u/Impressive_Diet_3486

Guys I'm getting a teensy bit tired of people saying American food isn't real or that the united states doesn't have a rich and delicious cuisine.

I think the reason people think we don't have food is that due to our economic influence our food happens to be everywhere. Your average McDonalds cheeseburger which exists in just about every country on earth is american food. No, it did not originate in hamburg. What originated in hamburg was ground beef slapped between two pieces of bread.

THe classic toasted sesame bun with a beef patty is entirely American.

For those unconvinced,

Hotdogs, deep dish pizza, philly cheeseteak, biscuits and gravy, fajitas, chimichangas, chocolate chip cookies, coke, BRISKET, texas BBQ, key lime pie, buffalo wings, the california sushi roll (yes variations of foreign food do count as american food), the reuben sandwich, and MORE.

There's a ton of delicious food that was created in the United States and it's a completely valid take to say that the U.S. food is the best (since that's subjective)

Opinion: Anthony Karmelo was sentenced justly, since he murdered someone and is now behind bars.

What led me to this opinion:

1. As far as race goes, multiple black witnesses testified that it was not self defense, these are witnesses. Thus the race angle is immediately irrelevant since you'd need to argue that several black teens would be racist against another black teen.
2. Self defense only applies to imminent threat of immediate injury and or death. Since Austin Metcalf didn't have any weapons and even said "I don't want to fight" there is no grounds for self defense (in which Karmelo used lethal force).
3. Bringing a knife to a school track meet in and of itself is a crime (at the very least against campus rules), and actually shows intent. Since he also escalated several times telling Austin to try and see what happens, this further supports murder in the first degree.
4. Even if you accidentally kill someone you will go to prison. He did it intentionally and stabbed Austin in the chest hard enough to puncture his sternum (a bone) and then his heart.