I distinctly remember being in a space where I was telling black people about the Karmelo Anthony story, how devastating it was to hear how Austin Metcalf died, how sickening it was that Karmelo got rich from it, and how digusting it was that Black people supported him.
How we needed to do and be better as black people. What was the bottom of the moral abyss for us as a collective? I was prepared to have an earnest, genuine conversation. And I thought everyone, because these were seemingly reasonable and educated Black people, would understand that getting murdered in front of your twin brother just because you told someone a seat was taken is horrible. That Karmelo clearly chimped out and was in the wrong and deserved to be under the jail.
And in the most calm, articulate, negrosplaning voice, one argued that we "didn't know the full story". To which I said, in what circumstance is it ok to stab an unarmed person to death after a conversation about a seat? What could have possibly happened to justify that?
And all I got was "what if he was racist?" "what if he called him a nigger?" "what if he was mentally ill?"
That's when I finally let go and accepted that at least 95% of black people need to sent to Liberia. "My people" cannot be saved if they refuse to be righteous.
If they're not niggers, they're defending niggers, if they're not defending niggers, they're pretending niggers aren't that big of a problem, if they're not pretending niggers aren't that big of a problem, then they're pretending niggers don't exist at all.
I'm fucking done. Karmelo Anthony needs to be given the death penalty and I don't care who cries about it and how many gas stations are burned down.
Austin Metcalf's murder is particularly salient because almost everyone, regardless of race, has encountered a black person carrying out an antisocial act โ cutting in line, mouthing off, blasting music on the subway, etc. โ which is accompanied by the implicit threat of violence.
In this case, Karmelo Anthony took Austin Metcalf's seat. Karmelo provoked Austin knowing that he was armed โ that if Austin objected, he would just stab him. And that's exactly what happened.
Most people don't want to share a society with people who routinely violate public norms and are prepared to murder anyone who objects. It is a mentality entirely alien to well-to-do people. It isn't a sign of masculinity or being a "bad ass" โ trained fighters, elite soldiers, etc. don't act that way in public.
It obviously isn't all black people who behave this way. But of those who do, most are black. I remember seeing a clip of some lowlife black dude threatening to stab a hipster looking black guy on a train for asking him to turn his music down, so it isn't as if you have to be white to object to this sort of antisocial behavior. But that said, the pattern is unignorable, and you rarely see whites, Asians, or Jews acting like this.
We have now heard from six teens who were at the stadium the day Austin Metcalf was stabbed by Karmelo Anthony. Four out of the six are black . All have testified that Karmelo Anthony was asked to leave the Memorial HS team tent, provoked Austin Metcalf, and pulled a knife *before or while* Austin had even pushed Karmelo.
"I'm not going to fight you at a track meet, dude,' Austin told Karmelo, according to teen #3.
During cross examination , defense attorney asks, 'Did he (Austin) grab hold of him (Karmelo?)
Teen #4 says, "He didn't get the chance to grab hold of him. He was already stabbed."
Teen #6 described watching the verbal back and forth between Austin and Karmelo, while Karmelo had his hands in his backpack and claimed he had something in his bag.
'The vein in his arm was visible. It looked like he was grabbing something,' teen #6 said.
@_LaJanee_ He didnโt push him hard. The guy who was sitting next to Karmelo didnโt even get bumped from the push. You canโt fucking stab someone for pushing you. PERIOD.
@djneyoru Nobody hates you. Nobody wants you dead. We just want you to stop pushing it on children and keep your fucking clothes on in public. Nobody cares who you fuck. Damn
@muheediva01 Property taxes rise, cost of maintenance rises, so rent rises to match. But besides that, they own the property and they can do what they want with it
@wrapreviews420 3 Asian people, 1 Hispanic man, and 1 Middle Eastern woman- not an all white jury. This AI generated photo with multiples of the same white people is hilarious though. Spreading it around is low IQ
@foot2azz247@B1TuckerCarlson Every unbiased source has confirmed that the grainy video shows the scuffle was between 2 boys. Austin and Karmelo. Provocation precludes self-defense. Proportionality will also be a serious issue for Karmelo's defense as you cannot stab someone for shoving you.
@queenie4rmnola Under Texas State Law, this statement is considered provocation and voids a self-defense claim. Additionally, proportionality is going to be considered and you cannot stab someone for shoving you.