Black Teenager Shot for Ringing Wrong Doorbell

[TexEx15 17,531]

JFC. 

[Brisketexan 105,143]

I believe you mistyped "Thug shot by homeowner protecting his castle."  That's how half the country -- led by voices on you know which networks -- will characterize this.

The perfect intersection of our fucked up attitudes about guns, race, and self.  This story is pure distilled America.

[SydneyCarton 48,106]

5 minutes ago, TexEx15 said:

JFC. 

 

 

 

 

[Pato del Muerto 52,499]

Everyone should also open this follow up tweet and read what is cut off, if you didn’t initially do so. 
 

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My nephew fell to the ground, and the man shot him again. Ralph was then able to get up and run to the neighbor's house, looking for help. Unfortunately, he had to run to 3 different homes before someone finally agreed to help him after he was told to lie on the ground with his hands up."

Edited April 17, 2023 by Pato del Muerto

[High Plains Drifter 11,049]

 

Straight up murder.

 

 

[YGIFS 19,450]

"If he just woulda complied"

"This happens every week in Chicago and nobody raises an eyebrow"

"Gotta be smarter and know your situation"

 

-what else we missing here for kneejerk reactions?

[Captainant 27,671]

1 minute ago, YGIFS said:

"If he just woulda complied"

"This happens every week in Chicago and nobody raises an eyebrow"

"Gotta be smarter and know your situation"

 

-what else we missing here for kneejerk reactions?

"Now is not the time to politicize this tragedy"

[SydneyCarton 48,106]

8 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

"If he just woulda complied"

"This happens every week in Chicago and nobody raises an eyebrow"

"Gotta be smarter and know your situation"

 

-what else we missing here for kneejerk reactions?

There won't be, this thread will be a ghost town. 

[SimonBolivar 10,958]

 

[YGIFS 19,450]

I have a serious question that this tragedy makes we ponder again, and I realize I'll get no straight answer.  

This young man comes to my door and knocks loudly at 3am, I don't give a shit what color he is, I'm either coming to the door with a bat, a pre-dialed cell phone, or a firearm.  But for all the "you gotta read people/sit.awareness" from the cosplay tac dipshits.  You guys can't read a fucking leaflet on famous Jewish sports legends.  A kid that young looking comes to your door in the daylight, just be a man for once and assume he's amazon, selling some shit, getting a petition signed, whatever.  I came to my door heavy one time because it was after midnight and my newborn baby and wife were asleep upstairs and the nature of the door pounding was way too aggressive.  Turned out to be drunken teens at the wrong house.  I spent ten seconds assessing their body language and slurred words and knew what was what.  Instead of ending the life of one of my neighbor's kids and having that awkward conversation at the HOA holiday party.  

But there's what I don't get.  And I 100% support you and me getting to defend our homes and families from violent invasion.  

Who the fuck knocks?  You'll find me a cursory, anecdotal example.  But is there this rash wave of armed invaders who for some bizarre fucking reason take the time to knock on your door with their gun held behind their back?  Is that a thing I just don't know about?  Either they break in, wait until your not home, or come in innocuously during the day posed as a worker/delivery guy.  are there just these AR-15 armed thugs just wandering around your suburb tract house as the street lights turn on, just politely getting you to open your door?  I dunno.

In totally unrelated news, my weapons cache says this octogenerian suddenly found out last week he has advanced alzheimer's and was scared and confused.

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4,976]

6 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

I have a serious question that this tragedy makes we ponder again, and I realize I'll get no straight answer.  

This young man comes to my door and knocks loudly at 3am, I don't give a shit what color he is, I'm either coming to the door with a bat, a pre-dialed cell phone, or a firearm.  But for all the "you gotta read people/sit.awareness" from the cosplay tac dipshits.  You guys can't read a fucking leaflet on famous Jewish sports legends.  A kid that young looking comes to your door in the daylight, just be a man for once and assume he's amazon, selling some shit, getting a petition signed, whatever.  I came to my door heavy one time because it was after midnight and my newborn baby and wife were asleep upstairs and the nature of the door pounding was way too aggressive.  Turned out to be drunken teens at the wrong house.  I spent ten seconds assessing their body language and slurred words and knew what was what.  Instead of ending the life of one of my neighbor's kids and having that awkward conversation at the HOA holiday party.  

But there's what I don't get.  And I 100% support you and me getting to defend our homes and families from violent invasion.  

Who the fuck knocks?  You'll find me a cursory, anecdotal example.  But is there this rash wave of armed invaders who for some bizarre fucking reason take the time to knock on your door with their gun held behind their back?  Is that a thing I just don't know about?  Either they break in, wait until your not home, or come in innocuously during the day posed as a worker/delivery guy.  are there just these AR-15 armed thugs just wandering around your suburb tract house as the street lights turn on, just politely getting you to open your door?  I dunno.

In totally unrelated news, my weapons cache says this octogenerian suddenly found out last week he has advanced alzheimer's and was scared and confused.

The police usually knock before they break in and murder you.

[Deej 76,796]

Ban doorbells. 

