PurpleandGold Motown
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| Location: | Birmingham, Alabama |
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| Occupation: | Real Estate Novelist |
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| Registered on: | 10/25/2007 |
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re: Trial set to begin in murder of Austin Metcalf by Karmelo Anthony; Verdict is GUILTY
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 6/8/26 at 3:59 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
It was mistake not to televise this trial . People are just making shite up now to incite violence. Summer of Love v 2026 incoming.
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re: Trial set to begin in murder of Austin Metcalf by Karmelo Anthony; Verdict is GUILTY
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 6/8/26 at 3:42 pm to dallastigers
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To your high school???
I mean I did.
I don't think I've gone anywhere without a pocket knife since I was 8.
When rules got tighter after Columbine teachers literally told me just don't show it to anyone. We know you have them.
And wasn't a Leatherman multi tool, but I've also heard flick knife.
re: Im no tree hugger but the Chic fil A in East Houma could have done better
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 6/8/26 at 3:38 pm to Tarps99
A fried chicken place on MLK is busier?
You don't say....
You don't say....
re: Trial set to begin in murder of Austin Metcalf by Karmelo Anthony; Verdict is GUILTY
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 6/8/26 at 2:37 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
Defense has rested after five witnesses. Holy shite. They did nothing.
Closing arguments tomorrow.
Closing arguments tomorrow.
re: Trial set to begin in murder of Austin Metcalf by Karmelo Anthony; Verdict is GUILTY
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 6/8/26 at 2:26 pm to diat150
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man frick that line of thinking. he stabbed a person to death over a situation that he caused. not only that, he knew better than to bring a knife to a school event. thats common sense. he deserves to spend the rest of his life in jail.
Guess we differ on that. I would rather a career thief with 8 priors get life over a 17 year old with no prior that made a horrible mistake.
Punishment is warranted. Severe Punishment. The family of the deceased is owed that.
But one has demonstrated over years they have no interest in existing in civil society. The other has a really bad day and really fricked up.
re: Trial set to begin in murder of Austin Metcalf by Karmelo Anthony; Verdict is GUILTY
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 6/8/26 at 2:16 pm to Proximo
Yes under Texas case law and statute i think it's 8.31 and 8.32 provocation nullifies self defense.
You can't say "hit me bitch" and then kill someone because they hit you...basically.
You can't say "hit me bitch" and then kill someone because they hit you...basically.
re: Trial set to begin in murder of Austin Metcalf by Karmelo Anthony; Verdict is GUILTY
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 6/8/26 at 1:53 pm to UPT
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He murdered Austin. I firmly believe that.
I think it’s pretty wild though, and would be nearly impossible to convince a jury, that a kid with no arrest record and a 3.7 gpa went to a track meet in the rain at 10:30am to hunt a victim to kill in front of hundreds of people.
Call me crazy.
I don't think Anthony is evil like Darrell Brooks.
I think he was a gassed up kid trying to prove how "tough" he was out of some misguided ideal.
I don't know. Maybe his Dad best his arse that morning and called him a soft bitch after breakfast.
He did it. He deserves to be punished. The metcalfs deserve that but he's not a career criminal and is unlikely to reoffend.
re: Trial set to begin in murder of Austin Metcalf by Karmelo Anthony; Verdict is GUILTY
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 6/8/26 at 1:46 pm to HarryHoudini
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Need to tell this kids to frick off now.
What did he do wrong? He's just a witness to a crime at a school event.
re: Trial set to begin in murder of Austin Metcalf by Karmelo Anthony; Verdict is GUILTY
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 6/8/26 at 1:30 pm to Fun Bunch
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They would sometimes take a deal heavily in their favor just to mitigate the chance of one rogue juror making them try this thing again.
They aren't going to give him a sweetheart deal where he's out in 2 years.
I don't know Texas sentencing but I think we're looking at 15-20 and out in 12 or so.
I just don't see a jury giving a 17 year old kid with no priors and no multipliers life with no parole. Right or wrong...I just don't see it.
re: Trial set to begin in murder of Austin Metcalf by Karmelo Anthony; Verdict is GUILTY
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 6/8/26 at 1:25 pm to dallastigers
No he did. Kim Cole was appointed and did prelim hearings and bail.
His family retained private counsel which in my opinion... sucks.
Anthony is guilty as frick but at least put up an effort.
His family retained private counsel which in my opinion... sucks.
Anthony is guilty as frick but at least put up an effort.
re: Trial set to begin in murder of Austin Metcalf by Karmelo Anthony; Verdict is GUILTY
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 6/8/26 at 1:18 pm to beerJeep
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Appointed for him by the state because his family declared they couldn’t afford a lawyer……
You're literally wrong. He is represented by Mike Howard of the Howard Firm out of Dallas.
He did declare indigent when incarcerated likely to petition for lower bail, but he is not represented by a public defender.
He is paying for counsel and public defender doesnt mean incompetent. The defense is doing frick all for a lot of money.
re: Trial set to begin in murder of Austin Metcalf by Karmelo Anthony; Verdict is GUILTY
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 6/8/26 at 12:46 pm to teke184
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is a court appointed defender for an indigent client.
