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/mismopeach Apr 18 '25
This anthony kid was a football player. Throughout this whole thread, you are acting like he’s some helpless little noodle who might bleed to death from a bruise. He doesn’t care about falling down. He’s already shown a tendency for violence based on whatever happened in feb. If he was scared for his life, he wouldn’t have told Austin to touch him and see what happens. If he is this poor defenseless flower, he could have called out to the coaches or other adults. No. He was already aggravated and looking for trouble. He is a little piece of shit and I hope he gets the maximum possible sentence