Re: Karmelo Anthony

On 4/16/2025 9:41 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:

anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:

moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:

On 4/16/2025 1:18 PM, BTR1701 wrote:

So the black kid who stabbed the white kid to death at the high school track
meet started a GoFundMe, which was somehow allowed despite the company's
prohibition on allowing fundraising for accused murderers.
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Rittenhouse's was quickly deleted but this one has been allowed to continue. I
wonder what the difference could be? It's on the tip of my tongue, just can't
quite put my finger on it... oh, well. I'm sure it'll come to me.
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The news is reporting that the family has already used the money to buy
themselves a McMansion. I gotta say, blowing your kid's legal defense fund on
a brand new house before his murder trial even begins is *hilariously* on
brand.

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Can't find a link to the "McMansion" news...
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Sort of:
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https://nypost.com/2025/04/16/us-news/karmelo-anthony-renting-900k-home-in-gated-community-with-family-bought-new-car-after-release-on-bond-in-austin-metcalf-murder-case-report/
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It’s unclear when they got the Mc mansion or if they used the crowd funding
money towards it, but he got a new car for sure.
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 This article says they told the court they had to move to a new house for
security reasons and they did use the crowd funding for it
 https://www.the-sun.com/news/14030418/karmelo-anthony-family-jail-security-austin-metcalf-murder/

Thanks.  The incident itself sounds awfully like simple HSDMR*.
    (*high-school dick-measuring rage)
So, not a McMansion, but a gated community for safety.  Still, I can't say that using donations for "legal expenses" is a good look.