Austin Metcalf's Father Jeff on Death Threats Now and Why We ALL Need To Be Part of the Solution

[0:00] they talk about the stuff they've lived through. Now, yes, maybe you experienced something, [0:06] but nothing on the level that we have experienced. And I feel sorry for them if they experienced [0:13] anything. And like I said before, I don't condone all the social media memes and derogatory [0:20] comments because I know how it feels because your side has done it to me four times as much as [0:25] they're doing it to you. But either way, two wrongs still don't make a right. So, you know, [0:31] crazy has no color. Love doesn't see color. Hate doesn't see color. And for people to see the [0:40] color, they really should look at themselves in the mirror and reevaluate who you are and how are [0:46] you a piece of society? Are you part of the problem? Are you part of the solution? So, you know, [0:52] hopefully in this world, I'm probably only got another 20, 30 years, but I'm more worried about [0:57] the future and what we're teaching our children right now. And I'm sorry if you teach, if I can [1:06] only hop, I can only guess if that boy was raised differently, maybe. I don't know why. And the [1:14] biggest question that really I'll never get answered is why? Why did you not get up on the [1:20] stand and tell your story? If this was true, why did you not defend yourself? Why did you, and it's [1:27] your whole case is about self-defense, but yet you chose not even to defend yourself and your parents [1:34] abandoned you during sentencing and victim impact statement. Actions speak louder than words. I don't [1:43] have to say anything. You guys smear your own name without me having to point it out. Everybody in [1:51] America sees how we're all acting. And it's, it's a damn shame. That spoke volumes when the parents [1:57] wouldn't, wouldn't even stand there. And there was nobody else. I mean, his, who did his son have? [2:01] Like the parents abandoned their son at the, at the toughest moment when he was going to find out [2:06] how much of his life was going to be spent in a cage. They peaced out. Have they said that they're [2:11] sorry at all, Jeff? Has anyone from the, from the Anthony family reached out to you or any of your [2:16] family members to apologize, to express regrets, to see how you are throughout this whole thing? [2:22] No, ma'am. Not one time. Wow. And how about now? Do you feel safe in your own home? Does your ex-wife [2:32] feel safe in hers? Your son? I mean, are you, well, I mean, I can't, you feel threatened at all? I can't [2:37] speak for my ex-wife, but, um, I myself, uh, yeah, I'm, I'm very safe. I mean, I'm, I am not worried [2:45] about my personal safety. Um, I'm able to protect myself. Um, it would be a, uh, uh, it would be another [2:53] devastating travesty if someone was to try to, uh, interject and approach me. [3:02] The, uh, website TMZ is reporting today that your family's getting inundated with dozens [3:09] of death threats and other hateful messages following the conviction. Um, is that true? [3:15] Yes, it is. Yeah. It's a daily, it's a daily occurrence. Um, that, you know, I've turned it [3:23] over to law enforcement. I really don't want to comment too much on it. They're going to handle [3:27] it, but it's a daily occurring occurrence of, uh, you know, vile texts, uh, actual phone calls that [3:33] actually, you know, they want to talk to me. Um, it's it at some point, you know, they're going to have [3:41] to get tired of it and go on. So, I mean, what's done is done. The verdict is out. Yeah. You can [3:47] file for appeal. Really? Everyone thinks there's new evidence knew that no, there's not all the [3:52] appeal point does is make sure it was procedures were followed correctly and there was no, nothing [3:57] that was done to, uh, in fear with due process. TMZ is reporting that you've received messages. [4:06] Like they say that these are screen grabs that from, from messages sent to you, [4:09] you're just mad because Austin's no longer living, should have stabbed Hunter too. Um, [4:17] didn't you beat Megan? I blame you. And he effed around and found out about Austin. Is that, [4:25] are these some of the messages that you've received? That's just the tip of the, [4:28] that's just the tip of the iceberg. Yeah. That's, that's, uh, it's unbelievable the amount I get. [4:34] And, uh, you know, for, this is so crazy. Yes, it is. It doesn't, it doesn't make, [4:40] it's not rational behavior from a normal human being. Are you worried about Hunter's safety [4:48] in the wake of these death threats and so on? He looks obviously just like his brother there. [4:53] The hate toward him has been overwhelming. There's a petition now with change.org to have [4:59] him arrested for assault. Are you concerned about him? Well, every parent, if you're a parent, [5:05] are you concerned about your children every day? Yes, of course. Yeah. Uh, I've been concerned since [5:11] he was born. Uh, but now doubly. So yes, because if something was to happen, oh man, [5:18] that picture, that's the greatest. Oh, those months. I mean, these memories, you know, [5:23] the people that say, oh, I was an absentee father. Oh, I beat their mother. I've never laid a hand on a [5:29] woman in my life. You can ask Megan. Uh, I may, I may have not been the best person in the world, [5:35] but I guarantee one thing. I never once laid a hand on her. I don't believe in that. I taught [5:40] my boys that you do not ever touch women. Uh, I don't care if they hit you first. You do not strike [5:45] a woman. That's just something I was taught from when I was raised. And, uh, I passed it on to my boys. [5:53] These are some of the pictures of your twins growing up together. And this video played, [6:01] I understand as you gave your victim impact statement in court. Um, how is, how, how is [6:07] Hunter doing? This must have been incredibly hard for him in particular. Um, to be honest, [6:13] Hunter is amazing. I, uh, I spoke to him a couple of nights ago when he came over and we stepped out [6:21] front by ourselves and I, and I wanted to tell him something. I said, son, um, when you, when you [6:26] walked up on that witness stand, you were a boy, when you stepped down from that witness stand, [6:33] you were a man. I said, I have been hard on you and I have drilled so much into you. I know you're [6:39] sick of me telling you, but I always told them about communication is the key. If you can't communicate, [6:47] you're, you're going to have problems with every part of your life, with your job, [6:51] with your family, with your relationships. If you cannot effectively articulate your words and string [6:57] them together in a sentence to convey your emotions or your thoughts in an effective manner, [7:02] so other people can understand you, you're going to be limited. And when he got up on that stand, [7:08] because I was more emotional when I did my impact statement than him, he was calm, under control, [7:18] held his emotions in check, was respectful, was direct, communicated in a very soft, but firm and [7:30] strong way to get his point across. And to ask that man, young man with respect, he said, please look me [7:39] in the eye. At least Carmelo gave him at least five, 10 seconds of looking me down and then straight back [7:48] down. He wouldn't do that for me, but Hunter walked down off that witness stand as a man. And I told him [7:58] last night, or not before that. I hugged him. I said, from now on, son, I don't look at you as a [8:05] boy. I look at you as a man. I'm going to treat you as such. 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