Look, I’m not saying that the household of Karmelo Anthony — the infamous teenage homicide suspect whose case has turn out to be a racial minefield for causes much less explicable than traditional in these conditions — is grifting off of the crowdfunding they’ve been getting for his protection and numerous prices.
All I’m saying is, in the event that they’re not grifting, they’re going to should get Merriam-Webster and a number of other different respected dictionaries to alter the that means of the verb “to grift.” To possibly, say, that means the act of creating pancakes. Or to nail a neat skateboard trick. One thing like that.
In case you’ve been questioning, the household of Anthony — the 17-year-old Frisco, Texas teen dealing with first-degree homicide expenses for fatally stabbing Austin Metcalf, additionally 17, at a monitor meet — has been elevating cash at a stunning clip.
Shocking, on condition that there’s no especial cause to consider Anthony is being railroaded apart from he’s black and Metcalf was white. Anthony reportedly admitted he stabbed Metcalf for attempting to maneuver him from an space the place he didn’t belong, claimed self-defense despite the fact that the grounds he reportedly gave police throughout interviews didn’t even come near legally viable, and has — as a substitute of counting on canny authorized methods and conserving quiet till the trial — enlisted each two-bit race hustler within the Dallas-Fort Price metroplex desirous to make Anthony their twenty first century model of Tawana Brawley.
What’s additionally stunning is the clip at which Anthony’s household appears to be spending the cash, and never on high-end authorized illustration. As of an April 30 report within the U.Okay. Every day Mail, over $500,000 has been raised.
Initially, it was alleged that they had purchased a home in a gated group and a few high-end cars. It was later reported that this was faux information; all of it was merely rented, as a result of they wanted safety and a brand new location due to Anthony’s notoriety.
Karmelo Anthony is SAFE at dwelling.
This second is a reminder {that a} group united can by no means be divided.
The journey forward is lengthy, however in the present day—we have fun a victory for justice, for household, and for the facility of individuals coming collectively to guard our youth.
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— Minister Dominique Alexander (@niquealex) April 14, 2025
“The funds raised can even assist a spread of pressing and vital wants which have emerged because of this example, together with — however not restricted to — the secure relocation of the Anthony household on account of escalating threats to their security and well-being, in addition to primary dwelling prices, transportation, counseling, and different safety measures,” an outline of the fundraiser on GiveSendGo learn.
“Your contribution not solely helps shield and stabilize the household, but in addition serves as a strong message of group care and resistance within the face of injustice.”
And now, they apparently want extra group care to withstand the face of injustice, contemplating they’ve moved to a brand new location on account of … children with water weapons:
Citing the loss of life threats they had been receiving, the Anthony household deserted the $900,000 dwelling they had been renting in a gated group and went into hiding in an undisclosed location.
On Saturday, DailyMail.com completely uncovered that not less than one of many threats that prompted the household to maneuver out got here from youngsters who drove by the house firing water weapons.
Frisco cops had been known as to dwelling April 15 by Andrew Anthony, the suspect’s father, round 7:51 pm after two Jeeps with teenage passengers had been seen driving previous the home by way of the door bell digicam, based on a police incident report obtained by DailyMail.com.
Inside the first minute of his interplay with police, Andrew acknowledged the weapons the children had had been ‘play weapons.’
Bear in mind when your mother and father noticed some children with water weapons outdoors your home and put the place up on the market? “Everybody, pack your luggage quick!” I can bear in mind my mother saying so many occasions. “Some teenager is out within the entrance yard with a Tremendous Soaker!”
Yeah, that’s by no means occurred to anybody within the historical past of humanity. And whereas I’ll admit I used to be by no means on trial for homicide, I’m fairly positive that wouldn’t (or shouldn’t) have made a distinction, both, particularly if the household has safety.
Moreover, the 2 Jeeps with the “play weapons” had each black and white male passengers in them and at no level, Andrew Anthony mentioned, had been the weapons pointed at them.
Bear in mind, too, that in a world the place even the gun emoji has been changed with a water gun emoji, water weapons can’t truly even remotely resemble actual weapons … which implies there was no menace in any respect.
You understand, not like the menace posed by Karmelo Anthony when — by his personal admission, based on police studies — he pulled a knife on Austin Metcalf on April 2 as a result of Metcalf advised Anthony, who didn’t go to his highschool, to depart his highschool’s tent.
Metcalf was killed with a stab wound to the chest.
One would have hoped that the item lesson of Patrisse Cullors and the like would have ended the period of a sure kind of BLM activism — you understand, the “Purchase Giant Mansions” fashion of crying for money.
Not solely have we not realized our lesson, it appears, the grift nonetheless works even with accused murderers. Till, after all, we’re advised that “grift” means pancake-flipping and any intimation on the contrary is latent white supremacism.
This text appeared initially on The Western Journal.
