White man who shot Black teen Ralph Yarl to stand trial, judge rules

A #Missouri judge has ruled that #KansasCity man #AndrewLester, who shot & injured #RalphYarl after the Black teen went to the wrong house, must stand #trial.

#EndStandYourGroundLaws #GunControl
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/09/01/ralph-yarl-shooting-andrew-lester-trial/

Elderly Gun Owner: "Someone knocking on my door is the same thing as someone trying to break into my house." 👴🔫 #AndrewLester https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1649384499719938049?s=20

#AndrewLester, the guy who shot a Black kid last week claimed he was intimidated by the kid's size.

Reportedly, Ralph Yarl is 5'8 and 140 pounds. He weighs less than I do.

ONE of the many, many reasons racism is so dangerous is that (I think) it can literally change what people see.

If you're consuming a constant diet of racist nonsense, you will undoubtedly repeatedly encounter the idea that Black men are huge and unnaturally strong.

I see the same shunning of #MAGA cult members by their children and grandchildren that I witnessed at large holiday parties in Germany 35 years ago. I asked about elderly gentlemen that nobody was talking to, and was told they were Nazi collaborators.

#AndrewLester ‘s children and grandchildren are disgusted by who he has become after constantly watching the hate-filled liars on #FoxNews. 👉 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/grandson-andrew-lester-ralph-yarl_n_6441aa5ae4b039ec4e7db3de

#RalphYarl

‘Fear and paranoia.’ Grandson says #AndrewLester bought into conspiracies, disinformation #RalphYarl

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article274517706.html

I’m surprised that #AndrewLester didn’t arrive in Missouri court wearing he Nazi regalia.

That’s a sure way to get off slaughtering black kids with the #Republican “Stand Your Ground” NRA laws.

This is Ralph Yarl’s official Go Fund Me page. Please donate. Thank you.

https://gofund.me/b68601b2

#JusticeForRalphYarl #RalphYarl #BlackMastodon #Mastodon #usa #AndrewLester

When you shoot a 16-year-old boy in the head, then shoot him in the arm as he lays on the ground, then tell him “don’t come around here!” as he staggers and runs away—spoiler alert: THAT’S NOT SELF-DEFENSE, YOU FUCKOS.

#RalphYarl #JusticeForRalphYarl #usa
#AndrewLester #Mastodon #BlackMastodon

Ralph Yarl is home and recovering! How the bullet in his head did not cause more extensive damage is truly a miracle.

Per Lee Merritt

Original Thread: https://www.facebook.com/100057808170740/posts/653627623240838/?mibextid=uc01c0

#RalphYarl
#AndrewLester
#LockharTVMedia

How many times have people come to 84-year-old Andrew Lester’s home mistakenly in that community? How many times has he brandished a gun when someone rings his door?

Talk about THAT. Ask THOSE questions.

#RalphYarl #JusticeForRalphYarl #AndrewLester #BlackMastodon #Mastodon #usa

#RalphYarl: #AndrewLester, accused of shooting black teen, turns himself in

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65316073

Prosecuting attorney #ZacharyThompson said he was not bringing #hatecrime charges against #AndrewLester, which some have called for, because they're a lower-class felony in Missouri than felony assault, which is a Class A, and he doesn't want to risk double jeopardy in the case. He did say, though, that race played a part in the shooting.

#news #blacklivesmatter #racism #RalphYarl

#KansasCity–An 85yo White man #AndrewLester faces charges of felony assault & armed criminal action after having shot a 16yo Black #RalphYarl who rang his doorbell by mistake. Yarl was going to pick up his twin brother from a friend's house but went to the wrong location just a block away. After Yarl rang the doorbell, Lester shot him thru the glass door. The teen was treated for gunshot wounds at the hospital & is now recovering at home.
https://www.npr.org/2023/04/17/1170508845/in-kansas-city-calls-grow-to-charge-the-white-homeowner-who-shot-a-black-teen
#news #blacklivesmatter #racism

Andrew Lester shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl in the head and the arm as the teen was trying to pick up his younger brothers.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/88xnda/white-kansas-city-man-who-shot-black-teen-charged-arrested
#News #ralphyarl #kansas #BlackLivesMatter #gunviolence #RACISM #extremism #andrewlester

Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: The Gun Lobby's Fearmongering Enabled the Shootings of Kaylin Gillis & Ralph Yarl https://jezebel.com/gun-lobby-shooting-kaylin-gillis-ralph-yarl-1850348938 #Jezebel #gunpoliticsintheunitedstates #kaylingillisralphyarl #zacharythompson #georgezimmerman #americanwriters #kaylinagillis #kevindmonahan #jamellebouie #andrewlester #journalists #law2ccrime #ralphyarl #trayvon #writers #tiktok

"Scared to death"
..So I shot him through the locked door.
mm.. don't think I believe that story. nope.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/18/us/ralph-yarl-shooting-kansas-city.html #andrewlester #missouri

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) — The 84-year-old white man who shot Ralph Yarl, a Black teen who went to the wrong house, turns himself in to authorities.

Original Thread: https://www.facebook.com/100057808170740/posts/653627623240838/?mibextid=uc01c0

#RalphYarl
#AndrewLester
#LockharTVMedia

This is the 84-year-old who shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl for knocking on his door.

Racist morons with guns are dangerous.

#AndrewLester #Guns #RalphYarl #GunViolence

Police: "Racial Components" in Shooting of Teen who Went to Wrong Address https://politicaliq.com/2023/04/18/police-racial-components-in-shooting-of-teen-who-went-to-wrong-address/ #KansasCity #KansasCityPD #RalphYarl #AndrewLester #guns #shooting #politicaliq #news #politics

What we know about the #RalphYarl case

The 16-year-old went to pick up his younger twin brothers from a friend's home. He was shot twice after going to the wrong address in #KansasCity, #Missouri, police said.

He went to 115th Street instead of 115th Terrace and was shot twice after ringing the doorbell family attorneys say.

Late Monday afternoon, #AndrewLester, 85, who is white, was charged with 2 felony counts in the shooting, & a warrant was issued for his arrest.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ralph-yarl-shot-everything-we-know-so-far-rcna80070