Austin Metcalf’s dad went on a racist rant about why there were no Black jurors in Karmelo Anthony’s trial



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    1. daphodil3000 on

      “Normally I don’t attack people like this…”

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    2. Relevant-Peach3997 on

      He labeled Karmelo as a “watermelon felon”

      Black boys and men will never get fair trials in America. These are spoken and unspoken prejudices they are up against.

    3. HopelessHelena on

      It started bad and it got worse & worse with every word JESUS sorry but this makes the case look a lot less obvious to me, his dad being a nasty racist makes me sus of his dead son was that this ugly racist’s purpose? If so then he did a good job? Some people need to stop, just in general

    4. ThroatGOAT_Goddess04 on

      Trump will invite him to the White House soon. And then MAGA’s will be wearing shirts that say “I am Austin Metcalf”

    5. Electronic_Snow_4685 on

      Maybe I’m remembering incorrectly but I thought in the aftermath of the murder, the dad was pleading with people to *not* turn this into a race war. What happened in between this?

    6. No-Association-4458 on

      It’s wild bc i remember when the case first happened he was beginning people to not cause more division, race bait and wait for all the facts to come out.. when i say this is a complete 180. I see the mask is alllllll the way down. Truly disgusting

    7. cassiopeia_a_nil on

      I could have sworn soon after his son was murdered he was publicly stating he didn’t want his son’s murder to be turned into fodder for white supremacists/alt-right conservatives looking to sew more division amongst people… it’s really sad to see this.

    8. oneofyallfarted on

      This is one of the worst racist rants I’ve watched. I am just wowed at how racist and open he is about this. Watermelon felon??? These people are getting braver every day and it’s concerning y’all. Shits about to boil over.

    9. BriefDownpour on

      “Tonight I’m going to say what I wanna say.”

      I was very surprised that the very next word after this sentence wasn’t the n-word.

    10. Special_Spirit8284 on

      He literally admits that he doesn’t wanna say what he wants to say because it’s incorrect… Lulwut

    11. Holy shit this is terrible. Why would you bring this kind of insane attention to yourself…? I guess bc you don’t actually think it’s that bad and that it’s normal for you. Like if you really need to vent like this talk to your buddy or your therapist. Shit.

    12. awolfsvalentine on

      He’s calling some of the potential black jurors idiots because they told the truth and said they couldn’t be impartial? Would he have preferred they lied just so they could vote not guilty?

    13. AnalystCold133 on

      Shout out to faux moi for having the sane anti racists who know  “watermelon felon” is a completely unjustifiable thing to call a very young man facing 35 years in American prison. 

      Edited for clarity

    14. annieadderallll on

      This was disappointing to see considering the fact that when his son was killed he initially stood up against white supremacists using Austin’s name to boost their causes, and speaking out against hate the case was creating. I admired that and it may not’ve helped but it’s important coming from the parents..

      I get his emotions are heightened but Jesus dude. He’s supposedly a Christian too. Totally letting his hate and anger cloud him. Hope he realizes this is wrong cause damn. Logic is off and everything ALSO there have been black people actually standing beside him this whole time like remember when he was on that phone call with the white supremacist at the rally? That black man was defending him so hard and trying to make everyone see eye to eye

    15. chappiescappy on

      “Tonight is the one time I’m gonna allow myself” to justify going on a racist rant is crazy.

    16. Alarmed_Pattern_9912 on

      The way he goes, “I’m giving myself the permission to be an abhorrent racist tonight—as a little treat!” 

      Also, I guarantee that he is getting some government benefit. Assholes going on about government handouts are always somehow benefitting from them (which is their right as a citizen, a right of theirs which I and other leftists defend). It’s a bizarre thing I’ve noticed. 

      Lastly, he admits he’s socially isolated and cooped up. This is true of so many hateful people. It’s a cycle. 

    17. CommanderKerensky on

      Surprised his lawyer didn’t shoot down this idea…granted this dude probably didn’t ask.

    18. He is who people thought he was. If he didn’t have that in him already no way does he come up with the nickname. What’s in him just came out after the gag order was lifted. Zero chance he didn’t teach this to his sons. Zero