I will never understand how so many of y'all were hoodwinked into believing the government should not use the money YOU PAY IN TAXES to create a social safety net that benefits YOU.
btw this happened in my hometown at my high school (well i was in 8th grade at the time) and im 26 now and this poor family STILL doesn’t have answers. his poor mama has been fighting every single day for justice to no prevail :(
Let me be clear about what just happened in the Karmelo Anthony verdict. Because the celebration is traveling and the discrepancies aren't.
FACT: Karmelo Anthony was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 35 years.
FACT: The jury deliberated for less than 3 hours.
FACT: There were zero Black jurors on this jury.
FACT: The prosecution used peremptory strikes to remove 100% of eligible Black jurors while keeping a white educator after claiming they didn't want educators on the jury.
FACT: Karmelo Anthony never stood up. The confrontation happened while he was seated. Austin Metcalf was standing over him.
FACT: The jury had the option to choose manslaughter. They chose murder.
FACT: The "sudden passion" defense which would have capped the sentence at 2 to 20 years was rejected.
FACT: Karmelo Anthony's mother was the only witness called during the punishment phase. She asked for mercy. The prosecutor responded: "Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent."
FACT: Karmelo Anthony will be eligible for parole after serving half his sentence, roughly 17.5 years. He is 19 years old.
Now ask yourself, if the races and sizes were reversed, if Karmelo was 6'1" standing over a seated smaller white teenager who reached up with a knife, does this even go to trial?
You already know the answer.
Say his name. Karmelo Anthony.
Stay Dangerous.
Karmelo Anthony has recieved more time (35 years) than George Zimmerman (no time), Daniel Penny (no time), Derek Chauvin (22.5 years), Amber Guyger (10 years) & Rick Chow (no time) COMBINED. This is unacceptable to any sane thinking, no racist person.
🚨 ALMOST 4 YEARS AGO, KARMELO ANTHONY SAVED A CHILD FROM DROWNING.
Don’t let the media trick you into thinking he’s a villain.
There’s more to the story and i can’t believe those students lied on the stand. Those Frisco students should be ashamed of themselves !
Even considering the county and no Black juror on the jury, based on the defense’s performance and the actual jury instructions (I don’t think people realize how serious this part is) I can see how Karmelo Anthony was, unfortunately, found guilty of murder. I’m going by what was strictly submitted/said in court. What’s on record.
His attorney never proved he feared for his life. He only proved he was invited to the tent. The man never even explained why he had a knife.
The instructions were specific. Verbal provocation alone does not justify deadly force. The jury was instructed to consider all relevant facts and circumstances surrounding the killing.
The defense did not plant doubt.