Austin Metcalf Case

[thetragichippy]

So much false information going around. 

It blows me away the Suspect Karmelo Anthony is getting so much support. 

I'm curious if the knife was over 5.5" long. If so, That would be a 3rd degree felony in Texas having it on school property. 

@tvc184 - If the knife was over 5.5" long and if that is  3rd degree felony, could capital murder charges be filed, since he killed him while committing a felony?

The young man needs to spend the rest of his life in jail.

 

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[SmashMouth]

3 hours ago, thetragichippy said:

So much false information going around. 

It blows me away the Suspect Karmelo Anthony is getting so much support. 

I'm curious if the knife was over 5.5" long. If so, That would be a 3rd degree felony in Texas having it on school property. 

@tvc184 - If the knife was over 5.5" long and if that is  3rd degree felony, could capital murder charges be filed, since he killed him while committing a felony?

The young man needs to spend the rest of his life in jail.

 

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I don't think that warrants a capital murder charge all by itself. 

[tvc184]

10 hours ago, thetragichippy said:

So much false information going around. 

It blows me away the Suspect Karmelo Anthony is getting so much support. 

I'm curious if the knife was over 5.5" long. If so, That would be a 3rd degree felony in Texas having it on school property. 

@tvc184 - If the knife was over 5.5" long and if that is  3rd degree felony, could capital murder charges be filed, since he killed him while committing a felony?

The young man needs to spend the rest of his life in jail.

 

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Yes it would be a felony in Texas  if the blade was over 5.5” and on school grounds. Texas did away with restrictions on the length of a legal knife as long as it isn’t in a restricted location such as a bar, school grounds, etc., or basically anywhere that you could not lawfully carry a handgun.

So a person can walk down the street with a Roman broadsword on his side and it is legal. Going to a bar or on school grounds with a 5.75” blade and it’s a felony.

That is a no on the Capital Murder. It is not merely committing another felony that makes it Capital Murder but certain felonies. Examples are during a robbery, sexual assault, kidnapping, murder for hire, etc..

[bullets13]

the misinformation is appalling. The defense of his behavior is appalling. the complete fabrication of what happened to justify that defense is most appalling. A kid murdered another kid for telling him to leave, and possibly grabbing him by the shoulders. Many on the internet blame the victim. It's insane.

[tvc184]

1 hour ago, bullets13 said:

the misinformation is appalling. The defense of his behavior is appalling. the complete fabrication of what happened to justify that defense is most appalling. A kid murdered another kid for telling him to leave, and possibly grabbing him by the shoulders. Many on the internet blame the victim. It's insane.

Wait, touching someone doesn’t qualify for deadly force in self defense??

Do tell…. 🤣

Necessary force has been stretched a bit, usually for glaring reason. 

[bullets13]

23 minutes ago, tvc184 said:

Wait, touching someone doesn’t qualify for deadly force in self defense??

Do tell…. 🤣

Necessary force has been stretched a bit, usually for glaring reason. 

Lots of them comparing him to Kyle Rittenhouse. First off, the two cases are nothing alike. Secondly, they told us over and over that he was guilty, so...

[baddog]

4 hours ago, bullets13 said:

the misinformation is appalling. The defense of his behavior is appalling. the complete fabrication of what happened to justify that defense is most appalling. A kid murdered another kid for telling him to leave, and possibly grabbing him by the shoulders. Many on the internet blame the victim. It's insane.

The suspect has hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations from people supporting his innocence. Pitiful. What would happen if the races were switched. There ya go! Race shouldn’t enter into this, but it always does.

[tvc184]

14 hours ago, bullets13 said:

Lots of them comparing him to Kyle Rittenhouse. First off, the two cases are nothing alike. Secondly, they told us over and over that he was guilty, so...

🤣🤣🤣

How far will people go to try and justify crimes?

Obviously you know this but…..

Rittenhouse twice tried to run away and only shot when corned or attacked with deadly weapons. When did the suspect in this case run away and was cornered?  

[thetragichippy]

4 hours ago, tvc184 said:

🤣🤣🤣

How far will people go to try and justify crimes?

Obviously you know this but…..

Rittenhouse twice tried to run away and only shot when corned or attacked with deadly weapons. When did the suspect in this case run away and was cornered?  

FB is unbelievable with the excuses and justification.  I don't believe it will matter in a court room tho.....

Reminds me of the the UHC CEO killer......all the justification for murder.....crazy

[SmashMouth]

On 4/9/2025 at 6:08 AM, tvc184 said:

🤣🤣🤣

How far will people go to try and justify crimes?

Obviously you know this but…..

Rittenhouse twice tried to run away and only shot when corned or attacked with deadly weapons. When did the suspect in this case run away and was cornered?  

And the glaring point that the "defenders" of the attacker aren't adequately addressing is that he showed up to school with a knife in his possession...

[5GallonBucket]

3 hours ago, SmashMouth said:

And the glaring point that the "defenders" of the attacker aren't adequately addressing is that he showed up to school with a knife in his possession...

He was looking for trouble. 

