re: Trial set to begin in murder of Austin Metcalf by Karmelo Anthony; Verdict is GUILTY

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No, I would have said for the kid to call in an adult. That would have solved any issues between tbe Metcalfs and KA.

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Why are you holding the 17 year old brains of the white kids, Metcalf brothers, victim in this murder to a higher standard of maturity and reason

If youre arguing the black 17 year old brain deserves greater excuses, you are racist


So then if not explain to us and to me do it slowly,, thats how I like it

Why do you keep insisting the burden of de-escalating is on the white seventeen-year-olds
And since you seem to think that being 17 is an excuse, aren't 17 year olds far more less likely to be a narc or go get a coach and get another kid in trouble than STAB

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AM could have gotten an adult or a coach because things were going south. The argument was reportedly starter by the twin (HM) who got AM involved

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That would mean implying proximate causation. In that his twin brother's actions set off a chain of events that only happened had the twin brother not been "negligent"

However, for proximate causation to work, every possible outcome has to have been made in a manner that a reasonable person would make.

when KA produced the knife and stabbed AM with that he stopped being a reasonable person and broke the chain of proximate causation that may have been caused by anyone else. Since his actions were not reasonable there is no proximate causation in this case(stabbing when there is no threat of death or significant harm is not reasonable).

Once KA acted in a manner considered unreasonable, he has not made the negligent act and bears the burden of that negligent act.

That adults were not called to diffuse the situation is irrelevant as KA added an unreasonable and therefore unforeseeable action to the incident.

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No we don't know. We don't know what possessed him to carry a knife. We don't know why AM decided to put his hands on KA. I guess KA's alleged "touch me and find out" was enough of a challenge for AM's 17 y.o. brain -- the same AM who said he didn't want to fight at a track meet.

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I’m jumping into this thread awfully late. So perhaps it’s been said. But this comment reminds me of something I learned in concealed carry training.

If you are the aggressor or if you become an aggressor you lose your claim to self defense. You have to meet aggression with calmness and attempt to de-escalate or just plain walk away. Once you react aggressively, whether it’s screaming or pushing/shoving, you’d better keep the pistol in its holster. Or you could end up in jail for a long time.

For a lot of guys taking the high road is tough to do - I get it. I can imagine a good number of 17 year old boys would find that real hard to do. BUT… based on KA’s actions and reactions as reported he had 2 choices as I see it to avoid the situation he’s in now: 1) walk away, go find his team, or 2) resist with fists - fight like a man. If he truly felt his physical well-being was threatened, which I doubt, his best option was to walk away. Period. As either the initial aggressor or as the aggressor responding to the initial aggressor, he had to let go of that knife.

I don’t necessarily believe he woke up, put a knife in his backpack and thought “I’m going to kill somebody today.” But I do think that whenever it was that he put that knife in his backpack he did so with the conscious thought that he is going to do whatever he wants, and anyone who gets in his way and “disrespects” him will get stuck.

He believed incorrectly that he was justified stabbing someone if they just touched him, regardless of his actions leading up to it. And why wouldn’t he? Look at all of the thugs outside the courthouse who clearly exist in a culture that believes that and teaches that - you respond to disrespect with a gun or a knife. No questions asked. THAT’S what makes you a man.

It’s fricked up, and it won’t change in any of our lifetimes. Just have to watch your back, keep your head on a swivel, and be ready to walk away and swallow your “pride” in front of people you care about. And if you think you can do that, learn how to shoot a pistol, take time to train, and never leave home without it.

I think her point is that we can all expect white kids to act in a more reasonable manner than black kids

When will Anthony be sentenced?

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This is hilarious

Black boys aren't afforded a pass on murdering white boys

That is the real tragedy here!!!

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So what you’re going with here is that black males are only capable of listening to other black males?

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thats how I took it


kinda racist

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Why do you keep insisting the burden of de-escalating is on the white seventeen-year-olds

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AM was the appointed person in charge by a school coach. If someone wasn't listening to him, he should have gone to an adult for assistance.

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Red Stick Tigress

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This person is certified tPOS