A commenter on Dr. Todd Grande’s YouTube video regarding this incident summed it up pretty nicely describing the incident as, “When social media people skills meet real life.”
Those kids got what they deserved. The kids in the group harassing him come off really badly as witnesses. They testified they were drunk and high. Sure, they never expected to get stabbed. The defendant does not seem like the kind of guy to get into physical fights or draw a knife unless he was afraid for his life. He was hit and choked and surrounded by 10 people calling him names. He probably didn’t handle the situation perfectly, but it is still self defense.
When someone stabs someone in a fight, it is never charged as premeditated murder. If it was a one on one fight, and the defendant started the fight, maybe 2nd degree murder. It wasn’t like Miu planned to start a fight as and excuse to stab people. Prosecutor maybe thinks any publicity is good publicity, and is fine with looking like a jerk on TV.