[Sandman 3,403]

12 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

A kid that young looking comes to your door in the daylight, just be a man for once and assume he's amazon, selling some shit, getting a petition signed, whatever

You're asking a lot from the people I see on here that won't answer their phone if they don't know the number. You think they're gonna get up and answer the door???

As the father of twins, I'm a little perplexed by the "Younger twin brother" statement. Who says that? I never have. 

[SydneyCarton 48,106]

4 minutes ago, Deej said:

Ban doorbells. 

He knocked. Perhaps you meant ban hands. 

[Nicole44 22,060]

 Very sad story. ❤️ 

[Deej 76,796]

1 minute ago, SydneyCarton said:

He knocked. Perhaps you meant ban hands. 

Well, anything but firearms in the hands of dumbasses, apparently.

[Chuckie Finster 22,694]

Tonight, Tucker Carlson is gonna let us know this kid flunked a Geometry exam last year, therefore the homeowner was justified.

[Homercles 10,205]

6 minutes ago, Deej said:

Ban doorbells. 

Posrep to offset bitchass Parliament

[closetohumping 17,442]

What a sad world we live in.  JFC

[Pato del Muerto 52,499]

17 minutes ago, NotActuallyALonghorn said:

The police usually knock before they break in and murder you.

And if you shoot them, you don’t get released while the DA decides whether or not to charge you with something. 

[Handcruser 2,805]

Everyone should also open this follow up tweet and read what is cut off, if you didn’t initially do so. 
 
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My nephew fell to the ground, and the man shot him again. Ralph was then able to get up and run to the neighbor's house, looking for help. Unfortunately, he had to run to 3 different homes before someone finally agreed to help him after he was told to lie on the ground with his hands up."

Straight up murder if it went down like that.

[SimonBolivar 10,958]

Just now, Handcruser said:

Straight up murder if it went down like that.

Well, attempted murder anyway

[Neonmoon 38,129]

Guns are for pussies 

[YGIFS 19,450]

We're slippin' fellas...

he once tried marijuana and if we just had more men in the homes in this country, he wouldn't have been driven to such reckless behavior as looking to pick up his brother.

[4th&Five 41,554]

11 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

What a sad world we live in.  JFC

Maybe but this is a uniquely American story. 

[Nicole44 22,060]

4 minutes ago, Handcruser said:

Straight up murder if it went down like that.

Absolutely. Some of the articles are either poorly written or have a lot more information in them. Most say he went to pick up his younger twin brothers and went to the wrong house and was shot by the home owner (some articles saying the home owner is 82 year old white man) after knocking on the door or ringing the doorbell. After that it was shot through the door or home owner followed and kept shooting or opened the door and then shot. The kid was shot once in the head and possibly other times. Some articles say he’s not been able to talk. The reporting on this is not consistent at all but if it went down exactly the way the family is describing that is murder. 
 

Just a terrible outcome for a mistake we have all made at one point or another (going to the wrong door/house/car.) it’s heartbreaking. Ughhhh…

[DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt 12,301]

I’m going to wait for the toxicology report to see whether or not he had marijuana in his system before passing judgement here.

[Foosters 17,856]

36 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

There won't be, this thread will be a ghost town. 

Not so fast. 

"HAHA! This article says that he was shot with a 9mm round, but as we all know, the Browning XC-643 does not handle 9mm ammo."

[mdmost 43,002]

[Brisketexan 105,143]

22 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

Tonight, Tucker Carlson is gonna let us know this kid flunked a Geometry exam last year, therefore the homeowner was justified.

You 100% know, with absolute rock-solid certainty, that the usual suspects are doing all they can to find a way to characterize this kid as a "thug."  One of his friend's friends has a picture on FB with a joint, or is a "gangster rapper!" or something like that.  If they have to, they'll find the part of the story where he was characterized as an "excellent student," and rip him for getting a C in Geometry.  "See, he's just another loser thug who probably won't even graduate high school and who shouldn't have been terrorizing an old man, who was 100% within his rights to defend his castle."

[Zepol87 9,186]

Holy shit. What a pos

[Nicole44 22,060]

8 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

You 100% know, with absolute rock-solid certainty, that the usual suspects are doing all they can to find a way to characterize this kid as a "thug."  One of his friend's friends has a picture on FB with a joint, or is a "gangster rapper!" or something like that.  If they have to, they'll find the part of the story where he was characterized as an "excellent student," and rip him for getting a C in Geometry.  "See, he's just another loser thug who probably won't even graduate high school and who shouldn't have been terrorizing an old man, who was 100% within his rights to defend his castle."

The only thing wrong with the kid is he wants to go to Texas A&M…
“Yarl's goal is to study chemical engineering at Texas A&M University and visit West Africa before starting college, his aunt wrote in a GoFundMe page.”

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/17/1170479923/ralph-yarl-kansas-city-teen-shooting

[lemonlime 5,503]

What in the actual fuck?  It takes time to decide whether to charge someone with attempted murder who shot a kid in the head twice for knocking on his door.  They know damn well if it was a white kid shot by a black man, the shooter would've been arrested, and sitting. in jail, and  facing a life in prison.

