Posted on 04/07/2025 11:50:21 AM PDT by Red Badger
Hopefully Metcalf has a close friend who will seek justice for him.
Here’s what I hope:
The Metcalf family files a wrongful death civil suit against Karmelo and wins a judgement for every last dime of this fund.
Just like Luigi Mangione, you can get away with murder as long as you kill the right person
This is BS. So many gofundmes have been deleted that supported Conservative causes but this MURDERER gets a free pass.
“GoFundMe has suspended a fundraiser established by conservative activist Candace Owens for a café co-owner who called the late George Floyd a “thug,” saying her campaign violated its policies on “intolerance of any kind.”
“The popular crowdfunding site GoFundMe has taken down yet another conservative donation campaign.”
‘Gofundme takes down conservative fundraiser’s page for election misinformation.”
the chosen are always the victim. Odds are 50/50 he gets away with it.
“FIRST DEGREE MURDER. “
Texas doesn’t have degrees of murder. We have homicide,manslaughter, murder and capital murder.
https://www.thetexastrialattorney.com/degrees-of-murder-in-texas/
This incident doesn’t meet any of the criteria for capital murder in Texas. The victim is not under 10 years old, they are not a fireman,police officer,judge, or inmate , or inmate escaping. There were not multiple victims, nor was an , sexual assault, kidnapping, arson or other felony involved.
Premeditation is not a factor in capital murder. That is for regular murder vs homicide or manslaughter.
This incident could be murder if they can prove to a jury premeditated intent. Capital murder is already out due to way 19.02 is written. Most likely the DA will charge murder and plea down to be a voluntary manslaughter charge or involuntary manslaughter if they can prove one person provoked the other into action. Heat of the moment and sudden passion will come into the court room as well both can drop it to involuntary manslaughter should it go to trial. First offence and in a physical argument with what witnesses have already said fits voluntary manslaughter , it’s going to be really hard to prove to a grand jury premeditated intent to get a full murder charge let alone a conviction out of a jury. Just carrying a weapon is not enough this is Texas everyone carries weapons all the time everywhere. Knives, guns, clubs all are legal most places. Basically if they don’t have metal detectors or it’s a bar with 51% notices people carry and it’s legal as well. Texas doesn’t even define a knife under 5.5 inches as a weapon at all you can carry them anywhere including bars,schools and churches. Above 5.5 “ are location restricted knives and there is a list of places you cannot carry them. School events is ome of them, it’s a class A misdemeanor UCW charge so not a felony and it doesn’t trigger any of the felony level aggravated add on charge levels given that it is a class A misdemeanor. So just having a 5.5”+ blade doesn’t trigger an upgrade to murder or capital murder given the way 19.02c is written.
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