IIRC, HM did mention in one of his earlier interviews it was raining and that the seats under the tent were still pretty much dry which gave me the impression that maybe KA was just trying to get to the closet and driest shelter nearby. When I was on track and field and high school it wasn’t that abnormal during a storm for other teams to be willing to let other players seek shelter under their tents if they had one or were already situated even the covered spot of the bleachers. Usually it felt like by that certain point, especially if in early spring or late winter, everyone was just cold and wet and wanted to go home. Plus, some our us had really thin track uniforms which made things worse. Perhaps however things are just different there.
HM mentioned that after they told KA to move he started to get aggressive and “talking reckless” and then shortly after things escalated. It is quite possible IMO things escalated between two teenagers who weren’t willing to stand down from the other and may have already been annoyed or pissed off because again they are at a track meet, it’s raining and knowing how long track meets can run for the fact that likely everything had to be put on pause due to the rain storm would have made me more irritable as a teenager as well. Also, when HM used the phrase “talking reckless” it reminded me of how many heated arguments, that almost turned physically, I have seen occur in high school occur because exchanged words only made people’s tempers flare worse. Maybe my bias from my experiences growing up and the experiences of my siblings and cousins as well but teenagers can be hot-headed and hot-blooded, making them more reactive then normal when emotions or tensions are strung high. This still doesn’t justify or excuse the fact that AM was horrifically and fatally stabbed by KA and that KA was carrying around a dangerous weapon on him in the first place.
Nonetheless, RIP to AM and my condolences to his family. As I have said before no parent should have to bury a child, in no way should KA have carried or used a knife against AM or anyone and I do hope the family gets the privacy and peace and justice they deserve (from an interview I have seen of AM’s and HM’s father the discourse on SMS and MSM, including things I suppose were allege by AK’s family or people coming to his defense and those, as he said, who are using AM memory to perpetuate an agenda, were taking their toll on him). This poor family has to bury a child and now they feel the need to defend him as well. It is one thing to offer sympathy but it is another to cast blame or insults on one’s deceased loved one or to cause further pain or feelings isolation to those that knew, loved and cherished him. That’s not advocating justice. That is just causing more harm and suffering to those who are grieving and are in need of support and comfort from their community.
As for the “punch me and see what happens” statement that just seems like a really weird thing to a stranger. The statement “touch me and see what happens” seems to make a little bit more sense given the context of ensuing verbal confrontation (though then again he was reaching for the knife in his bag so he was already preparing to escalate it to violence?) because even if there isn’t an actual threat of physical violence or harm people do tend to understandably warn others about not touching their person either when they are approached and feel intimidated, are in a heated or aggressive verbal confrontation with others standing close to them or feel nervous or surrounded or outnumber. However, the warning about being punched seems one level above that or out of place. Why would he think he needed to say that to a complete stranger or that he was even at risk of getting punched? If he still just sitting or standing there and no one touched him or anything at this point, just asking or telling him to leave, then his statement doesn’t really make sense. JMO
All my own opinion
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