Anonymous wrote:Ugh...looks like a similar incident happened over the weekend in upstate NY. A car with four young people looking for a friend's home went up the wrong driveway, and the homeowner came out and fired two shots--one killed a young woman in the car. The shooter (older guy) and the victim (young woman) were white in this case. But still... These guys with guns act like they're living out on a remote homestead in the 1800s Wild West.

https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/20-year-old-woman-killed-in-shooting-hebron-man-charged-with-murder-kaylin-gillis-kevin-monahan-salem

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Felony charges are being brought against the shooter. The prosecutor says third does appear to be a racial component. He will be held on a $200,000 bond.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/17/us/kansas-city-teen-shot-wrong-house/index.html

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Anonymous wrote:A lot of emotions but very little information so far.

I reserve all judgement until more is known.

Wtf. Why? The person reacted out of fear and shot this poor innocent kid! The perpetrator had choices. He could have NOT opened the door! When strangers knock on my door, I often don’t open it.

The LAST thing I would ever do, is pull out a gun and shoot them, for godsakes. We know this child was innocent. And now his life has been taken. I hope the person who shot him rots in jail.

Maybe it'll transpire that the kid was dealing drugs and it was a deal that went south.

Who knows. There's very little information. More will come out in due time. Maybe the allegation is right. Or maybe there's a lot more to it than we are being told for now. There have been plenty of instances when something that initially seemed like a horrible tragedy turned out to be much murkier once more information was released.

That's why I reserve all judgement until more is known and don't resort to knee jerk emotional reaction.

The shooter is in his 80s so, no, I don't think it was a "drug deal that went south."

Potential dementia

80+ yr old white guy with a gun? I'm guessing he watches Fox 24-7, sees reports of the crimes in Chicago, DC, etc. being perpetrated by black youth and hence ALL black youth EVERYWHERE are out to loot Walmart - or loot his home. Doesn't have the critical thinking to realize that one guy alone ringing is doorbell isn't there to rob, he's more likely there to sell solar panels or something. And in any event if you're one of those people who doesn't open the door to people you don't know, couldn't yell thru the door to ask what the kid wanted/tell him he had the wrong address??

u would say that you are the one lacking critical thinking skills. you seriously lumping all 80 year old white men together. I know a few and nine of them are anything close to what you describe. but here is your hypocritical self blaming old men for generalizing when you are here sou g the exact same thing.

Anonymous wrote:A lot of emotions but very little information so far.

I reserve all judgement until more is known.

Anonymous wrote:America has never been more racist than it is right now.

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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”.

If I had black sons, no offense, but I would get the the heck out of this country. They would have more of a chance of reaching adulthood easier in anywhere but here. Try Mexico or just anywhere. Shame it is a crime to be black and have black kids.

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”.

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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.

Was he ever actually in critical condition? I read that he got up and walked to several houses seeking help after getting shot. I suspect the bullets clipped him only. Which is a relief.

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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.

Was he ever actually in critical condition? I read that he got up and walked to several houses seeking help after getting shot. I suspect the bullets clipped him only. Which is a relief.

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.

Anonymous wrote:85 year old charged with 2 felony counts and there's a warrant for his arrest. Prosecutors also say there was clearly a racial element to this but didn't charge a hate crime bc in Mo. that carries a lower penalty than his current charges.

85?? Watch now we're gonna get the - oh but he's so old he'll miss out on time with his grandkids blah blah.