Glenn Beck was visibly shaken as he spoke about the senseless murder of Austin Metcalf, a junior at Frisco Memorial High School who was fatally stabbed by a fellow 17-year-old, Karmelo Anthony, during a school track meet in Texas. According to police and eyewitnesses, the confrontation began when Anthony refused to vacate a team tent designated for Memorial athletes. When Metcalf tried to physically remove him, Anthony responded by pulling a knife from his bag and stabbing him in the chest — right in front of his twin brother, Hunter.
“I grabbed his hand and looked in his eyes. I just saw his soul leave, and it took mine, too,” Hunter told local media.
On The Glenn Beck Program, Beck compared the tragedy to Netflix’s “Adolescence”, a gritty British crime drama that has stunned viewers with its raw portrayal of today’s youth. “You want to know what our kids are dealing with? Watch this series,” Beck urged. “It’s terrifying. You’ll see the callousness, the nihilism, and the total disregard for life.”
Beck noted that the stabbing, though horrifying, felt eerily familiar. In Adolescence, students deal drugs, trade threats, and commit violent crimes without a second thought — a world where self-worth has been replaced by likes, clicks, and aggression. “It paints a clear picture of what school is like now,” he said. “What our kids are actually talking about. What they’re surrounded by.”
The key question Beck raised was sobering: “Is there no value to life anymore?”
He wasn’t only lamenting for the kids, but for the parents, who face an onslaught of dangers that never existed in generations past. “It’s so hard to be a parent now,” he said. “You’re trying your best and you still feel like a failure, like you’re doing everything wrong.”
Beck admitted he once mocked helicopter parenting, but now believes that kind of hypervigilance might be the only defense left against the corrosive power of online culture. “If you’re not a helicopter parent inside your own home, you’re falling behind,” he warned.
Netflix’s “Adolescence” has struck a nerve by accurately capturing the volatile mix of teen angst, unchecked tech addiction, and moral confusion infecting the younger generation. Beck said it’s no coincidence that a petty seating dispute turned deadly — it’s the culture these kids are immersed in. “They live in a world where being disrespected is a death sentence,” he explained. “And if you want to understand how we got here, just watch the show.”
Glenn’s takeaway was simple but urgent: “This is not just a parenting issue. This is a national crisis.”
As the investigation into Metcalf’s death unfolds and the community grieves, Beck’s emotional commentary serves as a powerful reminder: America’s youth are crying out for help — and parents, schools, and lawmakers must stop ignoring the warning signs.
To hear Beck’s full analysis and commentary, tune in to The Glenn Beck Program on BlazeTV.
