Austin Metcalfs dad slams moral decay of society as killer Karmelo Anthony mounts fresh freedom bid

Austin Metcalf’s dad blasted the “moral decay of society” as he scolded commentators for peddling falsehoods about his son’s murder – as convicted killer Karmelo Anthony gears up to mount a fresh freedom bid.Jeff Metcalf lashed out at “The View” co-host Sunny Hostin, who suggested the jury in the Texas trial shouldn’t have thrown out the self-defense argument after she watched the recently-released bodycam from the April 2, 2025 killing, and claimed Anthony, now 19, has grounds for appeal.“People had their own opinions without even seeing the facts, and that’s the part I have trouble with,” a bemused Jeff told Fox News star Will Cain.“Unfortunately, in today’s moral decay of society that we’ve witnessed, people believe that if they have their own voice, they scream loud enough, they’re right.“I really wish they wouldn’t speak about it at all because one, if that woman said that, she has no idea about the facts of the case, but she wants to spew her public opinion on a platform that reaches millions of people every day.”The elder Metcalf ripped into commentators who he believes are trying to monetize his son’s death.“They’re looking for their 15 minutes of fame, or their clickbait or their clicks,” he said.“They’re just looking to monetize the death of my son.”Hostin — a former federal prosecutor — raised eyebrows when she claimed Monday Anthony didn’t have a jury of his peers, referring to Batson challenges.“It’s a challenge that is used to strike a juror of color for a race neutral reason,” she explained.“You’re supposed to have a jury of your peers – you’re not just supposed to strike someone because they’re black.”“I don’t think he had a jury of his peers, so on appeal there is a legitimate thing” she said, citing demographics of the area.“I also think we have to look at self-defense here, there seems to be two systems of justice at play in this country.”Hostin said she didn’t ...