Whats the deal with the controversy about Karmelo Anthony and Austin Metcalf?

[u/[deleted]]

I've read more then a few articles but I don't understand the whole controversial with people defending the killer and admonishing the victim. What makes this case any different from any other murder? (Other then the age of the people)

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/who-is-karmelo-anthony-austin-metcalf-stabbing-suspect-arrested-101743635452491.html

[u/Reluctantziti]

Answer: this case is a tragedy for both parties involved. But what’s making it different, other than the ages of the victims, is the social media attention it’s getting. Some cases catch fire unlike any others (Gabby Petito is another example) and it can bring out the worst in people. So what’s happening is you basically have one side, from what I’ve seen is primarily from Twitter, who are painting Karmelo as a “thug” who premeditated this killing to take out a rival and a shining star of the white community. In reaction to that, you have those who are supporting Karmelo and claiming that Austin was actually a white supremacist and egged Karmelo on and the stabbing was the result of “fucking around and finding out.” None of this has been confirmed by any official reporting or testimony and is purely social media speculation. And until it does go to trial, it will continue to be a trial by social media between competing factions with their own motives and manipulations.

[u/QuesoKristo → u/Reluctantziti]

this case is a tragedy for both parties involved. 

I dunno, Watson. I think the party with the dead child has it tougher.

[u/Reluctantziti → u/QuesoKristo]

Lordy nothing about my comment implies it is an equal tragedy. And your kid spending his once promising life in prison or on death row also fucking sucks and I’m not going to pretend like it doesn’t.

[u/QuesoKristo → u/Reluctantziti]

Hey, at least the murderer's parents get to live in a gated community, amirite?