 

Also, the Clay County Prosecutor Zachary Thompson said Monday that his office is working with police to quickly review the case and determine if the homeowner should be charged.

 

 

 

Edited April 17, 2023 by lemonlime

[Frank Drebin 5,638]

1 minute ago, lemonlime said:

What in the actual fuck?  It takes over a month to decide whether to charge someone with attempted murder who shot a kid in the head twice for knocking on his door.  They know damn well if it was a white kid shot by a black man, the shooter would've been sitting in jail this whole time, facing a life in prison.

 

Also, the Clay County Prosecutor Zachary Thompson said Monday that his office is working with police to quickly review the case and determine if the homeowner should be charged.

 

 

 

It happened 4 days ago.

[lemonlime 5,503]

1 minute ago, Frank Drebin said:

It happened 4 days ago.

Yeah.  I edited my post.  Misread the date in the article.  Although I would still think shooting a kid in the head for no reason would, you know, lead to an immediate arrest for the safety of the community.

[Zepol87 9,186]

Fuck off

[tigol 2,398]

Which half of the country?  Because I remember this sage home defense advice from our dear leader:
 

 

Nailed it. This is exactly what he intended with that remark. 100% spot on.

[Pescado_Rojo 19,416]

59 minutes ago, Sandman said:

You're asking a lot from the people I see on here that won't answer their phone if they don't know the number. You think they're gonna get up and answer the door???

As the father of twins, I'm a little perplexed by the "Younger twin brother" statement. Who says that? I never have. 

One of the later tweets said "Younger twin brothers", so I assume he has younger brothers that are twins, not that he's 3 minutes older than his twin brother or something. 

[Js1 85,341]

10 minutes ago, Frank Drebin said:

Which half of the country?  Because I remember this sage home defense advice from our dear leader:

 

 

Fuck off, scum. 

[Frank Drebin 5,638]

3 minutes ago, tigol said:

Nailed it. This is exactly what he intended with that remark. 100% spot on.

What do you suppose he meant by suggesting homeowners should blast through their front door with a shotgun to keep people away?  Ain't exactly ambiguous.

[HOOKEM4 5,037]

1 minute ago, Frank Drebin said:

What do you suppose he meant by suggesting homeowners should blast through their front door with a shotgun to keep people away?  Ain't exactly ambiguous.

You should sit this one out champ.

[tigol 2,398]

What do you suppose he meant by suggesting homeowners should blast through their front door with a shotgun to keep people away?  Ain't exactly ambiguous.

To kill black people that come to your door. Duh.

It’s like we have to say the quiet part out loud for you people.

[SimonBolivar 10,958]

24 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

The only thing wrong with the kid is he wants to go to Texas A&M…
“Yarl's goal is to study chemical engineering at Texas A&M University and visit West Africa before starting college, his aunt wrote in a GoFundMe page.”

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/17/1170479923/ralph-yarl-kansas-city-teen-shooting

[Deej 76,796]

1 hour ago, Homercles said:

Posrep to offset bitchass Parliament

Thanks. It was really fucking with my rep count. 😄 

[DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt 12,301]

An 80 year old white dude shot a black kid in the head for ringing his door bell, then shot him again after he fell to the ground.

Johnny Sack: Look at what Joe Biden said 40 years ago!

Good work, Deacon.

[DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt 12,301]

Anyways, what a country we live in. Kid gets shot in the head for literally nothing and the piece of shit that shot him spends an hour at the police station before being sent home.

“Well, thanks for your statement. We’ll be in touch if we have any other questions for you.”

 

[B00M 6,416]

4 minutes ago, DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt said:

An 80 year old white dude shot a black kid in the head for ringing his door bell, then shot him again after he fell to the ground.

Johnny Sack: Look at what Joe Biden said 40 years ago!

Good work, Deacon.

Your point stands, but Biden said that 10 years ago. Will be interesting to see how the 80 year old attempts to legally justify this horrific decision

[YGIFS 19,450]

The shooter fired a round through the door out of paranoia, and fear.  But he then googled Biden quotes in shotguns, saw what drebin quoted, and realized he needed to give chase and fire another lethal shot to the victim on the ground.  We will not be canceled!   

[Frank Drebin 5,638]

8 minutes ago, DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt said:

An 80 year old white dude shot a black kid in the head for ringing his door bell, then shot him again after he fell to the ground.

Johnny Sack: Look at what Joe Biden said 40 years ago!

Good work, Deacon.

I was just busting Brisket's balls for saying half the country will celebrate this.  But whatever.

If the reports are true, this guy will spend the rest of his days in prison.  And he should.

[DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt 12,301]

Just now, Frank Drebin said:

I was just busting Brisket's balls for saying half the country will celebrate this.  But whatever.

If the reports are true, this guy will spend the rest of his days in prison.  And he should.

Worth it. He’s 80, and I’d be willing to bet he has spent the past 25 years mainlining the Fox News Hate Machine.

He finally got a chance to put a bullet in the head of (redacted) that had the audacity to come onto his property.