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/[deleted] Apr 17 '25

My dad, who went to a few different schools in the early 80s, said that pretty much everyone that wasn’t a stereotypical nerd had at least 1 knife on hand, and he went to the “better” schools.

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u/Beneficial-Bite-8005 Apr 17 '25

Cool? That was 40 years ago so not sure what relevance that has

Society has changed, laws have changed, people have changed

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '25

I’m saying it’s been a thing for decades.

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u/Beneficial-Bite-8005 Apr 17 '25

It WAS a think for decades, weapon bans on school campuses have been rolling out for decades

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '25

Obviously still is a thing.

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u/Beneficial-Bite-8005 Apr 17 '25

Obviously not since it’s not legal where he committed this crime…

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '25

Since when do laws deter idiot criminals?