This is Andrew Lester.
The 84 year old man who shot 16 year old Ralph Yarl twice (including a shot to the head) for going to the wrong house to pick up his siblings.
If this isn’t the face of evil, I don’t know what is.
When will this behavior end? I can't make excuses for this country and its shitty justice/gun ownership policies. What an absolute, terrifying mess. This poor kid and his beautiful family. Please donate to his fund to support him::
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As someone who is still recovering from a gunshot to the head, I am heartbroken and infuriated that Ralph Yarl now faces a lifetime of recovery.
At 16 years old. For simply ringing a doorbell.
We cannot continue to be a nation defined by gun violence and injustice.
This is 16 year old Ralph Yarl of Kansas City. He accidentally rung the doorbell of the wrong home when he tried to pick up his sibling. A white man shot him twice in the head as a response. Ralph is fighting for his life. This is a hate crime and that man is still free.
Have you ever rang the wrong doorbell? I have.
Has anyone rang your doorbell by mistake? Yes.
Not pounding the door down or yelling threats. — Just rang the doorbell.
Meet 16 year old Ralph Yarl who was shot twice after accidentally ringing the wrong doorbell while attempting to pick up his sibling. The resident shot Ralph in the head through the glass door then when Yarl was bleeding out on the ground, shot him again.
Good morning y’all.
Ralph Yarl. A 16 year old Black baby boy was shot because he went to the wrong door (as he attempted to pick up his siblings). He was shot in the head and again as he bled out on the ground.
His shooter- a white man- is free.
So many things I can say but for now- just extreme sadness. Gratitude that he’s still alive. Also- I’m tired of this shit.
Black boys deserve to grow up.
Black men deserve to grow old.💔💔
Name: Ralph Yarl
Age: 16
Race: Black
Location: Missouri
Year: 2023
Action: Rang wrong doorbell
Result: Shot by white man in home
Name: Renisha McBride
Age: 19
Race: Black
Location: Michigan
Year: 2013
Action: Knocked on a door
Result: Shot and killed by white man in home
@CalltoActivism I live in MD, but my coworkers best childhood friend was killed there today, Josh Barrick. This hits so close to home. He was a 40 yo husband/father of 2 little kids + a VP at the bank. The fact that this government cant get its gun regulations screwed on straight is baffling!
A 6 year old can carry a gun in public in the state of Missouri.
In Texas, an 18 year old can buy two AR-15s and 1,600 bullets in the span of two days.
In the state of Florida, you can carry concealed weapons and firearms without a background check, training or a license.
But a woman seeking a safe medication abortion cannot buy mifepristone.
Exactly 20 minutes ago, Donald Trump took the stage at Mar-a-Lago to cheers.
Fucking CHEERS. Not only from supporters, but from members of Congress no less!
Every American who sees this tonight should feel sick to their stomach that the MAGA movement is so far gone that a criminal would be worshipped in light of not only pretty disgusting allegations, but EMBARRASSING ones to our entire country and the office he once held.
Donald Trump then proceeded to attack the very system these MAGA “patriots” claim to hold dear: A jury system of peers that determined based on the totality of evidence that crimes were committed.
This toxic showing is merely emblematic of the blind cult-like rot that permeates the entire Republican Party. A Party that would put one man over our nation’s laws.
It is time for the rule of law to mean that corrupt people, no matter WHO they are, will face justice for crimes.
It’s time for you Trump supporters to wake the fuck up and look who you’re worshipping. Our future as a nation depends on it.
The news of the school shooting in Nashville has left the country in a state of shock and grief. Yet Marjorie Taylor Greene's controversial comments blaming Joe Biden, Democrats, and gun control advocates only add to the outrage.
Her lack of empathy and misplaced priorities were as baffling as they were infuriating.
Instead of expressing sympathy for the families of the victims, she used the opportunity to call for more guns on school campuses.
As the nation mourns again after another mass shooting, lPresident Joe Biden called for stricter regulations on assault weapons. Greene on the other hand insists on placing the safety of guns over the safety of children.
Her shameful comments are a stark reminder of just how far we've strayed from common sense.
As the investigation into the Covenant School shooting continues, and we learn more about the identities of the victims and the shooter, what is clear is that this was a day that shattered lives, that left many wondering when enough will finally be enough.
@BravoTV@Andy please remove Alexia from RHOM, she is insufferable. She's dug her own grave. Her Crocodile tears are no good here. Heed the viewers advice, REMOVE HER NOW. Her behavior is even uglier than her bad botox.
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