Haleyscomet50 said:

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Prosecution should have brought in some outside track coaches with years of experience to testify about the tents team designations and not common space. Led into kids stealing at track meets ect.

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AgBQ-00 said:

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did get KAs coach to admit that if asked to leave another teams tent you are supposed to leave.

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spencerdhg said:

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fullback44 said:

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I guess things have changed, we usually left any valuables on the bus and someone watched the bus, maybe they locked the bus, can't remember. WE hung out in little groups on the field and everyone kind of kept to their own school groups, as someone else said if it was hot we would go under the stadium bleachers. They are going to have to make these kids go through metal detectors after this - terrible

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We already have to go through metal detectors to go to middle school soccer games.

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Im Gipper said:

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People don't even bother to read a few pages of posts here!

Someone posts a summary from a person in the courtroom, a few posts later someone else asks a question that was answered if they bothered to read!

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Ellis Wyatt said:

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Just according to the social media propaganda mob.

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Old_Ag_91 said:

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Kenneth_2003 said:

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Dear "rissalutions"

Some of us heed the words of MLK and judge people by the content of their character. You should try it.

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So very well said. I can only hope that the people in the KA camp will have their heart pierced by truth. Justice yes but mercy and truth also. Maybe KA can find forgiveness from God somewhere in his repentance over the murder of Austin someday before he passes.

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Haleyscomet50 said:

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20 years ago we weren't allowed to go to restrooms by ourselves at track meets. You would never sit in another teams section automatic fight. Coaches if they caught a glimpse of another color jersey in a section they would act quickly. Track kids have or at o e time did have alot of responsibility because it was usually a couple Coaches for numerous athletes and kids were expected to police themselves.

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Z3phyr said:

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Even one of the defense's witnesses today when cross examined said he thought KA was in the wrong

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Seems important for the defense to find that out before calling him as a witness. Yikes

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They don't have a lot of options here. They're trying to lay groundwork that him being in the tent was not an issue. If they can, they'll try to make the case that he wasn't the aggressor (good luck). Then, finally, they'll try and argue that he had no choice but to respond in the way he did -- or, his choices were limited and how he responded was one option.

As long as they can stick to the events that happened at the track, they won't "open the door" to character issues that allow the prosecution to get into his past. However, I don't know what witnesses that are available that will testify to any of this. I think they may have fired their only bullet with the coach.

Shook (and possibly the other guy) is WAY too smart to think they're going to get an acquittal with what the prosecution has and I have zero doubt they've told Anthony and his parents that. Shook has won death penalty cases as a prosecutor with less evidence than the DA has in this case. At this point, I think the best they can hope for is a hung jury and perhaps a "better" plea deal.

I wouldn't be shocked if that happens.

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Would an acquittal in this case create precedence that would change the legal criteria for a self defense claim? Or at least change how those criteria are effectively defined?

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If I am understanding this case correctly and this guy somehow gets off, could this case be used as precedence in future self defense claims as to what would legally constitute the right to kill someone and claim self defense?

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aggiehawg said:

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Would an acquittal in this case create precedence that would change the legal criteria for a self defense claim? Or at least change how those criteria are effectively defined?

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No. A jury verdict does not establish precedent. Appellate courts do.

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Im Gipper said:

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If I am understanding this case correctly and this guy somehow gets off, could this case be used as precedence in future self defense claims as to what would legally constitute the right to kill someone and claim self defense?

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No, it would no create precedent. If he is found not guilty, that's a question of fact about the jury. It is not a legal ruling from the court.

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MsDoubleD81 said:

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Had to stop reading Sara Fields. Too much drama on her end.

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Backyard Gator said:

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MsDoubleD81 said:

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Had to stop reading Sara Fields. Too much drama on her end.

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Try to give her some grace. She's just trying to do her job.

She's been in on this since the beginning, when she was exposing what a POS Dominique Alexander is. I would not be surprised if she's received death threats from his group, and now with the trial going on, and the threats literally in her face, I think it is starting to wear on her.

Some of us, if we're insulted online or receive a death threat, we just laugh because we know they're full of ***** I don't think she's built like that.

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White people can’t comprehend this mentality for 2 reasons.

1. We aren’t raised to have a victim mentality.

2. We aren’t racist as a whole.

A lot of those people didn’t donate to Karmelo Anthony cause they thought he was innocent, they donated because they support what he did. https://t.co/Gi35dSxRXo pic.twitter.com/IPnlO12Jjr

— Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) June 6, 2026

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Z3phyr said:

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I think the defense lost on the jury selection. If the one person didnt say "I couldn't put a brother behind bars" and got on the jury it would be different. Props for honesty I guess

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If they don't already exist, I could see community service groups teaching citizens how to avoid disqualifying themselves. The "get the vote out" organizers will transition to "protect our own" jury duty advocates.

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I would not be surprised if she's received death threats from his group, and now with the trial going on, and the threats literally in her face,

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aggiehawg said:

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Would an acquittal in this case create precedence that would change the legal criteria for a self defense claim? Or at least change how those criteria are effectively defined?

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No. A jury verdict does not establish precedent. Appellate courts do.

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fullback44 said:

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aggiehawg said:

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Would an acquittal in this case create precedence that would change the legal criteria for a self defense claim? Or at least change how those criteria are effectively defined?

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No. A jury verdict does not establish precedent. Appellate courts do.

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Dam- did not know that - always time to learn new things

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usmcbrooks said:

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It is truly amazing how people like this dingbat can lie with a straight face and believe they are actually telling the truth.

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TheRatt87 said:

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If/when KA is found guilty, does the jury or the judge decide the sentence?

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aggiehawg said:

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Judges can conduct their courtrooms according to their discretion for the most part.

But there was a case involving Dr. Sam Shepard for the murder of his wife back in the late 50s. Was a media crap show with a ton of cameras in the courtroom. Because of the massive publicity, he got a new trial under the rationale his due process rights were violated.

So a court can establish its own rules for how and when cameras or audio feeds will be allowed to protect the due process rights of the accused.

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fullback44 said:

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This is such a sad situation that this kid was having fun at a school athletics evident and this thug kid goes looking for trouble and stabs him. What a POS

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TheRatt87 said:

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If/when KA is found guilty, does the jury or the judge decide the sentence?

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Dont both sides offer up their requested sentences and the judge decides to apply one? They take into account mitigating or aggravating factors at this point too i think. They can completely ignore both too and apply their own sentences, even those outside of the guidelines for sentences for the particular crime convicted of (see all the liberal judges ignoring guidelines and releasing murderers and rapists back onto the streets with slaps on the wrists).

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Im Gipper said:

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AgBQ-00 said:

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did get KAs coach to admit that if asked to leave another teams tent you are supposed to leave.

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Why would they need outside coaches for that?

The coach testified to that;

Prosecutor: "It shouldn't happen that one of your athletes ends up in another team's tent?"
Witness: "Yes, sir."
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Prosecutor: "You would expect someone asked to leave a tent to comply?"
Witness: "Yes."

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