# White teen fatally stabbed by black teen at track meet; racists come out of the woodwork **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 3, 2025, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-teen-fatally-stabbed-by-black-teen-at-track-meet-racists-come-out-of-the-woodwork/1016593 "2025-04-03T23:37:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-teen-fatally-stabbed-by-black-teen-at-track-meet-racists-come-out-of-the-woodwork/1016593/241 "2026-06-09T19:36:56Z")
Apparently the jury has reached a verdict. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-teen-fatally-stabbed-by-black-teen-at-track-meet-racists-come-out-of-the-woodwork/1016593/242 "2026-06-09T19:40:16Z")
Guilty of first degree murder, the only charge they were allowed to consider. [https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/southwest/karmelo-anthony-verdict-reached/](https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/southwest/karmelo-anthony-verdict-reached/) ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-teen-fatally-stabbed-by-black-teen-at-track-meet-racists-come-out-of-the-woodwork/1016593/243 "2026-06-09T19:45:47Z")
Does anyone here know what first degree murder means in Texas? I thought that meant it was premeditated. That doesn’t seem to be the case here, from what I understand, since he kept asking if the other kid was OK. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-teen-fatally-stabbed-by-black-teen-at-track-meet-racists-come-out-of-the-woodwork/1016593/244 "2026-06-09T19:48:36Z")
A quick Google shows that my article posted above is poorly written. In Texas there is: Standard Murder (First-Degree Felony): Standard murder occurs when a person intentionally or knowingly causes the death of another, intends to cause serious bodily injury resulting in death, or commits a felony act clearly dangerous to human life that accidentally causes death. and Capital Murder (Equivalent to Aggravated First-Degree Murder): Capital Murder applies when the homicide involves specific aggravating circumstances, such as killing a police officer or firefighter, murdering a child under 10 years old, or committing the murder while engaged in another felony (like kidnapping, burglary, or robbery) He was convicted of the first one which is a lessor charge. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-teen-fatally-stabbed-by-black-teen-at-track-meet-racists-come-out-of-the-woodwork/1016593/245 "2026-06-09T21:20:11Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > Guilty of first degree murder, the only charge they were allowed to consider. I don’t think anyone is particularly surprised by this verdict. That kid is going to do hard time, but he’ll be released at some point in the future. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-teen-fatally-stabbed-by-black-teen-at-track-meet-racists-come-out-of-the-woodwork/1016593/246 "2026-06-09T21:34:10Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > A quick Google shows that my article posted above is poorly written. We’ve quoted multiple articles, since he was first charged, which don’t understand the Texas legal terminology and get it wrong. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-teen-fatally-stabbed-by-black-teen-at-track-meet-racists-come-out-of-the-woodwork/1016593/247 "2026-06-09T21:34:21Z")
Note the jury will now do the punishment decision. Unlike in most states where the jury only decides guilty vs no guilty while the judge sets the actual sentence, in Texas the jury must now unanimously agree on a sentence–from 5 to 99 years for murder. So it might compromise on a number like 25 years and after time off for good behavior, etc he might end up being in prison 15 to 20 years. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-teen-fatally-stabbed-by-black-teen-at-track-meet-racists-come-out-of-the-woodwork/1016593/248 "2026-06-09T21:37:35Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > As for not seating blacks, I wonder if they were concerned that black jurors who voted to convict would be in danger from KA’s worshippers (and let’s face it, that’s almost what they are at this point). WORSHlPPERS? 😳 ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-teen-fatally-stabbed-by-black-teen-at-track-meet-racists-come-out-of-the-woodwork/1016593/249 "2026-06-09T21:39:06Z")
I would say that a GiveSendGo fund (Gofundme knockoff) with more than $600,000 in it, for a person whose crime had multiple witnesses, indicates some level of admiration, if not outright worship, and race has NOTHING to do with it. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-teen-fatally-stabbed-by-black-teen-at-track-meet-racists-come-out-of-the-woodwork/1016593/250 "2026-06-09T21:40:30Z")
