Ralph Yarl: Sweet, young teen shot trying to pick up siblings

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This guy isn't going to serve any time. He's gonna play the old, limited capacity card and people there are going to believe it.

And just because he's home recovering, doesn't mean that he doesn't have significant injuries which may require lengthy rehabilitation, possible lifetime pain and keep him from playing his instrument. There's a ton of real estate between critical condition and just fine.

+1

That poor boy with his whole life ahead of him ... and now having to recover from being shot in the head. I truly hope he's able to make a full recovery without lasting cognitive and emotional impacts.

[Anonymous]

Can you imagine the PTSD that kid is going to have? Is it going to be okay for him to shoot random people that come to their door because he is living in a constant state of fear now?? Because that's honestly what this country is coming to. So many of us have experienced gun trauma that if we have guns we're likely to overreact and situations and cause more.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Will someone please help me understand why everyone is so much more outraged by the perpetrator's race, age, and gender in this particular shooting of a young innocent man?

Yet the same people are perfectly silent when black kids shoot each other pretty much EVERY DAY in this country.

Gun violence is a constant in this country--it is normal and an everyday occurrence. The national press covers cases that they think are noteworthy, like getting shot for knocking at the wrong door or mass mass shootings. Local news outlets tend to cover the everyday gun violence.

A white 20 yr old woman was shot & killed last night for parking in the wrong driveway

Yes, I know. I was the PP that posted the first link to the story. That incident was noteworthy, which is why it has hit the national and international press.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/18/us/woman-shot-wrong-driveway-upstate-new-york/index.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have you seen a picture of the shooter? He does not look like he's all there. Jesus.

I’d be much more afraid of that guy ringing my doorbell than the victim.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have you seen a picture of the shooter? He does not look like he's all there. Jesus.

All these white, ammosexuals look like that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Will someone please help me understand why everyone is so much more outraged by the perpetrator's race, age, and gender in this particular shooting of a young innocent man?

Yet the same people are perfectly silent when black kids shoot each other pretty much EVERY DAY in this country.

Gun violence is a constant in this country--it is normal and an everyday occurrence. The national press covers cases that they think are noteworthy, like getting shot for knocking at the wrong door or mass mass shootings. Local news outlets tend to cover the everyday gun violence.

It has now.
A white 20 yr old woman was shot & killed last night for parking in the wrong driveway

Yes, I know. I was the PP that posted the first link to the story. That incident was noteworthy, which is why it has hit the national and international press.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/18/us/woman-shot-wrong-driveway-upstate-new-york/index.html

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This guy isn't going to serve any time. He's gonna play the old, limited capacity card and people there are going to believe it.

And just because he's home recovering, doesn't mean that he doesn't have significant injuries which may require lengthy rehabilitation, possible lifetime pain and keep him from playing his instrument. There's a ton of real estate between critical condition and just fine.

+1

That poor boy with his whole life ahead of him ... and now having to recover from being shot in the head. I truly hope he's able to make a full recovery without lasting cognitive and emotional impacts.

I think he is going to be physically fine though obviously psychologically damaged.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This guy isn't going to serve any time. He's gonna play the old, limited capacity card and people there are going to believe it.

And just because he's home recovering, doesn't mean that he doesn't have significant injuries which may require lengthy rehabilitation, possible lifetime pain and keep him from playing his instrument. There's a ton of real estate between critical condition and just fine.

+1

That poor boy with his whole life ahead of him ... and now having to recover from being shot in the head. I truly hope he's able to make a full recovery without lasting cognitive and emotional impacts.

I think he is going to be physically fine though obviously psychologically damaged.

Does he have to be? He cannot recover and move on? He needs to be damaged?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This guy isn't going to serve any time. He's gonna play the old, limited capacity card and people there are going to believe it.

And just because he's home recovering, doesn't mean that he doesn't have significant injuries which may require lengthy rehabilitation, possible lifetime pain and keep him from playing his instrument. There's a ton of real estate between critical condition and just fine.

+1

That poor boy with his whole life ahead of him ... and now having to recover from being shot in the head. I truly hope he's able to make a full recovery without lasting cognitive and emotional impacts.

I think he is going to be physically fine though obviously psychologically damaged.

PTSD can be crippling. I feel terrible for him.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This guy isn't going to serve any time. He's gonna play the old, limited capacity card and people there are going to believe it.

And just because he's home recovering, doesn't mean that he doesn't have significant injuries which may require lengthy rehabilitation, possible lifetime pain and keep him from playing his instrument. There's a ton of real estate between critical condition and just fine.

+1

That poor boy with his whole life ahead of him ... and now having to recover from being shot in the head. I truly hope he's able to make a full recovery without lasting cognitive and emotional impacts.

I think he is going to be physically fine though obviously psychologically damaged.

Does he have to be? He cannot recover and move on? He needs to be damaged?

Being shot in the head for ringing a doorbell, where you think your siblings are, will most definitely cause PTSD.

