In other words, much like with the McMichael’s in the Ahmaud Arbery case, Karmelo Anthony’s legal situation appears similar in that his self-defense claim fell apart, for somewhat similar reasons, and this time the races were reversed.

In cases where the victim fought back at all, every murderer could claim they killed their victim in self-defense, if being the aggressor or the one that provoked the encounter wasn’t a negative factor in the legal standard for self-defense.