Specifically, she's sad that Anthony, who murdered Metcalf, was represented by a white lawyer."This is just terribly sad," Hill wrote on Threads in response to Anthony having a white attorney."Also, there were black attorneys that reached out, but there are some hard lessons in this case that our community needs to remember."CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK CULTURE COVERAGEThat's her takeaway from a case that ended with the senseless death of a 17-year-old boy: Anthony should have had a black lawyer.Jemele Hill speaks onstage during the 56th NAACP Image Awards Benefit Concert at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, Calif., on Feb.
22, 2025.(Paras Griffin/Getty Images)Hill has been somewhat coy about the case, but she clearly wants to leave her followers with the impression that Anthony is somehow a victim of a racist justice system.
Earlier this week, she suggested his actions were no different from those of George Zimmerman and Kyle Rittenhouse, both of whom were acquitted on grounds of self-defense.Of course, there is no meaningful comparison between Anthony and either Zimmerman or Rittenhouse.According to the police report, Metcalf shoved Anthony.
Anthony then responded by stabbing him to death.Put simply, shoving someone does not give you the right to stab them to death — no matter the colors of their skin.ZERO BS.JUST DAKICH.
TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD.DOWNLOAD NOW!Hill knows that.
That's why she won't come out and directly say Anthony is innocent.However, she seems determined to give the impression to her followers that she sympathizes with the black kid, the one who committed the murder.Karmelo Anthony was convicted of killing Austin Metcalf.
(Texas Department of Criminal Justice; Jeff Metcalf)OutKick sought clarification from Hill via text message.We asked whether she genuinely feels more sympathy for Karmelo Anthony than for Austin Metcalf, as her social media activity suggests.
She did not respond before publication.We will updat...