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5 min read"What were they thinking??" — Asmongold TV
In a track-and-field meet in broad daylight, a 17-year-old trespassed onto another team's tent, was told to leave, and stabbed a fellow student in the chest with a knife. The victim died. The suspect, Carmelo Anthony, was arrested, but a judge lowered his bail to $250,000. Supporters raised over $500,000 for his legal defense. Then came reports—unconfirmed but widely discussed—that his family used the money to buy an $800,000 mansion in Texas. Asmongold spent a long segment of his stream walking through the case, not to litigate every fact, but to argue that the entire episode reveals a deeper systemic failure: misplaced leniency, the "bigotry of low expectations," and the way bad actors weaponize racial solidarity to protect people who should never have been free in the first place.
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- 1 (01:32) **Intro: "What were they thinking??"** - Asmongold introduces the segment by reacting to a viral story about a teenager who stabbed someone at a track meet, calling it one of the worst decision-making moments he's seen.
- 2 (04:02) **Case Summary: The Stabbing and Bail Reduction** - Asmongold reads a summary of the events: Carmel Anthony trespassed, was told to leave, stabbed and killed a student, and had his bail reduced from $500K to $250K after a fund raised $500K for his defense.
- 3 (06:18) **Comparing Donations: Star Citizen vs. Legal Defense** - Asmongold draws a parallel between donating to a legal defense fund for a violent offender and donating to crowdfunded video game projects like Star Citizen.
- 4 (08:46) **The Real Enemy: Racial Grifters, Not the Offender** - Asmongold pivots to a broader critique, arguing that the true enemy is not the young offender but the people who exploit racial identity to sow division.
- 5 (11:58) **Systemic Failure: The School and the Judge** - Asmongold shifts blame to the school system for allowing a student with a known history of violence to remain enrolled.
- 6 (16:31) **The Bigotry of Low Expectations** - Asmongold introduces the concept of "bigotry of low expectations," arguing that infantilizing minorities by not holding them accountable is insulting and harmful.
- 7 (17:44) **Historical Context vs. Modern Grifters** - Asmongold acknowledges the historical context of slavery and Jim Crow, and the ripple effects still felt today, but criticizes those who co-opt these issues for profit.
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