[SmashMouth]

21 hours ago, 5GallonBucket said:

He was looking for trouble. 

Yep. 

[tvc184]

On 4/10/2025 at 10:55 AM, SmashMouth said:

And the glaring point that the "defenders" of the attacker aren't adequately addressing is that he showed up to school with a knife in his possession...

Yep, he was looking for trouble and found it.

 I don’t think that a knife at school is a crime though. It can be a justification for suspension or expulsion. 

[thetragichippy]

1 hour ago, tvc184 said:

I don’t think that a knife at school is a crime though

I can't believe I'm attempting this, and I'll probably going to regret it....BUT, Texas Penal code 46.03a

Can be a 3rd degree felony if knife blade is over 5.5 inches.

 

at least that is what I'm reading

[tvc184]

10 hours ago, thetragichippy said:

I can't believe I'm attempting this, and I'll probably going to regret it....BUT, Texas Penal code 46.03a

Can be a 3rd degree felony if knife blade is over 5.5 inches.

 

at least that is what I'm reading

Do you want the short version or the long version?? 
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[tvc184]

On 4/11/2025 at 2:35 PM, thetragichippy said:

I can't believe I'm attempting this, and I'll probably going to regret it....BUT, Texas Penal code 46.03a

Can be a 3rd degree felony if knife blade is over 5.5 inches.

 

at least that is what I'm reading

I will try the medium version.

Bodily Injury and Serious Bodily Injury. Both are injuries but in the Penal Code, Serious Bodily Injury is distinct from merely Bodily Injury. Both have their own definitions in the Penal Code.  If a person causes Bodily Injury to a person it is a misdemeanor crime. If a person causes Serious Bodily Injury it is a felony. They are different. 

Force and Deadly Force. Both are force but Deadly Force is distinct from Force. An example is the Penal Code says that to remove someone from trespassing you can use the reasonable FORCE necessary to remove the person. So if you reasonably believe that Deadly Force is necessary, is it lawful? No, the Penal Code has a distinct definition of Deadly Force. The law on ending Trespassing clearly says that you can use the Force necessary. It doesn’t say the Deadly Force necessary. They are different.

Why do these examples matter?

Knife and Location-restricted knife. There are locations that a knife is not a crime but at certain locations, a Location-restricted knife is a felony. A school, as is being discussed , is no different than a bar. If you go into a bar for a drink or play in a band, it is not a crime to have a pocket knife on you. So if you ask me, can I legally go into a bar with a knife, my answer would be yes. A school is the equivalent so has the same answer. If you ask me, can I legally go onto school grounds with a knife, my answer would be yes.

If you ask, can I legally go into a school or a bar with a Location-restricted knife, my answer would be no, that would be a felony.

So is a knife in a school a crime? No, which I’d what I said.

Had a question or my statement instead have been, is a Location-restricted knife a crime at a school, the answer would be yes, it’s a felony.

I was correct, a knife is not a crime on school grounds. 

Had you responded to me ONLY with the comment of a knife being illegal in 46.03(a), I would say that you are wrong because you cited a law about a Location-restricted knife, not a knife.

So were you wrong? No. 

You salvaged it when you stated it is a felony “if knife blade is over 5.5 inches”.  You gave the  Penal Code  definition of a Location-restricted knife.

Great job! 
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[tvc184]

Take note, the long version was twice as long. 🤣🤣🤣

[thetragichippy]

On 4/13/2025 at 12:33 AM, tvc184 said:

Take note, the long version was twice as long. 🤣🤣🤣

Thank you lol

I have not found any information on how long the knife was. 

[tvc184]

53 minutes ago, thetragichippy said:

Thank you lol

I have not found any information on how long the knife was. 

I am assuming that it was a regular pocket knife and have had that opinion since the first day. Had it been an illegal knife on campus, surely that would have been all over the news and an additional felony charge  

After saying that, next week it will come out that it was an illegal knife…. 🤣

[thetragichippy]

36 minutes ago, tvc184 said:

I am assuming that it was a regular pocket knife and have had that opinion since the first day. Had it been an illegal knife on campus, surely that would have been all over the news and an additional felony charge  

After saying that, next week it will come out that it was an illegal knife…. 🤣

His bond was dropped to 250K

His Mom with the go fund me has raised over 400K for this kid. It amazes me he is getting that much support because of only what I can assume is his skin color. 

[baddog]

8 hours ago, thetragichippy said:

His bond was dropped to 250K

His Mom with the go fund me has raised over 400K for this kid. It amazes me he is getting that much support because of only what I can assume is his skin color. 

Situation reversed, we’d be dealing with Sharpton, who cares nothing about justice.

[bullets13]

18 hours ago, baddog said:

Situation reversed, we’d be dealing with Sharpton, who cares nothing about justice.

I've got to be really careful with what I put on social media, but this is a point I feel strongly, but bite my tongue on. Had the roles been reversed, with Metcalf stabbing Anthony under the exact same circumstances, the same people demanding justice for Anthony now would instead be demanding justice for... Anthony.