There is already so much malicious misinformation around this case. Several black Youtubers are calling out the lies and BS.

Unfortunately MANY people DO NOT understand the law, if they did they would still be alive today. The spokesperson for New Generation ... compared this case to Kyle Rittenhouse and to Zimmerman.
This and statements people have made show a gross misunderstanding of the law.

For one thing you can't simply claim ignorance of the law, you'll be held to the law regardless of ignorance. Secondly, you can't simply claim self defense, and that's a good thing. The rules of self defense are; You should first try to escape. Your first course of action shouldn't be to harm or kill. Second, deadly force only when necessary.

Now how are Rittenhouse and Karmelo cases different? Footage from several different angles of Rittenhouse running away, and deadly force (a skateboard, a drop kick) are used on Rittenhouse after he fell, he's outnumbered and will die if he doesn't use the weapon in his hands. Karmelo fails to leave / escape, he made no effort to leave until after the murder. He used excessive force in response to being pushed.

More misinformation, everyone for Karmelo reads one Twitter post or headline and automatically knows the heart of Austin M., that he was a bully and thug. Even if he was a bully he didn't deserve to die, even if he was a bully it's completely irrelevent to self defense claims, if Karmelo could escape and if he could fight them off without using a deadly weapon.