STEPHEN A. SMITH: “[Karmelo Anthony’s] life has been essentially destroyed, but he’s still alive, and Austin Metcalf is not.” “I don’t think the 35-year sentence for a first-time offender… is fair.” “But in the same breath, a kid was k*lled, and all that happened prior to that was a... shove. And because of that, he was killed. And there’s no getting around that.”show more

First time offender... who's first offense was murder. Fuck this clown.

“First-time offender” HE MURDERED SOMEONE. Austin is gone FOREVER. Karmelo is still breathing. Stephen A says a lot of dumb shit.

How many times should somebody be allowed to be an offender of murder? People have really lost the fuckin plot

First offender? And your first offense is first degree, cold blooded murder? 😃😄😁😆😅😂🤣 Shoplifting is a first offense.

"First time offense" ?! He murdered another teenager in cold blood he should get life! @stephenasmith another horrible take. Seems to be a common theme with you.

How many times should you murder before you get a real sentence according to him?

“I don’t think the 35 year sentence is fair for a first time offender” Really? He didn’t steal bubble gum. He murdered a teen and will be eligible for parole in 17.5 years. He’ll be in his 30s when he gets out and Austin doesn’t get that chance. He’s dead. This ain’t justice. At a minimum, he should be behind bars for life.

How many do you have to kill for that to be an acceptable sentence?

He needs to stick to saying stupid shit about sports.

should have been life without parole.

Really, Stephen A Smith!!?? Who destroyed Karmelo’s life? HE DID! 35 years “too excessive” for a “first ime offense”? It’s murder! Not shopllifting! Wasn’t judged by a jury of his peers? Fk off with that shit! Yes, yes he was! Either you believe a murder suspect should be charged accordingly, or, you’re sympathetic bc of race! There’s no middle ground here!🖕

"first time offender"; even when they try to be fair, blacks don't understand the morality of killing an innocent person; they seem to believe that if someone gets their low impulsivity brains to react violently, they have a justification to kill

@stephenasmith did you seriously just say and imply that it's unfair he got 35 years on his first murder victim? Another talentless waste of oxygen shoving his opinion around like it matters. You're a hapless nobody and rightfully so. A paid useful idiot great.

Stephen, it is premeditated MURDER. DOESN’T MATTER HOW OLD. QUIT TAKING UP FOR CRIMINALS . THAT BOY IS DEAD. 💀 HAD HIS HAND ON THE TACTICAL WEAPON IN THE BACKPACK 🎒 SHOULD BE DEATH ROW.

Stephen A. Smith is a performative try out failure. He wants to find the middle of the road on every issue to make a political career happen. He has no roots. No sense of conviction. Just theater to see where the needle moves on his every opinion.

Old Stevie loves being wrong and pandering to the mentally unstable & racist people who only see skin color and ignore the facts and reality. Was Stevie this outraged when Iryna was murdered by an actual racist?!

Is Stephen A suggesting that the jurors needed to be Black in order to be considered a “jury of his peers”? Trump was right when he said Stephen A is as “dumb as a rock.”

Ummm, his 1st offense was murder. How many murders does one have to commit before 35 years is appropriate punishment?

Regrettable? ABSOLUTELY. Fair? A kid is dead. How do you balance that? More importantly, how do you discourage others? There is no fair to be had.

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Maybe we should just let guys get away with their first murder and only crack down on them if they commit another murder

This is how moronic people sound when you ride the fence Murder is wrong This isn't a complicated issue But @stephenasmith is so firmly planted on the fence, that the fence post is now up his arse Stand for something or you stand for nothing

he should've gotten worse than 35 years. in less than 20 he'll have a second chance at life, meanwhile Austin will never get a second chance. it should've been 50+ years or the electric chair. he's lucky to get off this easy.

Talking out of both sides of his mouth to not piss off the brothers. A murder was committed! You don't get a do-over sentence because it was a first offense. What if that would have been Stephen A.'s son that was murdered? I bet he'd want to fry the killer. @stephenasmith

So a first time offender of murdering someone, 35 years is a little too harsh? Bet if the races were reversed his tune would be different. This is why Democrats are so unpopular.

You don't think it's fair that a fucking murderer gets 35 years because its his first offense??? Stephen A Smith is the original DEI Muppet

Talking like this is a traffic violation is not a good thing by any means.... This isn't fucking Haiti @stephenasmith Your fancy purple pimp suit isn't going to be worth shit if chaos takes over retard.

35 years is unfair for your first murder? It’s this exact kind of BS that has landed us where we are today.

@stephenasmith First time offenders that murder, rape or molest need to be given the death penalty! Start making examples out of them and maybe we can get it to stop!

So exactly how many murders does Stephen A think a person should be allowed?

First time offender logic to murder Stephen? "But think of all the people he hasn't killed!" --He'll be eligible for parole before that and he is the one who screwed up bringing knife to a track meet and keeping it hidden until he used it to stab someone in the heart.

Fair? The death penalty would be fair and it should be conducted immediately.

"first time offender" like it's a teenage DUI. You think you should get a slap on the wrist for your first murder?

You don't think it's fair because it's only the first time he's murdered somebody In Cold Blood? How many more does he have to murder before you think that that would be fair? I don't think that you're thinking this through and frankly, you made your opinion worthless to me.