[Anonymous]

My heart is broken for this young boy. He will never be the same child after this incident. No money in the world can repair the emotional damage. I hope that he has loving family and friends around him to support him through this tragedy and that he receives professional help as well. He deserves everything good coming to him.

I also hope the man who did this gets punished to the full extend of the law. In my eyes, this is attempted murder and he should be locked up in federal prison for the rest of his life even if he lives just another few months. What a horrible person to do such a thing. I don't know what it is going to take, but the gun issue needs to be addressed desperately. Hate and guns are ruining our society.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a Black mom to Black sons, I just…can’t anymore.

I guess now we’ll all have to debate how aggressively the band nerd rang the doorbell.

Guess I’ll add to PLEASE make sure they are at the right house to “the list”.

I no longer allow my son to participate in fundraising activities for band or scouts that involve putting flyers on people's doors. I'm too scared that he'll get shot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will someone please help me understand why everyone is so much more outraged by the perpetrator's race, age, and gender in this particular shooting of a young innocent man?

Yet the same people are perfectly silent when black kids shoot each other pretty much EVERY DAY in this country.

White folks shoot each other everyday genius. Lots of people are outraged about crime in the seas about which you speak. INCLUDING THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE AND ATE DEATHLY AFRAID!!!
Perhaps you should familiarize yourself with more news outlets so that you could read about the things you swear are not happening.
Ignorance is not a good look !

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My heart is broken for this young boy. He will never be the same child after this incident. No money in the world can repair the emotional damage. I hope that he has loving family and friends around him to support him through this tragedy and that he receives professional help as well. He deserves everything good coming to him.

I also hope the man who did this gets punished to the full extend of the law. In my eyes, this is attempted murder and he should be locked up in federal prison for the rest of his life even if he lives just another few months. What a horrible person to do such a thing. I don't know what it is going to take, but the gun issue needs to be addressed desperately. Hate and guns are ruining our society.

Look, obviously Andrew Lester deserves to go to jail for this. But I want to point out that this is an 84 year old man who, unless I’m wrong, did not have a prior police record. 84. He has outlived his expected life by 11 years and yes, maybe he was a racist a$&, and now he is going to jail for shooting an innocent kid who was just trying to take his siblings home. This is frightening because it means literally no one is safe from being shot through a door in this country. And it’s all because of the ease of getting guns. If we had strict gun control, perhaps Andrew Lester wouldn’t have been afraid that the knock on his door was the prelude to an armed invasion. If we had strict gun control, perhaps Andrew Lester would not have been affected by all the macho posturing of “stand your ground” and the “good guy with a gun” bulls$&t. He would just be another racist a$&hole, but not one that shot a child in the head. I hope he gets prosecuted, but in a way he is yet another victim of our asinine gun culture which has brainwashed otherwise law abiding people into vigilantes. Not as much as the tragic people who killed their own loved ones, thinking they were intruders, like this case

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article264787839.html

There are so many cases of people shooting innocent people at their homes and even their own loved ones by mistake. I wish we could just throw all the guns into the fires of Mordor and have a hobbit party afterwards. Sorry for my rant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My heart is broken for this young boy. He will never be the same child after this incident. No money in the world can repair the emotional damage. I hope that he has loving family and friends around him to support him through this tragedy and that he receives professional help as well. He deserves everything good coming to him.

I also hope the man who did this gets punished to the full extend of the law. In my eyes, this is attempted murder and he should be locked up in federal prison for the rest of his life even if he lives just another few months. What a horrible person to do such a thing. I don't know what it is going to take, but the gun issue needs to be addressed desperately. Hate and guns are ruining our society.

Look, obviously Andrew Lester deserves to go to jail for this. But I want to point out that this is an 84 year old man who, unless I’m wrong, did not have a prior police record. 84. He has outlived his expected life by 11 years and yes, maybe he was a racist a$&, and now he is going to jail for shooting an innocent kid who was just trying to take his siblings home. This is frightening because it means literally no one is safe from being shot through a door in this country. And it’s all because of the ease of getting guns. If we had strict gun control, perhaps Andrew Lester wouldn’t have been afraid that the knock on his door was the prelude to an armed invasion. If we had strict gun control, perhaps Andrew Lester would not have been affected by all the macho posturing of “stand your ground” and the “good guy with a gun” bulls$&t. He would just be another racist a$&hole, but not one that shot a child in the head. I hope he gets prosecuted, but in a way he is yet another victim of our asinine gun culture which has brainwashed otherwise law abiding people into vigilantes. Not as much as the tragic people who killed their own loved ones, thinking they were intruders, like this case

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article264787839.html

There are so many cases of people shooting innocent people at their homes and even their own loved ones by mistake. I wish we could just throw all the guns into the fires of Mordor and have a hobbit party afterwards. Sorry for my rant.

How can you defend garbage like that? The old man belongs in prison. I hope he gets time. Not one single politician in office has the balls to bring back strict gun laws.