'Watermelon Felon': Austin Metcalf's Dad's Quote About Karmelo Anthony

[00:00:00] Jeff Metcalf: Austin Metcalfe's dad, now that's the young man who was killed by Carmelo Anthony. Anthony gets a sentence, a conviction in a sentence in a record time without having a black jury member present for his trial. Now we know that his dad, the victim's dad called Carmelo Anthony a watermelon felon. Here it is. [00:00:30] Speaker 2: This video is for anybody who's been arguing that race had nothing to do with the Carmelo Anthony Austin Metcalfe situation. This is Austin Metcalfe's dad, who went on a live stream and just spoke. And at first I was like, okay, this is a grieving father. Let me share some of the clips that came from this live stream. [00:00:52] Speaker 3: Y'all can make, let me make something racist up so y'all can go viral. I got a new name for Melo, okay? Cuz he was such this little boy y'all were trying to portray. How about watermelon felon? How's that one strike yet? [00:01:05] Speaker 2: I've got more clips coming. But for any of you that are gonna say this is AI, this is fake. This is literally a three hour live stream that you can go through and watch, let me play another clip. [00:01:14] Speaker 3: And now you want to talk, oh, I'll be so impressed. You couldn't even vote 1960. Look how far you've come. Look at all the free we give you. You're not oppressed. You're f***ing entitled. You know what DEI stands for? Yeah. I mean, I don't have to be f***ing qualified. I just have to be a certain color or the race or gender. Whose broad-ass idea was that? I don't know about you, but when I grew up, there was no participation trophy. Yeah. There wasn't a safe space created for me because my feelings were hurt. The race car, black fatigue, it's real. I'm sorry. You have embarrassed your own culture and race. Don't get me wrong. We got a lot of people embarrassing me too. But you guys, you got a patent on that. And the only people that's gonna change it are you. [00:02:20] Speaker 4: Don't blame the white person because we can't change it. He's an asshole. Or he's the greatest guy. He'll give you the shirt off his back. They both can be right. Because I give what you get or what you give or to me, I'll give you back. So am I racist? Yeah, I'm racist against ass. I don't like them. I could care less about the color of your skin. We all bleed the same color. [00:02:47] Speaker 2: This is where I found the whole interview, okay? It's Jink Reality X on X and I'll play a quick clip. So that you know it's not AI. You can watch that interview yourself. [00:02:58] Speaker 5: That what he's been through and what his entire family has been through has been absolutely horrific. And I'm so grateful that now he has an opportunity to come onto this space and share his experience and talk about his loss, raw and unfiltered. [00:03:14] Jeff Metcalf: Raw and unfiltered, put him on full mask. The ignorance, Mr. Metcalf, sir, you experience a serious tragedy. It's unimaginable for anyone under any circumstance, including myself, to lose a child. But I must provide some love for you, brother, tough love. I believe sincerely, you contributed to your child's death. And I'm gonna tell you why. If you were a better man, if you did not subscribe to antithetical ideology lies about what DEI actually means. Or what qualifications are at jobs. Or that somehow individuals based on the color of their skin have it better than someone else. And they simply want to hand out. If you had different, let's just say elevated conscious views that you could have taught your child. Values that created a distinction between you and the rest of the world in a positive way. If you would have been that influence to the deceased Austin Metcalf. I wonder, does his attitude change when there's a young black male who is simply trying to avoid the rain. And instead of telling Carmelo Anthony to get out of a space he does not own. He says, of course, you can stay in here, brother, while the rain is happening. You can leave when it finishes. Do you ever think about that, Mr. Metcalf? That your personal views influenced the direct decision of your son. Which created a cause and effect relationship that has led to the most tragic outcome imaginable. Have you considered that? I don't have to wax poetic about how wrong you are on so many of your statistical anomalies cited. And your misunderstanding of American policy and corporate policy. No issue there. We can have that debate another day. I'm talking about the kind of man you are. [00:05:52] Speaker 6: I'm talking about the kind of father he was. It has to be said. It has to be said. [00:05:59] Jeff Metcalf: Not because your child did anything that seemed to be a distinct difference. Between you and him. It is because he did exactly what it seems as if you taught him to do. That is why I'm bringing this to your attention and to the attention of the world. [00:06:17] Speaker 6: Have you considered Jeff Metcalf. [00:06:25] Jeff Metcalf: The father of slain Texas teenager Austin Metcalf. Used an openly racist insult against Carmelo Anthony during a podcast interview. For calling the convicted 19 year old a watermelon felon. [00:06:45] Speaker 6: While taunting people. He claims play quote. The race. Card. The interviewer. [00:06:59] Jeff Metcalf: Sarah feels claims the comment was taken out of context. Writing on X quote. First of all. You took this out of context. He was making a sarcastic remark. Because they have painted him as a racist. So he said he's capable of making racist jokes if you want him to. Secondly, this is my interview. And you clip this from our stream. Next time credit us and get my name right. Okay. Now before I continue. I just have to remind everyone. Talked about this during the trial. Talked about this after the verdict. My son had no right to physically touch Carmelo Anthony. Every witness agreed. His son touched Carmelo Anthony first. Unwanted physical contact. His son did not own that damn tent. He's telling somebody. To do something. And utilizing force as if he's capable of enforcing a trespass. And he's not. He does not own that location. Nor does he own anything in proximity of it. He has no right to a forced trespass. He has no right to touch Carmelo Anthony. He has no rights here to do any of those