I recently wrote a post about Karmelo Anthony, the Frisco, Texas teen charged with stabbing to death another teen, Austin Metcalf, at a track meet earlier this month.
My basic position was this: when a fisticuffs occurs between two teenage boys, there are almost always extenuating circumstances, and two sides to the story. I was never personally acquainted with either teen, and I do not want to make speculations about their personalities and/or culpability in the original altercation.
But I do know this: a teenager who takes a bladed weapon to a suburban track meet might…just possibly!…be the sort of kid who is looking for trouble.
No, I can’t say that with 100% certainty. But I was a teenager myself once. The kids who carried knives around generally weren’t the ones who simply wanted to get along with everyone and mind their own business. Just saying!
Nevertheless, Karmelo Anthony found an online following after his arrest, and someone (probably the boy’s father), started a GoFundMe on his behalf. (Because when you stab someone to death, you’ve got expenses to cover, right?)
The GoFundMe brought in $440,000 (as of last week). Anthony was released from jail on a reduced bond. The youth and his family are now reportedly renting a luxurious $900K home. There has also been a new car purchase.
Don’t let anyone tell you that crime doesn’t pay. Karmelo Anthony, aka the Frisco Stabber, has just proven otherwise.
-ET