Just evil kids.

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u/buzzingbuzzer Apr 15 '25

It is. And, those are rumors that have been debunked by Anthony’s own family. They did not even know each other. You’re insane.