Fundraiser set up for Austin Metcalfs alleged killer shows how inhumane society has become
Karmelo Anthony allegedly stabbed another teen in the heart — and for that he and his family have been rewarded with $455,000. Donors from across the country, celebrating a 17-year-old who pulled out a knife at a track meet, have flooded a GiveSendGo fundraiser set up by the Anthony family with contributions and racially provocative comments. “Keep doing what you do young man,” one anonymous donor of $100 wrote.“You are a antibullying hero, a scholar, and a gentleman.” Another $20 donor, alluding to the fact that the perpetrator is black and the victim white, wrote, “US AGAINST THEM! PERIOD!” “We are the defenders of our LINEAGE.
This is America and these flat-whiteness immigrants from all over the world has always been open ENEMIES towards FOUNDATIONAL BLACK AMERICANS from Day 1 NO MORE,” a donor comment with 23 likes reads. The largest amount came in at $3,000, and more than 20 people have contributed at least $1,000 to Anthony, who is facing first-degree murder charges. According to witnesses, 17-year-old Austin Metcalf tried to push him out of a tent during a track meet in Frisco, Texas, on April 2 — leading Anthony to allegedly stab the other teen in the heart.Metcalf bled out in his twin brother’s arms, according to a police report. Given the available facts, the outpouring of support and valorization is downright disturbing. But it’s nothing new for the “victim” industrial complex, facilitated by social media and crowd-funding websites that incentivize people adjacent to the situations to keep fanning the flames. Anthony was released from jail Monday on a $250,000 bond, which was lowered from the initial $1 million.During court proceedings that day, his attorneys clarified the donations were “not a bond fund” and were being used by his parents to pay their rent and bills. The family is reportedly now renting a $900,000 home inside a luxurious gated community in Frisco. “There’s been a tremendous amount of pre...