They ain’t getting $500K.
He’s more likely to get fricked by the court à la Saul Goodman at the start of Better Caul Saul
No. He has a legal team. That is fake news.
re: Trial set to begin in murder of Austin Metcalf by Karmelo Anthony; Verdict is GUILTY
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 6/8/26 at 12:18 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
Object to anything?
Asked and answered.
Leading.
Hearsay.
They literally asked a witness was it murder ir self defense. You can't do that. Witnesses don't make that call or statement.
But defense is just sitting on their hands and letting the prosecution run wild.
Guess they already have the $500k and are just riding it out.
Asked and answered.
Leading.
Hearsay.
They literally asked a witness was it murder ir self defense. You can't do that. Witnesses don't make that call or statement.
But defense is just sitting on their hands and letting the prosecution run wild.
Guess they already have the $500k and are just riding it out.
re: Trial set to begin in murder of Austin Metcalf by Karmelo Anthony; Verdict is GUILTY
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 6/8/26 at 10:16 am to Fun Bunch
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Prosecution presses witness on inconsistencies in his testimony
On cross-examination, a prosecutor confronted the witness over how his testimony did not line up with prior statements made to police and the prosecution.
Prosecution: "You had a few things wrong when we talked, is that right?"
Witness: "Yes sir."
Prosecution: "Your initial statement to police that you saw Karmelo Anthony surrounded had to be after the stabbing?"
Witness: "Yes."
Prosecution: "You had a story in your head when we visited, correct?"
Witness: "Yes."
Prosecution: "And when you saw the video, your eyes were opened to what actually happened, is that right?"
Witness: "Yes."
Prosecution: "My impression when we first met, you thought when you saw people surrounding Karmelo Anthony it was before the stabbing?"
Witness: "Yes sir."
Prosecution: "That was actually after the stabbing?"
Witness: "I couldn't really tell."
Prosecution: "When you and I met you told me you thought it was before the stabbing?"
Witness: "I thought it was as the stabbing was happening."
Prosecution: "You know you're wrong?"
Witness: "Yes sir."
Prosecutors then played surveillance video from the stadium that showed the witness was not looking at the Memorial High School tent at the time of the stabbing.
This defense team SUCKS! I realize we can't watch live but are they even bothering to object to anything the prosecution does?
This whole line of questioning should have never been allowed to occur.
re: Watching Supernatural for the 1st time
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 6/8/26 at 12:56 am to AUveritas
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So far, it seems to be a "monster of the week" type of show. Does the format remain like that for all 15 seasons?
Also, without spoilers, is the series finale a good payoff? I don't want to invest time in a show this long only to get Game of Throned at the end.
Dude, did you get laid off recently? That's a long running show that aired on the CW. I think I watched maybe 4 or 5 seasons when it was airing and I can't be assed to watch the remaining ten, and I enjoyed the show. That's just too much of a time investment.
re: Things That Have No Reason Being as Good as they Are.
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 6/8/26 at 12:47 am to duckblind56
Also Mater sandwiches...and nanner sandwiches.
Toast that bread and put some butter on it?
Toast that bread and put some butter on it?
re: Trial set to begin in murder of Austin Metcalf by Karmelo Anthony; Verdict is GUILTY
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 6/8/26 at 12:27 am to lsupride87
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Why does one subset of American males under 27 commit crime at such a higher rate? What does the AMA textbooks say on that?
I will never understand why black youths are so desperate to go back to the hood their parents worked so hard to escape. The Anthonys were a solid upper middle class family in a nice area. They put him in a position to go to a good school -- a wealthy school. He was supposedly a good student and an athlete, but for whatever reason, he wanted to be something his parents actively worked hard to escape.
My Mom came from the Mountains of Appalachia and Dad was a military brat with a great family but poor. They worked their asses off to give me and my siblings a great life, put us in great schools, saved and paid our way through college, had a beach house (back when the Redneck Riviera was cheap), ski vacations over Christmas break, etc. Probably a very similar experience to the Anthony family's lifestyle.
I appreciate my Appalachian heritage but at no point in my life did I look at my trailer park, no heat in the winter, cooking meth, just got fired from a chicken plant cousins and say to myself "That shite is aspirational. I want to be that one day."
That isn't the case with young black kids from affluent families. They want to be hood when they have only visited.
re: Do black folks get annoyed that Pride Month was chosen on the same month as Juneteenth?
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 6/7/26 at 10:10 pm to TDsngumbo
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Black culture hates homosexuality. They’re actually extremely socially conservative with things like sexuality and religion. They’re republicans and have no idea!
We sure about that?
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Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 6/7/26 at 9:49 pm to thetruthisnotkind
When the Dentist gives me a new one...
re: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (Netflix) - continuing Arcane's trend
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown on 6/7/26 at 8:01 pm to skrayper
Point of order:
Cyberpunk by Michael Pondsmith has been around since like 86 and many of the characters in the anime and game were created back then. The video game is the adaptation.
Cyberpunk by Michael Pondsmith has been around since like 86 and many of the characters in the anime and game were created back then. The video game is the adaptation.
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