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"Touch me and see what happens."
Those words matter.
If you have time to issue a warning, you have time to make a choice.
By that point, Karmelo Anthony could have walked away from the confrontation. Instead, the situation escalated and Austin Metcalf lost his life.
Then there are the questions many people still have:
If this was truly self-defense, why run?
Why get rid of the knife?
Why ask an officer, "Can I say it was self-defense?"
Most people who act in legitimate self-defense call 911, stay at the scene, cooperate with police, and explain what happened.
Self-defense is about necessity, not retaliation. When there is an opportunity to disengage, jurors have to ask a simple question:
Was deadly force truly the only option?
Those are some of the reasons many people believe this was not a case of self-defense.
@Fletche97083235 The sin is in committing homosexual acts. He's, we are all sinners, but your argument fails because you are using Christianity to excuse your sins.
@GigglingGanon What I think is that the victim should have sued that man for violating his civil rights. And if that didn't work, call Charles Bronson.
@cspan@RepLindaSanchez@RepLindaSanchez is full of shit. "Gas prices are at an all time high" give me a break Linda. You're the reason normal people don't like democrats.