Austin Metcalf’s Father Accuses Pundits Of Monetizing Son’s Murder In ‘moral Decay Of Society’

The begetter of murdered precocious schoolhouse shot prima Austin Metcalf has deed retired astatine commentators “monetizing” his son’s decease arsenic portion of what he called nan “moral decay of society.”

Metcalf, of Memorial High School successful Frisco, Texas, was fatally stabbed by Karmelo Anthony astatine a way meet connected April 2, 2025 pursuing an altercation betwixt nan 2 teens during a rainfall delay.

Anthony was recovered blameworthy earlier this period and sentenced to 35 years down bars but is presently mounting an entreaty against nan decision. Pundits person suggested nan result was biased because nan proceedings had a Black suspect but nary Black jurors.

“People had their ain opinions without moreover seeing nan facts, and that’s nan portion I person problem with,” Metcalf’s begetter Jeff told Fox News’s The Will Cain Show Monday.

“Unfortunately, successful today’s civilized decay of nine that we’ve witnessed, group judge that if they person their ain voice, they shriek large enough, they’re right,” he continued.

“They don’t cognize me. They don’t cognize Austin. They don’t cognize Karmelo. They’re looking for their 15 minutes of fame, aliases their clickbait aliases their clicks.

“They’re conscionable looking to monetize nan decease of my son. I really wish they wouldn’t speak astir it astatine all.”

In an affectional question and reply pinch Will Cain, Metcalf’s begetter deed retired astatine Sonny Hostin of ABC’s The View, who has claimed Anthony did “not person a assemblage of his peers”.

Hostin, a erstwhile national prosecutor, has besides based on newly-released footage of nan conflict suggests location are grounds for a self-defense argument.

Metcalf said: “She has nary thought connected nan facts of nan case, but she wants to spew her nationalist sentiment connected a level that reaches millions of group everyday.

“She is wholly wrong. And if they want [to] return maine in, telephone me, inquire them to beryllium connected The View pinch them, I would gladly – alert maine up location and fto maine talk to each of you.”

Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett has besides claimed that Anthony was victimised by a “broken system” and declared that a White suspect successful his position would not person been recovered blameworthy successful nan aforesaid circumstances.

Metcalf insisted nan calamity was ne'er astir race, adding: “I don’t attraction what colour you are, I want to judge you [on] really you dainty people, what’s your characteristic like.

“Your colour makes nary difference, it doesn’t find your IQ, it doesn’t find your faith, it doesn’t find really overmuch money you have,” he continued. “But your characteristic shows who you are genuinely and that’s really I judge people.

“For a personification to not beryllium capable to objectively look astatine something, usage communal logic, communal sense, to travel to a determination conscionable based connected simply nan facts, not nan colour of one’s skin… That tells maine a full batch astir your characteristic if you take that direction.”

Metcalf besides lamented nan infinitesimal he was expelled from a property convention hosted by Anthony’s parents connected April 17 past year, saying he had attended successful nan dream of praying pinch them to “show this wasn’t a group disagreement [and] that we tin benignant of adjacent nan spread alternatively than widening it.

“I was really hoping to show them, ‘Hey look man, I cognize what happened was horrible and your boy made a horrible mistake,’” he said.

“I was hoping for immoderate accountability possibly and immoderate remorse – and neither 1 was shown.”