HS track athlete stabbed & killed at track meet; suspect found guilty of murder

[Freeman]

Being white makes folks emboldened to do whatever you want.

This is the heart of the issue but it didn't justify stabbing anyone. And in this case even tho im certain he didn't want the boy to die that is what happened.

Add an all white (with at least a couple racists) jury in Texas and you end up with a black boy being being found guilty of murder and sentenced to 35yrs.

 

[O.G.]

This is the heart of the issue but it didn't justify stabbing anyone. And in this case even tho im certain he didn't want the boy to die that is what happened.

Add an all white (with at least a couple racists) jury in Texas and you end up with a black boy being being found guilty of murder and sentenced to 35yrs.

Unfortunately, in America, if it were Karmelo and his brother telling the white boy he has to go, and Karmelo gets stabbed, the white boy woulda been justified.

 

[Matt123]

Yall going to disagree but his life wasn’t in danger.

this at most maybe some hands would have been thrown but this is also at a track meet.. it wouldn’t last long until others got involved and they was separated

The jury was racist and unfair with the sentencing

Yep 35 years is excessive,

No, he did nothing wrong

You can’t be for real.. you gotta separate the black kid vs white kid narrative sometimes.. Karmelo went overboard it should have never came to pulling out a knife rather even it he felt in danger… take a few licks if you got to and fight back with fist

 

[grYmes]

Can’t re-litigate the case now.

Killing someone over the most meaningless shit and putting your future in the hands of people who don’t look like you never ends well.

 

[Matt123]

Can’t re-litigate the case now.

Killing someone over the most meaningless shit and putting your future in the hands of people who don’t look like you never ends well.

Yep roll of the dice that it goes your way.. and if you ask me that’s a hell of a what if roll if it doesn’t.

 

[Duwop]

I mean, I have a black son who gets into shit from time to time

This is a lesson.... It's cool to let shit go. 30 seconds ain't worth 30 years...

You actually have a good life ahead of you... Let's not fuck that up cuz of some bullshit.

 

[Matt123]

At that age and in that environment slim chances that your life is truly in danger. Now in another environment that could be the complete opposite. Some shit you just gotta let go and walk away.

 

[Freeman]

Unfortunately, in America, if it were Karmelo and his brother telling the white boy he has to go, and Karmelo gets stabbed, the white boy woulda been justified.

By racist whites maybe. And it's really unfortunate black people have to deal with that and not just in America. But those are the cards we've been dealt in this world for what reason only the devil knows.

But what I can't do is take a tit for tat racial approach at viewing this when a child died and another child has to go to prison. Over something that could have been completely avoided. Nah im not going.

 

[Duwop]

At that age and in that environment slim chances that your life is truly in danger. Now in another environment that could be the complete opposite. Some shit you just gotta let go and walk away.

And that's what I teach both my kids... My son wrestles... My daughter is 9, but she knows how to box and had obviously wrestled with her big brother...

I constantly tell them... Unless you feel absolutely cornered and threatened... Walk away. Most people can't fight, and wanna prove they are tough... Y'all know how to handle yourselves.... You have shit to lose, you don't have shit to prove.... Let small people feel big, and don't get pulled into something you know you can walk away from...

We went over a lot of this in the hitting kids back thread.... But the is worse case scenario.... Lil bro 100% could have walked away ...

But he didn't, and now we here. Shits sad.

 

[Freeman]

You can’t be for real.. you gotta separate the black kid vs white kid narrative sometimes.. Karmelo went overboard it should have never came to pulling out a knife rather even it he felt in danger… take a few licks if you got to and fight back with fist

This. Niggas scared to take an ass whooping. Sock one of them boys and get it how you live if you too stubborn to walk away. But stabbing another kid in the chest because he punched you? Like what are we talking about.

An all white jury and that sentence was some bullshit tho.

 

[Matt123]

And that's what I teach both my kids... My son wrestles... My daughter is 9, but she knows how to box and had obviously wrestled with her big brother...

I constantly tell them... Unless you feel absolutely cornered and threatened... Walk away. Most people can't fight, and wanna prove they are tough... Y'all know how to handle yourselves.... You have shit to lose, you don't have shit to prove.... Let small people feel big, and don't get pulled into something you know you can walk away from...

We went over a lot of this in the hitting kids back thread.... But the is worse case scenario.... Lil bro 100% could have walked away ...

But he didn't, and now we here. Shits sad.

Excellent job.

At the end of the day its not just you (Karmelo) having to face the consequences, your loved ones may not be the one physically behind bars but they gonna be going through it to.