Holy shit, I don’t even know how to respond to this. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-teen-fatally-stabbed-by-black-teen-at-track-meet-racists-come-out-of-the-woodwork/1016593/251 "2026-06-09T21:40:40Z")
No, what you just posted is the “idiot” part. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-teen-fatally-stabbed-by-black-teen-at-track-meet-racists-come-out-of-the-woodwork/1016593/252 "2026-06-09T21:49:10Z")
Right out of the woodwork. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-teen-fatally-stabbed-by-black-teen-at-track-meet-racists-come-out-of-the-woodwork/1016593/253 "2026-06-10T01:34:05Z")
35 years > **[Karmelo Anthony sentenced to 35 years for murder in Texas track meet stabbing](https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/karmelo-anthony-found-guilty-murder-195029666.html)** > > The deadly stabbing occurred at a Frisco Independent School District stadium on April 2, 2025, during a track and field competition. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-teen-fatally-stabbed-by-black-teen-at-track-meet-racists-come-out-of-the-woodwork/1016593/254 "2026-06-10T02:04:06Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > 35 years Anthony’s going to be pushing 40 by the time he gets out of prison (assuming he gets early parole for one reason or another). I’m seeing a lot of people upset by the verdict, some saying how unfair it is because it’s short and others because it’s too long. I’m not sure if the controversy is genuine or just a lot of online chatter. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-teen-fatally-stabbed-by-black-teen-at-track-meet-racists-come-out-of-the-woodwork/1016593/255 "2026-06-10T03:57:07Z")
Pushing 40? He’ll be in his mid 50s if he does the full sentence. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-teen-fatally-stabbed-by-black-teen-at-track-meet-racists-come-out-of-the-woodwork/1016593/256 "2026-06-10T04:21:56Z")
I’m guessing you didn’t see: > [@Odesio](#): > > (assuming he gets early parole for one reason or another) ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-teen-fatally-stabbed-by-black-teen-at-track-meet-racists-come-out-of-the-woodwork/1016593/257 "2026-06-10T04:28:57Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > I would say that a GiveSendGo fund (Gofundme knockoff) with more than $600,000 in it, for a person whose crime had multiple witnesses, indicates some level of admiration, if not outright worship Oh, FFS. You were wrong a year ago when you predicted Anthony would violate the terms of his bail release, and you’re wrong about this. The GiveSendGo fund set up for Karmelo Anthony was for his legal defense. Tens of millions of Americans have heard about this notorious case, and a whole lot of them are also aware that black defendants charged with crimes against white victims have historically not always received fair trials, to put it mildly. If sixty thousand people tossed a sawbuck apiece at the Karmelo Anthony legal defense fund because they wanted to help prevent the possibility of the kid being railroaded in a racially discriminatory criminal justice system, there’s your $600K right there, without any “admiration” or “worship” involved to any degree. So maybe dial it back on the malicious racist shit-stirring, for a change? ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-teen-fatally-stabbed-by-black-teen-at-track-meet-racists-come-out-of-the-woodwork/1016593/258 "2026-06-10T13:12:30Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > Guilty of first degree murder, the only charge they were allowed to consider The accounts I saw said the jury was allowed to consider a manslaughter conviction. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-teen-fatally-stabbed-by-black-teen-at-track-meet-racists-come-out-of-the-woodwork/1016593/259 "2026-06-10T13:15:37Z")
My link above that discussed the verdict (not the one that discussed the sentencing) disagrees with you but I wouldn’t be totally surprised if it was wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-teen-fatally-stabbed-by-black-teen-at-track-meet-racists-come-out-of-the-woodwork/1016593/260 "2026-06-10T13:22:33Z")
If they weren’t allowed to consider manslaughter, then that’s yet more evidence of a biased trial. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-teen-fatally-stabbed-by-black-teen-at-track-meet-racists-come-out-of-the-woodwork/1016593.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-teen-fatally-stabbed-by-black-teen-at-track-meet-racists-come-out-of-the-woodwork/1016593.md?page=14)