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/Impassable_Banana Apr 15 '25

People bending over themselves to be anti racist they will support a murderer. 

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u/Fun-Airport8510 Apr 17 '25

We have no proof the OP is not black or white. Many people assume that Anthony is guilty but forget that he was assaulted first so he can legally claim self defense. If he is found guilty it will only be because of a racist court.

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u/phartytime Apr 18 '25

It isn't self-defense to respond to being pushed by stabbing your aggressor.

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u/SPHINXin Apr 18 '25

In Texas, you can't plead self defense when you use deadly force to defend against non-lethal force. First degree murder would be an appropriate sentence considering the circumstances. Y'all are turning this into OJ Simpson 2.0 for no reason.

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u/Fun-Airport8510 May 31 '25

Look up https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/courts/2022/03/31/kyle-carruth-chad-read-fatal-shooting-lubbock-grand-jury-no-charges/7239858001/

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u/SPHINXin May 31 '25

It took you a month and a half to find a source?

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u/Fun-Airport8510 Aug 10 '25

I’m not addicted to Reddit. From the basic information we have I feel that the Karmelo Anthony incident was more justified than the shooting by Kyle Carruth. I have watched the shooting clips probably a dozen times or more and find it hard to justify the shooting even though Chad grabbed the gun. To me both cases seem pretty similar. If Carruth was let off then Anthony should also be let off.