The huge outpouring of support for Karmelo Anthony who allegedly stabbed another teen in the heart should scare all of us

Karmelo Anthony stabbed another teen in the heart — and for that he and his family have been rewarded with more than $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 on Monday on a reduced $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 are reportedly now living in a $900,000 home inside a luxurious gated community in Frisco.“There’s been a tremendous amount of pressure,...