Posted on 04/17/2023 12:29:42 PM PDT by Callahan
-Ralph Yarl was shot through a glass door by a white homeowner in his 80s after mistakenly approaching the wrong address
-He had been going to collect his two younger twin brothers from a house less than a block away in Kansas City, Missouri
-Police have not brought any charges in the incident, and released the suspected gunman after 24 hours
A homeowner accused of shooting a black teenager in Missouri after the 16-year-old mistakenly rang his doorbell is understood to be an elderly white man in his 80s…
… Ralph was known among his peers for his intellect and for being a 'musical genius', before he was shot in the head and arm. The teen had received a letter from Yale Undergraduate Admissions Board identifying him as a 'good candidate' for the prestigious university. Ralph is part of his high school's Technology Student Association and Science Olympia Team, plays in the marching, jazz, and competition band, and is one of the top base clarinet players in Missouri. He had big dreams of attending college after being recognized as a Missouri scholar academy alumni in 2022.
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Another thread about this says the kid walked into the house. If that is true, and the old guy shot him in his house, that would make the old man justified.
I wonder which story is true?
Three hots and a cot. Probably about the same as Shady Manor for old farts.
Exactly - he is the Commander in Chief you know!
I wonder - in our idiot state (Washington) they are trying to make a law to make the gun manufacturers responsible for the murders. It would seem that then it would also be okay to sue Biden for following his advice. I would think an even lower threshold for Biden. Public statement inciting murder.
And the kid who got show was as pure as the new driven snow.
Right.......
Matters why?
Just observing that they are painting him almost as a martyr.
The guy was just charged for the shooting, so we’ll see.
Guess math is starting to creep in-—you cannot get an address correct.
HE WILL HAVE THAT FEAR TO HIS GRAVE
Merritt said the neighborhood where the shooting occurred is predominantly white and conservative and "commonly referred to among locals as God's country.""We've heard reports from Black people who live in the neighborhood, who visit the neighborhood, that there seems to be a standing hostility towards Black presence in that community," he said.
NUMBERS MATTER IN ANY ENGINEERING FIELD.
MAYBE he needs more MATH SKILLS.
Sceptical that places like that exist?
He did ALOT of movement for being shot in the head.
DID he have a cell phone?
Time to USE IT.
Yeah, in one area of his life. In another area of his life, he is an astrophysicist who went to top universities.
Sure, he may be an idiot when it comes to politics, which is, for what it’s worth, one of my top subjects, but I am a complete moron when it comes to astrophysics!
Good to hear this.
The old man won’t be prosecuted for murder...only attempted murder.
Many oldsters, men and women, need to have their guns and drivers licenses taken away when they show signs of delusion and paranoia and dementia.
Alzheimer’s and Lewy Body Disease are increasing at a rapid rate in our country.
Good advice!
And don’t run into the pit bull.
Never thought or stated that.
Agreed with the 'idiot author' comment, however.
I wasn’t really speaking about you. I just felt that this article was meant to take this sad thing that happened and inflame and polarize them into hating one or both sides when we really weren’t sure what happened. It is always about nudging each thing to use politically. Hell with the truth. Someone has to be the demon.
I still don’t think either party here was a bad person. Just unfortunate.
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