Posted on 06/11/2026 1:29:32 PM PDT by Red Badger
On Wednesday, we reported on some insane, racially inflammatory comments Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) made in the aftermath of the guilty verdict that was reached this week in the murder case of Karmelo Anthony, who admittedly stabbed fellow 17-year-old high school student Austin Metcalf to death in April 2025.
Anthony's defenders have made this case about race right from the start. Anthony is black; Metcalf was white. Anthony has contended that he had a right to self-defense after Metcalf allegedly pushed him during a heated exchange under Metcalf's high school's tent during a track meet, where Anthony was asked more than once to leave, according to witnesses.
Not surprisingly, Crockett not only took Anthony's side in portraying him as the true victim, but she actually suggested during a Tuesday podcast that the multi-tool knife used in the killing was "small," while pressing her fingers close together to make it look like the blade was about an inch long, as someone else could be heard comparing it to a Swiss Army knife. "I would argue the size of it alone, you wouldn’t even think it’s a deadly weapon," Crockett went on to claim.
For those who missed it, watch:
Considering the racially charged, heightened tensions in the Collin County community since the verdict was handed down, it was a time for people in positions of power and/or influence to try to lower the temperature, not to fan the flames by proving you don't know anything at all about the case except the races of the victim and his convicted killer.
In an update to this story, we're learning more about the type of knife used in the attack, courtesy of the Collin County District Attorney's office:
The knife Karmelo Anthony used to kill Austin Metcalf was a Walmart multi-tool with a serrated blade – and it sells for just $13.
Anthony’s knife came from the Walmart camping brand “Ozark Trail,” and had a 3.5-inch blade, the Collin County District attorney.
It is a 6-in-1 multitool equipped with a flashlight and glass breaker, and is “ideal for someone who hunts, camps or who travels often,” according to the Walmart listing.
At the trial, the medical examiner stated "that Metcalf was stabbed through the heart." Further, "She described the wound as gaping, two-and-a-half inches in length, and not survivable."
Here's a photo of the type of knife Anthony used:
One X user who has that type of knife provided a video demonstration of what all it does. It has a "big a** f***king blade that locks. It's a knife. It'll kill you," he noted:
To be clear, a knife of any size can seriously injure or kill someone, so Crockett's point was stupid and dangerously irresponsible, no matter how you look at it. But it is worth pointing out for the record what the size of this knife actually was to counter her idiotic falsehood that it was only about an inch long.
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“But let’s recap: It killed Metcalf. It is “the murder weapon”. Trying to convince people that it was just some sort of harmless multi-tool is ridiculous. It’s obviously a deadly weapon.”
They lack basic logic. “The knife was little so it couldn’t be considered a deadly weapon.”
Lady, it killed someone dead in a matter of seconds. Anthony murdered someone with the knife. Of course it is a deadly weapon.
Woman on screen with crockett said: “he only stabbed him once”
“”””It is a 6-in-1 multitool equipped with a flashlight and glass breaker, and is “ideal for someone who hunts, camps or who travels often,” according to the Walmart listing.””””
And for the thugs in the hood, the multitool is ideal for breaking into somebody’s house at night, use the flashlight to find valuable stuff, and if the house happens to be occupied, well then we know what the knife is for.
That's so. That is why I mentioned to be accustomed with the opening of the blade
there had to be some familiarization or practice with the tool.
In this case it was possession of the knife with "malice aforethought".
The glass breaker comes in handy when you’re breaking into cars.
Let’s hope something similar goes in his back in prison
You are wrong. Just admit it. “Tactical knives” don’t include screw drivers or seat belt cutters or window breakers.
Thousands of knives open with a thumbstud. That or a flipper open most locking knives. It takes about 10 seconds to become okay at opening. In this case, either he carried the knife already open in his bag or he opened it while concealing it inside his bag. The former would suggest he was looking to kill somebody that day. The latter is something anyone can learn to do in a minute.
I stopped reading after your first bullet.
Well there it is. The dumbest legal defense I’ll read all day.
It is a knife and it doesn’t utilize bullets.
Day ain’t over yet!..................
I have a Spyderco Delica in my EDC. Feel naked without it.
Every now and then I get “Why do you carry a KNIFE!?” (much less so since moving exurban).
“I have Amazon Prime.”
Of course it’s a deadly weapon.
He killed with it.
Perfect answer. My knives are tools. I have lots of this kind of tools, because I like knives.
I concur. It’s not even tacti-cool.
Carmalo or whatever his name is, probably got justice. More years woulda been better. He’s rotten to the core. Protect society.
And Crockett is scum too. Shudder!
But why in the heck is our side being so stupid on this? I can’t find a single conversation by our side that doesn’t contain all kinds of stupidity about the knife and the scumbag.
This thread is no exception. It frustrates me. We don’t have to engage in BS in order to make a devastating case against the scumbag, his parents, Crockett, and their failed culture.
It really takes the wind out of their sails. Fun to watch.
I often say my kitchen knife block would cause Brit authorities to have kittens. They’d freak out. I like a large-ish kitchen knife.
:-)
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