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Jasmine Crockett suggests she also would have stabbed Austin Metcalf in stunning defense of Karmelo Anthony

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Which words did the post twist?
They said that her saying that if a 300 lb men was attacking her that she'd use more than fists was her saying that she'd stab the athlete. This doesn't say that.
 
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This describes the current president to a 't'. This does not describe Crockett.
Its from both sides. Attacks on federal officers and death threats to their family. Even death threats to the parents of Metcalf. Actual assassinations and attempts due to the spreading of hateful lies to invoke that hatred and action. Its all fueling the hate and division.

Even saying its all from one side is fueling the hate and division.
 

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Its from both sides
The push for vengeance and retribution is the hallmark of the current DOJ leadership. It does not describe Crockett.
. Attacks on federal officers and death threats to their family. Even death threats to the parents of Metcalf. Actual assassinations and attempts due to the spreading of hateful lies to invoke that hatred and action. Its all fueling the hate and division.

Even saying its all from one side is fueling the hate and division.
No one is saying that it is "all from one side"; I am saying that it is not Crockett who is out for vengeance. That the call for violence comes from the top is concerning. Trying to put it on one representative is hypocritical as well as false.

The OP article is extremely demagogic and it is in the news section rather than the editorial which says everything about this disreputable source.
 
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Its from both sides. Attacks on federal officers and death threats to their family.
It's wrong regardless of who says it. But, one must try to understand that frustration from the black community o understand Crockett's tirade.

Blacks face judgment, based on the color of their skin, throughout their lives. Saying that things have gotten better, since the 60's, does not change that it still occurs.
Even death threats to the parents of Metcalf. Actual assassinations and attempts due to the spreading of hateful lies to invoke that hatred and action. Its all fueling the hate and division.
Yes, and this has gotten worse since the Tea Party formed after Obama was elected.
Even saying its all from one side is fueling the hate and division.
Yes, I agree.
 
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But it does make me curious why democrats ignore her wrongdoing. I mean, agreeing with a convicted murderer who just got 35 years in prison? She sure has a knack for choosing the wrong side of things.
In my humble opinion, she's got serious issues. Hoping that she can receive the mental health treatment she is in dire need of presently.
 

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Something strange is happening. People are willing to kill for their beliefs. Theres a hateful divide of opposing sides. I think this has been brewing for some time culturally.

Regardless its decended into a level that is tribal and scary. Hate is the dominant feeling and people are willing to seek revenge and destroy those they disagree with. Its an ideological and culture war across many lines. But mainly class, race, sex and gender.

The bible predicts this

Matthew 24:12 Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.

2 Timothy 3:2-5 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.
Amen and Amen!
 

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She's not going back to DC, is she? I guess we didn't ignore everything.


It's almost as bad as agreeing with a guy who drove his car into the back of a crowd and killed somebody.
Pretty much. :cool:
 
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They said that her saying that if a 300 lb men was attacking her that she'd use more than fists was her saying that she'd stab the athlete. This doesn't say that.
So what is she saying then because the implication is that she would have used more than her fists which suggests a weapon. Or do you think she would have used her long nails?

Secondly, the victim was not 300 lbs (he was 200lbs.) and was not on top of Anthony but merely shoved him. She is minimizing Anthony’s criminal actions and siding with the nonsense defense that he acted in self defense.

Thirdly, the knife was long enough to enter the victim’s sternum and pierce the heart leaving a 2” gash. It was not about 1” long and a switch blade that was described as serrated. She is again minimizing Anthony’s action by minimizing the weapon.
 
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So what is she saying then because the implication is that she would have used more than her fists which suggests a weapon. Or do you think she would have used her long nails?
I think, as an attorney, that she was saying that Kamelo had a right to defend himself against a much larger guy
 
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I think, as an attorney, that she was saying that Kamelo had a right to defend himself against a much larger guy
However, Karmelo Anthony was not being attacked.
 
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FWIW:

Just posted the photo below in Christians Only discussions. Went to Walmart for valve stems for mower tires, went to camping, and found the type of knife reputed to have been used in the attack:

knife.jpg
 

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I think, as an attorney, that she was saying that Kamelo had a right to defend himself against a much larger guy
No one has a right to bring a knife to an argument. The difference in weight was 38 lbs. and the evidence shows that the victim merely pushed him. I remember having plenty of disagreements with classmates when I was in high school and the worse that happened was a bloody lip or a black eye. The kid should not have been carrying a weapon in school grounds and worse use it to stab another teenager. He got what he deserved. In fact he faced up to 99 years but only got 35 with the opportunity to go on parole after only half of that while the victim is just dead.

Your girl Crocket overstepped her bounds and said things that were very insensitive to the family of the victim.
 
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The push for vengeance and retribution is the hallmark of the current DOJ leadership. It does not describe Crockett.
Its actually the language and narratives that are promoted which leads to division and hate and then anger, vengence and violence. So we have to go back to the language that fuels this.

I think Crockett is well known for divisive language along racial lines. She has often used this language and drawn the race card.
No one is saying that it is "all from one side"; I am saying that it is not Crockett who is out for vengeance. That the call for violence comes from the top is concerning. Trying to put it on one representative is hypocritical as well as false.
What call for violence from which top ?. I am saying that the ideology and narratives that go with this is culture wide.
The OP article is extremely demagogic and it is in the news section rather than the editorial which says everything about this disreputable source.
But Crockett did say those words. She is on record. They were misrepresentations and fueled division. Making it about (us and them). Like some big white man is at fault and not the perpetrator by minimising what really happened.

Outgoing Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) sparked significant backlash after stating on her podcast that she would have also stabbed 17-year-old Austin Metcalf during a physical confrontation. Crockett asserted, "If a 300-pound man is beating me... I'm not limited to fists." [1, 2]. She made several controversial remarks defending the use of the knife, arguing that the size of the 5-inch weapon alone did not warrant a deadly classification and claiming Anthony was being overpowered. [1, 2]

However, her comments quickly drew heavy public criticism and accusations of spreading inaccuracies. According to reports from the New York Post, critics highlighted that the victim was actually 6 feet tall and 200 pounds (not 300 pounds as claimed), and that the fatal 2-inch stab wound had pierced directly through the victim's sternum and heart. [1, 2]

The remarks prompted widespread outrage and condemnation, which were heavily discussed across platforms like Yahoo News and opined on by commentators at The Hill. [1, 2]