Black Americans should be deeply ashamed of the way many people have responded to the Karmelo Anthony case

 

If a white teenager had brought a knife to a school event, escalated a confrontation, and fatally stabbed a Black teenager in the heart, there would be nonstop media coverage, protests, public outrage, and demands for accountability. There would be no shortage of people calling it evidence of racism and demanding justice.

But when the races are reversed, suddenly we’re told to ignore the obvious, suspend judgment, and accept every excuse offered in defense of the person who did the stabbing.

What makes this especially troubling is that many of the people demanding his release seem more concerned with the race of the accused than with the fact that a young man lost his life. The focus should be on the actions that occurred, not the skin color of the people involved.

Justice cannot depend on the race of the victim or the race of the accused. Either we believe in equal standards or we don’t.

A young man is dead. Another young man is facing a murder charge. The facts should matter. The evidence should matter. The law should matter. No one should receive a different level of sympathy, outrage, or accountability because of race.

Right is right. Wrong is wrong. Justice should be blind, not selective. No more two-tiered standards based on race.

Black Americans should be deeply ashamed of the way many people have responded to the Karmelo Anthony case.

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