Fuck every last one of those losers protesting.

Karmelo faced a maximum of 99 years for Murder!

Now, if he behaves himself, he could be paroled in 17.5 years… he will be roughly the same age that his victim would have been had he lived if paroled on time. I cannot help but wonder at the coincidence.

My opinion, unqualified of course, is he got off easy!

Consequences: I do not own an SBR - however, like one Member mentioned, it would accompany me if traveling! Being disabled, I keep a pump with 5 rounds of 00 Buck ready to hand, to complement a double stack .45.

I pray all the LEOs stay out of harms way in the coming days!

This trial was unusual compared to the OJ trial, Michael Brown, Zimmerman/Travon Martin, George Floyd, etc. It was extremely quick, short, done in a week, including sentencing. Not broadcast on TV. Props to the judge. But also interesting, none of the mainstream outlets and big city "newspapers" are giving this story much attention- they don't seem to be feeding a frenzy like past trials. I think this story will be forgotten by next week, it doesn't exactly fit the narrative.

Big giant riots? I don't see anything...

Someone was arrested immediately after the verdict was made public. I wondered who it was. It turns out it was this jackass who was jumping up and down like he was a Zulu warrior.

https://x.com/nicksortor/status/2064470071372652797

Not as hot as I would have liked, but it will do. Right verdict even if term is shorter than desirable. SOB went down for murder and that’s not peanuts.

By the time he gets out, that shiny new Escalade will be a rusting hulk in the junkyard

Anthony's parents left their son to face the Metcalf family and sentencing by himself. They are cowards of the first order, completely self-absorbed. Of all the things they have done and said over the course of events, this is the most revealing and the most damning. No courage, and no awareness of how selfish they are.

Metcalf's dad is an odd duck, early on saying some bizarre things, but oh, now he's found his balls, and it turns out that the problem was a gag order. Sure

Dad, you weren't under a gag order when you said ridiculous shit that made people wonder if you're playing with a full deck.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/kar...-track-meet-stabbing

Following Anthony's sentencing, the court heard from Metcalf's loved ones who had prepared victim impact statements. Metcalf's father, Jeff, screamed at Anthony – court officers approached him but allowed him to finish.

"We were robbed," he yelled at Anthony, telling him not to look down.

"The public response sickens me, especially when a gag order doesn't allow me to defend my son," Metcalf said. "This was never about race or politics, but what you did was to choose to make it about both. We all bleed the same color. You are free to make choices all of your life, but are not free to not face consequences. They weren't bullies and they weren't racists."

"You failed your parents you failed yourself and you failed society," he added. "You don't belong."

"I forgive you, but I do not forgive what you did. You can't even look me in the eye, but you can stab my son in the fucking heart," he said before staring at Anthony as he walked back to his seat.

Hunter Metcalf, Austin's twin brother, was in the courtroom for the first time and read a victim impact statement.

"I just want some respect if you could look me in the eye," he said to Anthony, who looked up at him.

"I want you to realize how much pain you caused me and my family," he said. "You let the devil take over you in the moment."

"Now I want everything taken from you," he said, according to FOX 4. "You took everything from me. I wake up every morning and his door is still shut."

A montage of pictures of Austin and Hunter growing up played on the screen. Austin's mother, Megan, said all she has left of Austin is videos.

She described how she packed her son a snack before the track meet and sent him off, not realizing it would be the last time she ever saw him, according to FOX 4.

"You may have been sentenced to 35 years behind bars. You should feel lucky," she told Anthony. "I've been sentenced to a lifetime without my son."

Anthony's parents were not in the room for the sentencing or victim statements. Before he was sentenced, his mother pleaded for mercy.

"No, things move differently now"

https://x.com/Rightanglenews/s...ivists-very-upset%2F

Justice was done. Tragedy for all involved.

Median "actual time served before initial release" for murderers in the USA is right around 17-18 years. Exclude death sentences or Life Without Parole cases.

Not for manslaughter or negligent homicide. For actual, malice-aforethought murder. 17-18 years until "first release." Since I was awake for that part of math class, I know that "median" means half of those convicted murderers potentially served LESS.

While Anthony's sentence and minimum parole eligibility date is probably consistent with that, there's something deeply wrong with those numbers.

Oh My Goodness! Poor old Karmelo MUST ACTUALLY be innocent. CARDI B (who dat?) says it is an outrage. Cardi B NOT HAPPY

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Originally posted by DennisM:
...While Anthony's sentence and minimum parole eligibility date is probably consistent with that, there's something deeply wrong with those numbers.

The jury said premeditated murder, but the sentence looks more like manslaughter to me. I have no legal expertise, but the possibility of him walking out of jail at age 36-37, while serving the maximum time means he is leaving at 54, seems really light for a murder conviction in Texas.

It is as if the judge wanted to appease the mob and essentially changed the verdict with the sentence he handed down. I think that is pathetic.


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Originally posted by Johnny 3eagles:
Oh My Goodness! Poor old Karmelo MUST ACTUALLY be innocent. CARDI B (who dat?) says it is an outrage. Cardi B NOT HAPPY

https://x.com/iamcardib/status...ews-fierce-criticism



No, CARDI B. Disgusting would have been a jury that let him walk.
Yes, CARDI B, this is justice. Justice serves two purposes: punishment, and deterrence.

You know there is a reason they do Void Dire of potential Jurors....to find out if they have already made up their mind one way or another.

No Tie angry Branca is the best. Spnipit from the full show yesterday afternoon. Oh, I ordered a mug too

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Originally posted by TigerDore:
The jury said premeditated murder, but the sentence looks more like manslaughter to me. I have no legal expertise, but the possibility of him walking out of jail at age 36-37, while serving the maximum time means he is leaving at 54, seems really light for a murder conviction in Texas.

It is as if the judge wanted to appease the mob and essentially changed the verdict with the sentence he handed down. I think that is pathetic.

The law in Texas- Anthony could not be tried for a capital murder with penalties of death or life without parole due to his age at the time of the killing. The most the law allows is 1st degree with a penalty of 5-99 years, unless the jury decides the murder as "sudden passion" which reduces the penalty down to manslaughter level of 2-20 years.

Sudden passion option was introduced to the jury, as well as a manslaughter option, and thankfully the jury rejected both, going with guilty for murder. No, it may not be the perfect sentence, but the trial results was mostly right under the circumstances, I'm satisfied.

^^^^^^
Good insight, oddball.

Now being reported that they are appealing the case, I have no idea what substantive grounds they'll try to use...

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https://www-fox4news-com.cdn.a...-track-meet-stabbing