An 84 year old white man shot a 16 year old black male [Ralph Yarl] who he thought was trying to break into his house: https://archive.is/cEyj3
It was around 10pm. The 84yo picked up his gun & went to the door. He saw a 6ft tall black male pulling on the exterior door handle. He shot twice. The black male ran away & 84yo called 911. The 84yo stated that he was afraid & defending himself. There is no basis for any claim that race was in any way a factor.
That's it. That's all there is. The kid - who didn't die - obviously denies trying to force his way in & said he went to the wrong house.
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This has absolutely blown up to George Floyd levels of bullshit on the Left. Ralph Yarl & his family got a personal phone call from Joe Biden & an invitation to the White House.
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The libs are treating this as though it was an execution of an innocent black teen honor student by an evil old white man wearing a "Nuck Figgers" T-shirt.
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Ralph Yarl isn't "black black" he belongs to that special elite group beloved by the Left: recent African immigrants. Just like Obama. He's already being sainted in the media: North Kansas City School District Superintendent Dan Clemens emailed "Ralph is an excellent student and talented musician. He maintains a stellar GPA while taking mostly college level courses. While he loves science and hopes to pursue that career path, his passion is music."
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"Many celebrities, such as Viola Davis, Halle Berry, Justin Timberlake, Kerry Washington, and Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs, have condemned the shooting."
This is the kind of "test case" the libs have been waiting for. The facts don't actually fit their narrative as there is absolutely no proof that the 84yo was motivated by race, and the circumstances [late night, a stranger trying to force the door] make his actions perfectly legal & reasonable. But it is close enough to have triggered a dormant lib rapid reaction race war task force.
Also a 20 year old white woman was shot & murdered under far worse circumstances around the same time in New York. Kaylin Gillis was a passenger in a vehicle that turned into the wrong driveway, and was murdered while still in the car by Kevin Monahan 65yo, firing from his porch. "It's a very rural area with dirt roads. It's easy to get lost. They drove up this driveway for a very short time, realized their mistake and were leaving, when Mr. Monahan came out and fired two shots," Monahan "refused to exit his residence to speak with police." & the cops had to call the SWAT team. This dude is clearly one of those "innawoods" fucking nut jobs who wrongly believes he can go weapons hot on anyone who crosses the boundary line of his land. But since the victim was white, no one gives a shit except for some local gun control grifters.
Democrats want to destroy this country. They want a race war. They'll stop at nothing to encourage stochastic terrorism from blacks as we saw with the Waukesha Christmas parade massacre.
edit: for people who thinking ringing the door bell is proof the kid wasn't up to no good:
KGW's investigative team sent letters to 86 inmates currently serving time for burglary in the Oregon Department of Corrections. The inmates were asked to respond anonymously to 17 questions detailing how they broke in, when the crime occurred and what they were looking for.
"Did you typically knock on the front door before breaking into a home? Yes. All of the inmates who responded said they would knock on the front door before breaking in." https://archive.is/M1zDQ
Not a good sign when he admits the door bell was rung.
Whether you agree with it or not (I do, fwiw) someone ringing your doorbell isn't grounds for you to shoot them.
The case will likely come down to whether there's proof the kid attempted to gain unlawful entry or if the jury believes the old dude that door knob was rattling.
FWIW, this is awfully similar to the Renesha McBride case.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Renisha_McBride
Standard thing to do before attempting to break into a house, ring the doorbell to see if anyone is home.
This story smells like there is a lot more to it than the race-bating MSM is letting on.
You could argue that. However, you must answer: what is the purpose of a door bell if not to notify the home owner that someone is at the door? That's its one and only purpose and that's why they sell them.
FWIW, since this will eventually come up, here's how I would've handled it:
Bonus points if you have 911 on the line just so they're aware you made an attempt to report it, but no one will hold it against you if you don't.
Either way, you should have the surprise advantage and you'll either drop them or the criminal(s) will likely try to run away since they don't know where they're being shot from.
I know this won't sway people one way or the other but, at the end of the day, someone ringing your door bell isn't grounds for you to shoot them, and you're just going to end up in prison if you think otherwise.
He just told you: to check if anyone is home before breaking in.
Thieves prefer to not break in to occupied dwellings because they're far more likely to get caught.
So ringing the door bell isn't the "proof that he is just a gud boi" that you and all the Democrats think it is.
https://www.quora.com/Do-burglars-ring-doorbell
At 10pm at night, anyone near my door is suspicious on principle. Trespassing is a crime, though a minor one, and doing so in a suspicious manner is absolutely grounds for being treated as a threat from step zero.
This is operating on that hindsight that he is alone and you are capable of juggling the phone call, arming yourself, being prepared to unload it, and watching him perfectly all at the same time. And during that being absolutely certain based on no evidence that he is completely alone and they aren't breaking in multiple avenues while you "wait."
Shit, I wouldn't answer a door at 5pm if I wasn't expecting someone.
From everything I've read, it's perfectly legal to knock on a door or ring a doorbell and it's not considered trespassing. Some exclusions may apply if you have a "No Trespassing" sign, a "No Soliciting" sign (and you're soliciting), if you have gates/fence that the person must open to reach your door, or if the person's intention was to harass.
I don't want to get into a long-winded debate, so I'm ending it here. If you think it's about avoiding debate, I'll just say that I'm wrong and you're right.
With that said, for anyone reading, don't risk going to jail by shooting/killing someone who knocked on your door or rang your doorbell to get your attention and notify you of their presence. There's not a law against it and there's no judge/jury who's going to see it your way, either.