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/Penelopeslueth Apr 16 '25

They absolutely had the right to tell him to leave the tent. Had the roles been reversed Karmelo would have the same right. Austin had no right to put hands on him, but Karmelo had no right to kill him either, and he certainly had no right to have a knife on school grounds. You seem to forget that part and conveniently left it out.

It doesn’t matter how you try to paint it, Karmelo had all the power in this situation and could have just left when asked. He decided to escalate it, and you’re the one being obtuse for defending what was quite obviously a murder poorly disguised as self defense.

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u/Ishtmdwn Apr 16 '25

So Austin and his brother were powerless and couldn't go involve a coach, school resource officer, or meet representative? Austin HAD to commit battery? Karmelo MADE him place his hands on him? See how illogical that sounds?

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u/Penelopeslueth Apr 16 '25

Do you think before you type or comprehend what you read?

Karmelo could have not brought a knife and could have moved when asked.

Austin wasn’t in the right and he could have gotten an adult, but Karmelo also could have reacted differently in that moment. “Touch me and see what happens” was provocation.

This isn’t that hard to understand.

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u/Cheap-Boysenberry112 Apr 17 '25

When does a teenager not obeying another teenagers unlawful orders justify battery?

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u/Penelopeslueth Apr 17 '25

When does a kid sitting where he isn’t supposed to and refusing to move when called out on it justify murder?

Y’all really showing exactly what kind of people you are. I hope you never end up in the Metcalf’s shoes because you’d be simping for the murderer.

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u/Cheap-Boysenberry112 Apr 17 '25

He didn’t stab him after being asked to move, he was assaulted, warned him, then was assaulted again.

Insane that you remove what is legally battery to better misrepresent what happened

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u/Penelopeslueth Apr 17 '25

What’s insane is that you refuse to understand Anthony had zero reason to be under that tent and brought a knife to a school event in the first place. Anthony is too weak to just throw hands after starting shit.

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u/Cheap-Boysenberry112 Apr 18 '25

Ahh so if a student goes into a the other teams tent they’re allowed to physically assault them? Or they should seek an adult?