You would think the far right drones would be supporting stand your ground laws. But then again, the attacker wasn't white so that's the problem.
Kinda hard to premeditate the murder of someone you've never met before. Also, carrying a knife is a fairly common thing and, depending on the blade and particular school, may not be against policy. By this logic, you could argue premeditation for anyone walking around packing heat.
Brought a knife. Went to the opponent's tent. Was asked to leave. Refused. Provoked Metcalf. Plunged a knife into his heart. Ran away dishonorably. Anthony deserves to spend the rest of his life in prison.
LOL. "Racism" is often the dishonest cry of someone without facts/evidence to defend their position. Nowhere is that more true than here. It's how someone who can't face painful truths usually responds... instead of maturely addressing problems. Growth comes from acknowledging shortcomings/problems and working to improve upon them. - El_Conquistador GOOD DAY
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This appears to be an isolated tragedy. But if you view this as part of a pattern (and I understand why some/many might), it reveals something deeply troubling about our "stand your ground" culture. We've normalized a mindset where the perception of threat justifies immediate, often lethal force. This mentality prioritizes one's personal sense of threat over human life. Perhaps we'd be better served by fostering a culture of de-escalation, patience, and understanding - even when it means swallowing our pride or accepting minor discomfort. Being quick to use violence, whether with knives or guns, only leads to more tragedies like this one. But really, to break this culture requires something greater - COURAGE. There is never a 100% harm-free guarantee in any conflict. It takes courage to be willing to de-escalate, even when that carries risk. Ironically, if we develop such a de-escalation culture, the pattern and endless cycle of violence would naturally die down. Real courage isn't eliminating all personal risk; it's being willing to absorb some risk rather than transferring all danger to others. When that happens, we all become safer.
Your age is showing homie. Boomers like you are so pathetic, you think you’re cool but your grandkids are laughing at you fool. If by this age and you’re still a dumb lib then it has to be your malfunction cerebral cortex. If you behave yourself and apologize to Trump for all the nasty crap you’ve said about him, I might consider you a charity case and donate to you some of my abundant gray matter so you can raise your IQs to about 50. Lol
The father of the slain teen seems to really really not want his son to be a prop for Nazis. Dad seems like a really good dude for someone who has all the right the feel rage and bitterness right now. That is all I have to say on this matter. This country is ****ed man.
I honestly can't imagine a multi-sport high school male who's spent anytime in a locker room or team bus getting triggered like a Roman senator mid-March after getting pushed by another athlete. ("misalign the autumn months with their numeral prefixes again, see what happens.")
If he wasn't triggered that would support the theory that he planned to kill someone . I don't know what you are saying as the reason or what charges should be
I think it will come out that the young man had a mental disorder. From bringing the knife to a track event, to telling someone they will be sorry - then stabbing them like Brutus and hiding in the stands and crying to cops. I would say that I am surprised that the PD didn’t light him up like a Christmas tree but maybe there were too many camera phones or they didn’t want to do the paperwork explaining why he was shot 500 times. The whole thing is sad - the mom is giving press conferences defending her son and the other family’s father is following them around trying to say his son didn’t deserve to die.
Carrying a knife in your track back - at a track and field event you are participating in is not that usual. Telling someone that pushes you that they will be sorry and then stabbing them in the heart at a track and field event is looney tunes. Premeditation can be seconds long - it doesn’t require elaborate planning.
Maybe I’m an a-hole for saying this, but maybe the kid was just a terrible human being and cried to the cops, not because he was sorry, but because he got caught. Maybe he does have a mental disorder. I certainly don’t know. I am fairly cynical in the sense that any expert opinion can be bought, so if he produces a doc who makes that diagnosis, I wonder how convincing that will be. Agree, the whole thing is pretty much horrific.
