The “news” is trying to manipulate you and me.
To keep from being manipulated, I constantly remind myself that I wasn’t there, I didn’t see it happen with my own unbiased eyes, and thus I shouldn’t push my ignorant opinions of such events on others.
With the Karmelo Anthony case, my initial feeling was that it was clearly murder, not self defense.
But, my dangerous curiosity drove me to look into reports and witness accounts of the event. Now I’m less sure. Yet, again, I wasn’t there and I don’t know what really happened.
I’m still inclined to say Anthony overreacted. I don’t believe his life was in danger, and there was nothing happening that necessitated a lethal response. He should have left.
I am also inclined to say that someone seeking shelter from a storm in your team’s tent is not a good reason to insist he leave and to use force to evict him. It doesn’t sound like he was a credible threat until others chose to escalate the situation.
Unless he was acting aggressive from the moment he arrived. I wasn’t there and I don’t really know what happened. I don’t trust reports.
It’s also a fact that Austin Metcalf, in the photos of him I’ve seen, looks like the smug jock bullies I endured during my govschool years. That doesn’t mean anything, but it might bias me against him. Anthony also has a similar look, so that may cancel it out. I get the feeling I wouldn’t have liked either one of them.
It sounds to me like a case of toxic tribalism and teenage bravado on both sides. Two people who couldn’t tolerate “disrespect” running against each other, and both lives being destroyed.
It’s unfortunate.
You may have heard or read different versions of the events. If so, you probably have your own opinion. I’m not cemented to my opinion of the case- my ego has no horse in the race. Different information could easily change my opinion, but even in that case, I’ll admit that I don’t know anything for certain. I wasn’t there and I wasn’t an eyewitness. I don’t automatically trust video, either.
While on the topic, my opinion of the attack in North Belfast was that it was clearly a case of attempted murder. Facilitated by regional political criminals who insist on disarming the population, giving evil losers an advantage. I don’t feel the same lack of confidence in expressing my opinion about that event. But I could still be wrong. Always.
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