Matt Walsh

Witness, yes, he had a knife, so he ran to the left side of the field.

I heard Xavier say, Austin looks dead.

So Anthony demonstrated the exact opposite of the state of mind you need to have in order to claim self-defense.

He's not afraid of anyone in the tent.

He made that very clear.

Instead, he's challenging them to a fight.

He's calling them names and implying that they're weak and afraid, throwing profanity at them.

He's refusing to leave after 15 instructions to do so.

He's taunting them.

He's communicating to them that he has a weapon in an area where weapons are strictly prohibited.

Meanwhile, he isn't being threatened.

He isn't being backed into a corner.

No one is preparing to draw any kind of weapon on him.

So Anthony had no reason to even consider using lethal force in this scenario.

On the other hand, if you're Austin Metcalf, you actually have a very good reason to fear for your safety and the safety of your teammates.

A witness testified that several other athletes had stopped by the tent that day, but all of them were turned away by coaches because of the expectation that only Memorial athletes would be in the tent.

And all of those other athletes left without incident.

But Carmelo Anthony, and only Carmelo Anthony, decided to stay and threaten everyone instead.

He decided that the rules should not apply to him.

They apply to everybody.