Karmelo Anthony and Austin Metcalf: Texas tragedy highlights dangers of identity politics

[Michie]

On March 29, 2025, blood was spilled once again, this time at a track meet in Frisco, Texas. Austin Metcalf, 17, a white football and track star, lay dying from stab wounds inflicted by Karmelo Anthony, also 17, a black-student athlete who attended a different high school.

What should have been a day of friendly athletic competition and celebration became a day of mourning — and another grim statistic in the epidemic of violence claiming our young men.

The facts of this case are clear and disturbing: Anthony had entered a tent belonging to a school that was not his own. When Metcalf, acting within his rights, asked Anthony to leave the area, the confrontation quickly escalated. According to eyewitness reports. Anthony had a knife in his backpack and issued a threat, saying “Touch me and you’ll find out.” When Metcalf attempted to escort him from the area, Anthony pulled out the knife and stabbed him multiple times.

Anthony was arrested at the scene and charged with first-degree murder. He is claiming self-defense.

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[Vambram]

The sadness of our culture involved with identity politics is clearly seen in the aftermath of Metcalf's murder by Anthony. Another real problem that has been going on for at least a couple of decades, in my opinion, is that too many young people really don't respect the dignity and sanctity of life. I believe that is a major cause for violence and murder amongst teenagers and young adults.

 

[iluvatar5150]

Boy, I do love me some racism wrapped up in a bit of Jesus. For one thing, the author equates honor culture with blackness as if some white demographics don't also have an honor culture (psst: where do you think southern blacks picked it up?)

Second, he white-washes the actions of the white student who, even in this sanitized telling of things, was the one who instigated contact.

Secular news makes it a bit clearer who the instigator was:

'I did it': Texas teen charged with murder in track meet stabbing claims self-defense

Karmelo Anthony told responding officers he stabbed Austin Metcalf in self-defense, an arrest affidavit shows. Anthony's bond hearing is Monday.

www.statesman.com

I wonder why the author of this piece doesn't lament the perception of manhood that motivated the white student to play trespass cop and lay hands on another student. I know the author is black. I don't wonder why his message plays among a white audience.

 

[Vambram]

Boy, I do love me some racism wrapped up in a bit of Jesus. For one thing, the author equates honor culture with blackness as if some white demographics don't also have an honor culture (psst: where do you think southern blacks picked it up?)

Second, he white-washes the actions of the white student who, even in this sanitized telling of things, was the one who instigated contact.

Secular news makes it a bit clearer who the instigator was:

'I did it': Texas teen charged with murder in track meet stabbing claims self-defense

Karmelo Anthony told responding officers he stabbed Austin Metcalf in self-defense, an arrest affidavit shows. Anthony's bond hearing is Monday.

www.statesman.com

I wonder why the author of this piece doesn't lament the perception of manhood that motivated the white student to play trespass cop and lay hands on another student. I know the author is black. I don't wonder why his message plays among a white audience.

In what world is it acceptable to knife someone to death simply because he was attempting to play trespass cop and non-violently put his hands on another student?

 

[iluvatar5150]

In what world is it acceptable to knife someone to death simply because he was attempting to play trespass cop and non-violently put his hands on another student?

In what world did I say it was acceptable?

Also, this was in Texas, which has a pretty robust “stand your ground” law. I wouldn’t be surprised if a decent lawyer could get this kid acquitted on that. If the races had been reversed, and if this had been a gun, it’s not hard to imagine the killer not even getting arrested.

 

[Vambram]

In what world did I say it was acceptable?

Also, this was in Texas, which has a pretty robust “stand your ground” law. I wouldn’t be surprised if a decent lawyer could get this kid acquitted on that. If the races had been reversed, and if this had been a gun, it’s not hard to imagine the killer not even getting arrested.

I am glad that we appear to agree that Anthony attacking Metcalf with a knife is unacceptable. I am absolutely certain that the race of the 2 individuals had anything to do with Anthony being arrested. Also, I would be surprised if the "stand your ground law" would legally apply in this killing.

 

[iluvatar5150]

I am glad that we appear to agree that Anthony attacking Metcalf with a knife is unacceptable. I am absolutely certain that the race of the 2 individuals had anything to do with Anthony being arrested.

lol, how in the world are you certain of anything about this case? Are you somehow involved? Were you a witness?

Also, I would be surprised if the "stand your ground law" would legally apply in this killing.

Why? The white guy was the instigator. He assaulted the black kid even after he was warned to back off. People have successfully used “stand your grand” as a defense with less provocation than that.

 

[Vambram]

lol, how in the world are you certain of anything about this case? Are you somehow involved? Were you a witness?

Why? The white guy was the instigator. He assaulted the black kid even after he was warned to back off. People have successfully used “stand your grand” as a defense with less provocation than that.

According to the witnesses, the only one who was assaulted was Metcalf.

 

[iluvatar5150]

According to the witnesses, the only one who was assaulted was Metcalf.

That isn’t even true according to the white-washed article in the OP. Even that author acknowledges that Metcalf “tried to escort him from the area,” which is his euphemism for Metcalf’s grabbing Anthony. Read the Austin Statesman article I posted.

 

[iluvatar5150]

According to the witnesses, the only one who was assaulted was Metcalf.

That isn’t even true according to the white-washed article in the OP. Even that author acknowledges that Metcalf “tried to escort him from the area,” which is his euphemism for Metcalf’s grabbing Anthony. Read the Austin Statesman article I posted.