THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Black Parole Supervisor Fired for Racist Remarks on Austin Metcalf: ‘Let Them Start Burying Some of Their for a Change.’
A black parole supervisor in Texas was dismissed after posting racially charged comments on social media about the murder of white teenager Austin Metcalf by fellow student athlete Karmelo Anthony, who is black.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Donna Murray Robinson, a black parole supervisor with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), was fired after posting inflammatory remarks on Facebook about the trial of Karmelo Anthony, a black teenager convicted of stabbing Austin Metcalf, a white teenager, to death at a track meet. DETAIL: Robinson’s now-deleted posts celebrated the death of Metcalf, stating, “Let them start burying some of theirs for a change,” and expressed support for Anthony, claiming he would be “protected on the inside.” The TDCJ has confirmed her termination, stating, “These statements are incompatible with TDCJ policy and values. They demonstrate bias and a lack of the impartiality essential to the fair…Open