things. What so ever. What made him think. The unfortunate thought. That he did. When responding to the claim. That met. Metcalf called Charleston. And in word. And inward. She replied. Quote. He didn't. Even if he did. I couldn't care less. Imagine being silenced for a year. While your murdered son. Is dragged through the mud. You're trash. Silenced for a year. Who silenced him? What do you mean silenced? I'm looking at this. From the perspective. Of a father myself. Someone who loves my child deeply. I can't imagine. Going on air. And being that clownish. Racist. Insensitive. And ridiculous. When talking about. A deceased child. I would not. Understand. Because I don't have the capacity for that. The sentencing of Carmelo Anthony. Versus. These non-black defendants. Studies done. By the US Sentencing Commission. The Marshall Project. And the Office of Justice Programs. Have found. Racial disparities. Between black defendants. Charged with serious crimes. Versus non-black defendants. Specifically. Black defendants. Are more likely to receive. Harsher sentences. Compared to other groups. When arguing. Self-defense. Cason Allison. Was charged. After the fatal stabbing. Of Belton high school student. Joe Ramirez. Allyson was found. Not guilty. Of murder. And manslaughter. But convicted. Of criminally negligent. Negligent homicide. For the 2022 incident. Which stemmed. From a confrontation. In a school bathroom. KCEN-TV reported. [00:10:53] Speaker ?: KCEN-TV reported. [00:10:53] Jeff Metcalf: At sentencing. The defense emphasized. The context around the fight. While the prosecution focused. On the loss of life. And the consequences. Of Allison's actions. The judge handed down. A 10 year prison sentence. That was the maximum. Allowed under such. Conviction. Now. If you recall. Cason Allison. Also fled the scene. Fled the scene. March 1991. 15 year old. Latasha Harlins. Entered a Los Angeles convenience store. To purchase a bottle of orange juice. The store owner. Soon Jadu. Wrongly accused her. Of stealing. After seeing. The juice. In her backpack. Surveillance footage. Showed Harlins. Had money in hand. And was attempting to pay. That's according to the LA Times. After a brief struggle. Harlins turned to leave the store. And. That's when Mr. Dew. Shot her in the back of the head. A jury. Convicted Mr. Dew of voluntary manslaughter. Excuse me. Misdue. But. The judge sentenced. Misdue to. Probation only. Community service. And a fine rather than prison. Judicial intervention. The case intensified. Racial tensions in Los Angeles. And became one of the events that helped fuel the 1992. Los Angeles riots. Daniel Penny. Former Marine. Was acquitted. Of criminally negligent homicide. In the death of Jordan Neely. Who was killed after Penny held him in a choke hold. On a New York City subway in 2023. A jury also dismissed. A manslaughter charge. According to PBS. Prosecutors argue. Penny used excessive force. After Neely. A homeless man. Experiencing mental illness. Made alarming statements. On the train. The defense said. Penny was acting to protect himself. And other passengers. Until. Police arrived. The young. The young man was going through. A mental health. Episode. Was it harming anybody? And was killed in front of others. In 2018. There was an acquittal. Of a farmer. This was the. Saskatchewan farmer. Gerald Stanley. In the shooting death of Colton Bushy. That sparked outrage in Canada. Bushy. A 22 year old member. Of the Red Pheasant Crenation. Was fatally shot. After he and friends. Drove into Stanley's farm in 2016. Stanley argued. The gun accidentally discharged. Not intentionally. And the all white jury said. That must have been kind of what happened. They found him not guilty. Of second degree manslaughter. That's according to the Guardian. When Jasmine Crockett commented on this disparity. She was insulted by a colleague in Congress. Here it is. [00:14:01] Speaker 7: 35 years. For a kid. Who had decided to go at under a tent. That was not his team's tent. As it was raining. And simply didn't want to be put out in the rain. By some random kid that he didn't know. Who was larger than him. Listen. A lot of people don't know what it is to live as a black person in this country. But just like you can give the benefit of the doubt to so many police officers. When they go out and they shoot some black unarmed person. Even though they are trained. The fact that there was little to no mercy scene. Or humanity scene. When this black boy said that I was scared. [00:14:35] Speaker 8: I mean this is absolutely despicable. I mean imagine if that was your son. Who was at a track meet. And was stabbed in cold blood. Stabbed to death. And instead of getting sympathy for many people in your community. You have a bunch of hooligans and thugs and race baiters. Calling you up and telling you that you should be next. That your family should suffer. The rest of your family should suffer the same fate. That is so antithetical to everything that this country stands for. It's absolutely gross. But what disappoints me the most is that you've got people in power. Jasmine Crockett for instance. One of my fellow congresswomen. Who is a race baiting thug. Who is stating quite plainly very recently. That the American people ought to have sympathy for Carmelo Anthony. Because he's black. Not for any other reason. But because he's black. That's the kind of stuff that leads to this racial divisiveness. [00:15:36] Jeff Metcalf: Sir you're a liar and the truth is not in you. She cited nothing about the well black skin. Which means you need to have more compassion for him. She did not criticize Austin Metcalf nor the Metcalf family. What she did is critique the criminal justice system. As a US Congress person. That is actually part of her job description. Policy laws, etc. She critiqued the system. The system. That critique of the system triggered you. Because you know good and damn well. That the system has operated at your behalf. And so a critique of the system sir. You feel is a critique of you. Need I remind you. Of. Your colleagues responses to the murder of George Floyd. Even after a jury. Convicted. Those cops. For killing. Mr. Floyd. Your colleagues. Not only criticized the system. They criticized the victim. Miss Crockett. Has more class than that. And.