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Karmelo Anthony and the Futility of Claiming Self-Defense While Black
Last spring, during a track meet at a Texas high school, 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony stabbed and killed Austin Metcalf, a white student and fellow athlete from a rival school, during an argument. Whether or not Anthony killed Metcalf wasn’t up for discussion: Anthony had admitted his guilt, and the...
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Karmelo Anthony and the Futility of Claiming Self-Defense While Black
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Last spring, during a track meet at a Texas high school, 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony stabbed and killed Austin Metcalf, a white student and fellow athlete from a rival school, during an arg...
Austin Metcalf’s Family Receives Death Threats After Sentencing of Murderer Karmelo Anthony.
The family of white teenager Austin Metcalf has reportedly received numerous death threats and violent messages after the conviction of his black murderer, Karmelo Anthony.
Murderer Karmelo Anthony claims he's 'penniless' behind bars... after raking in £470k from woke fundraiser
Murderer Karmelo Anthony has claimed he has been left "penniless" behind bars, despite his family pocketing more than £460,000 from an online fundraiser. On Tuesday, the 19-year-old was fou...
Rep. Jasmine Crockett blames Karmelo Anthony verdict on racism, downplays murder weapon
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, downplayed the size of the blade Karmelo Anthony used to kill Austin Metcalf and suggested his guilty verdict was racist.