 

[Inori]

its sad Im seeing more "he coulda/shoulda walked away" instead of the other dude coulda/shoulda just minded his fuckin business and left him alone in the first place.

I understand the sentiment.. and its fucked up all around but it feels like, as usual, its ALWAYS on us to turn the other fuckin cheek or be the bigger person.

Of course he shouldnt have stabbed dude.. but that typa talk im seeing in this thread is irking me

 

[Matt123]

This. Niggas scared to take an ass whooping. Sock one of them boys and get it how you live if you too stubborn to walk away. But stabbing another kid in the chest because he punched you? Like what are we talking about.

Yep your first reaction can’t be bringing/pulling a knife out.. let alone using it.

He can gonna learn a tough lesson behind bars and probably eventually gonna take an ass whooping.. he could have taken way less or an ass whooping at that same track meet then what he’s bound to face behind bars from folks who have nothing else left to lose.

 

[Infamous114]

 

[Matt123]

its sad Im seeing more "he coulda/shoulda walked away" instead of the other dude coulda/shoulda just minded his fuckin business and left him alone in the first place.

I understand the sentiment.. and its fucked up all around but it feels like, as usual, its ALWAYS on us to turn the other fuckin cheek or be the bigger person.

Of course he shouldnt have stabbed dude.. but that typa talk im seeing in this thread is irking me

Of course but their’s never gonna be at least anytime soon an apples to orange comparison. We can all speculate what if it was the white kid that stabbed Karmelo etc would he still be sentencing to 35 years (we all thats probably not happening) but that’s not who was on this trial.

 

[Duwop]

its sad Im seeing more "he coulda/shoulda walked away" instead of the other dude coulda/shoulda just minded his fuckin business and left him alone in the first place.

I understand the sentiment.. and its fucked up all around but it feels like, as usual, its ALWAYS on us to turn the other fuckin cheek or be the bigger person.

Of course he shouldnt have stabbed dude.. but that typa talk im seeing in this thread is irking me

No I get it, my son gets triggered sometimes... He has a bad habit of not letting shit go.... He could be this kid... I'm HIGHLY susceptible to this kinda stuff, but I have to check myself every single time... And I have a responsibility to teach my son the same thing ..

The world does not care what started it, they will absolutely punish you for your response. That's something they has to absolutely be taught.


if you have the opportunity to choose that you want to respond when you know you can walk away.... You absolutely have to be prepared to deal with any consequences.

 

[Freeman]

its sad Im seeing more "he coulda/shoulda walked away" instead of the other dude coulda/shoulda just minded his fuckin business and left him alone in the first place.

I understand the sentiment.. and its fucked up all around but it feels like, as usual, its ALWAYS on us to turn the other fuckin cheek or be the bigger person.

Of course he shouldnt have stabbed dude.. but that typa talk im seeing in this thread is irking me

Two things can be true. Those twins absolutely did not have to start behaving like ice agents.

The problem is thats what happened and now one of them is dead. There was no point in the altercation that a knife needed to be brought out and no point in the altercation someone needed to be stabbed. Full stop.

These are children not grown men. So yeah turning the other cheek should be one of their go to moves.

Based on the testimonies it is what it is. Karmelo gotta go sit for a minute. What people should be questioning is the all white jury and the sentencing not people's sentiments in the thread. That will pay you nothing but dust.

 

[Inori]

Two things can be true. Those twins absolutely did not have to start behaving like ice agents.

The problem is thats what happened and now one of them is dead. There was no point in the altercation that a knife needed to be brought out and no point in the altercation someone needed to be stabbed. Full stop.

These are children not grown men. So yeah turning the other cheek should be one of their go to moves.

Based on the testimonies it is what it is. Karmelo gotta go sit for a minute. What people should be questioning is the all white jury and the sentencing not people's sentiments in the thread. That will pay you nothing but dust.

whats to question?

the same fuckery that let that mf feel like he had the authority to try to tell homeboy where he could or could not be and start some bullshit that ended up getting him killed is the same fuckery that had that all white jury pass the sentence they did.. smh

 

[Freeman]

whats to question?

the same fuckery that let that mf feel like he had the authority to try to tell homeboy where he could or could not be and start some bullshit that ended up getting him killed is the same fuckery that had that all white jury pass the sentence they did.. smh

Thats understood. So you're just upset more people aren't saying that white people shouldn't have been doing the bullshit that white people do?

 

[Inori]

Thats understood. So you're just upset more people aren't saying that white people shouldn't have been doing the bullshit that white people do?

Im more upset at the turn the other cheek, oh just walk away talk seemingly being the focus here. I understand it completely.. its still bothersome to me though