An opinion by robotman
I’m sick of it. Sick of the same tired script playing out every time a Black kid kills a White kid and the usual suspects—like Tariq Nasheed—crawl out of the woodwork to spin it into some noble act of “self-defense.” This time, it’s Karmelo Anthony, a 17-year-old who stabbed Austin Metcalf, another 17-year-old, to death at a track meet in Frisco, Texas, on April 2, 2025. The police report is clear as day, the evidence is damning, and yet here we are, with Nasheed and his ilk on X peddling a fairy tale that Karmelo was just “protecting himself.” It’s nonsense, and it’s not going to fly in court—no matter how much money they raise to prop up this sham defense.
Let’s start with what we know from the police report, not the fever dreams of social media influencers with an agenda. It happened at David Kuykendall Stadium during a high school track meet. Austin, a junior at Frisco Memorial High School—football star, 4.0 GPA, beloved by his community—was under his team’s tent, likely sheltering from rain. Karmelo, from Frisco Centennial High School, was there too, in a space he didn’t belong. Austin told him to move. Words were exchanged. Karmelo, per witnesses, unzipped his bag, reached in, and warned, “Touch me and see what happens.” Austin grabbed him—maybe a push, maybe to shove him out—and Karmelo didn’t hesitate. He pulled a black knife and stabbed Austin once, clean through the chest. Austin stumbled, bled out, and died in his twin brother Hunter’s arms by 10:53 a.m., despite CPR and medics’ efforts. Karmelo ran, tossed the knife (found bloody in the bleachers), and got nabbed by cops soon after.
Here’s where it gets rich. Karmelo told police, “I’m not alleged, I did it,” and “I was protecting myself. He put his hands on me.” Later, in the squad car, he asked if it could be self-defense. Nasheed’s all over X, screaming Texas Penal Code Chapter 9, claiming Karmelo was “100% legally justified” because Austin “approached in an aggressive manner.” He’s got posts racking up millions of views—calling Austin a “suspected white supremacist” (zero evidence) and comparing this to Kyle Rittenhouse and Daniel Penny, who faced armed threats or violent felons. It’s a masterclass in delusion, and Black influencers like him are eating it up, pushing this to a crowd that wants to believe it’s always “the system” or “White aggression” to blame.
But let’s cut through the noise: this self-defense claim is dead on arrival in court, and here’s why. Texas law (Penal Code §9.31) says you can use force if you reasonably believe it’s “immediately necessary” to protect yourself from unlawful force. Fine. Stand Your Ground applies too—no duty to retreat. But it’s not a free-for-all. The response has to be proportionate. Austin pushed or grabbed Karmelo—annoying, maybe physical, but not life-threatening. No fists flying, no weapon from Austin, no gang-up (despite Nasheed’s “two 6-foot, 225-pound males” exaggeration—Hunter says he just watched it unfold). Karmelo’s answer? A knife to the chest. One thrust, fatal, done. That’s not self-defense; that’s escalation to murder. Courts don’t buy “he touched me, so I stabbed him” when the threat’s a shove and the response is death. Look at Rittenhouse—guys chased him with guns. Penny—a crazed man threatened a subway car. Austin? A kid over a seat. It’s laughable to equate them.
The police report seals it. Witnesses—plural—saw Karmelo goad Austin with the “touch me” line, then stab him when Austin made contact. He fled, ditched the weapon, and confessed. No one’s saying Austin beat him bloody or pulled a gun. Hunter told WFAA he saw his brother’s “soul leave” as he tried to stop the bleeding—does that sound like a justified kill? Frisco PD’s got the knife, the statements, the timeline. This isn’t a “he said, she said” mess—it’s a slam dunk for prosecutors. Self-defense needs imminent danger, not hurt feelings or a bruised ego. Karmelo’s team can cry “systemic racism” all they want—Collin County jurors aren’t swallowing it with this evidence.
And the money? Yeah, they’ve raised over $250,000 on GiveSendGo—5,000+ donors, some calling it “justice,” others “self-defense against bullies.” Big whoop. Nasheed’s cheerleading it, and maybe some radical NGOs are chipping in, as folks on X speculate. But cash doesn’t rewrite facts. It’ll pay for slick lawyers—Billy Clark and Kim T. Cole—who’ll try to spin this into a sob story. They’ve already hinted at bond reduction and “fair process,” but $250K won’t erase the confession or the witnesses. Austin’s family raised nearly as much on GoFundMe for funeral costs, not a defense fund—because they’re burying a kid, not excusing a killer. Money buys time, not innocence.
I’m fed up. Black-on-White crime stats are insane—FBI says Black offenders are 12 times more likely to kill a White person than vice versa. Yet every time it happens, we get this: excuses, race cards, “he was scared” nonsense. Austin’s mom, Meghan, told WFAA, “Just because the kid was mad, my son is not here anymore.” That’s it. Karmelo didn’t “defend” anything—he snapped, stabbed, and ran. Nasheed can tweet about “Jim Crow” and “White privilege” till his fingers bleed, but it’s a lie to mask a simple truth: this was murder, not martyrdom. Courts see evidence, not hashtags. Karmelo’s going down, and no amount of influencer noise or NGO dollars changes that. Stop the excuses—White kids shouldn’t die because Black kids can’t handle a push.