re: Karmelo Anthony claims another victim

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Dr. Stacey Patton, a professor at Howard University's School of Communications, penned an opinion piece titled "Dear Jeff Metcalf: Your Son Is Dead Because You Failed to Teach Him That black Boys Have Boundaries" to Substack on Wednesday on Substack, where she insinuated Anthony was acting out of self-defense.

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"YOU obviously failed to teach your son that touching, confronting, crowding, testing, or policing another person can have consequences," Patton wrote. "And YOU failed to teach him that the same world that cheers white boys for being bold and aggressive will not always be there to save them when they mistake somebody else’s restraint for permission."

She blasted Jeff for saying that Anthony had failed his parents in his decision to murder his son.

"It is easier to stand in a courtroom and call Karmelo Anthony a failure than it is to admit that Austin’s death did not begin with the knife," Patton wrote. "It began with every lesson that told your son that he had the right to approach, challenge, and cross a boundary. It began with every adult who smiled at white boy entitlement and called it leadership. It began with every cultural script that taught him black boys are the ones to be feared, but never taught him that black boys might also be afraid.

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