The homeowner accused of shooting Black teenager, Ralph Yarl, pleaded not guilty in court. Andrew Lester, 84, was ordered to surrender his passport and the judge said he can’t own a firearm or have contact with Yarl.
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#RalphYarl #Guns #Shooting
This poor guy scared for his life
He’s an evil old man and deserves to be put out of his misery
You report on TX girl killed in her car?
Are you kidding? That’s been all OVER the news today:
Again if all the people involved here were black the news wouldn’t even be reporting on it. Just be another black on black crime like the countless others everyday.
But keep telling yourself this decrepit old man is the one with problems.
That so sad two home owners would not help a kid that been shot twice 😢
Pretty typical in the Age of Trump. ‘Specially if you got that dark complexion and all.
He lost his guns right before the end of his life 😂poetic justice !!!
Yeah, but too little too late. Thank goodness the child survived this nightmare! But the old dude’s family should have taken those guns away a long time ago, and not let him live there alone. Guess they’ll learn their lesson when everything they were hoping to inherit goes to Ralph’s family.
He looks old an miserable God just take him home so we can rid earth of this garbage 😅
So far we hear the story from one side and the old guy looks quite guilty. But, would be nice to here from the other side if this kid did something to spook the old man. Maybe totally guilty, but maybe more to the story.
America has “trial by Jury” (most cases) NOT based on HOW one looks!!! Evidence presented by BOTH sides and proceeds from there.
The old guy’s grandson had a few things to say. “It’s just crazy. I wish it didn’t happen.” and “I’d go to visit my grandpa, and I would get lost on those streets. It’s easy to do. They all look the same and everything.”
“spook”??? Dog whistle much?
Just another senseless shooting….what are you guys up to know, 3 a day or so?
…murica…
So he cant have a firearm and has not been convicted of any crime. Leaving him to the scum that will seek out revenge.
If he’s too paranoid to live among civilized people without being a danger to himself and others, his family can always take him in.
Key Word SCUM
ITS called Revenge without reason or cause.
Haters they be.
@ella fields What is IT and who is “they”? No one’s done the old coot any harm. It’s pretty clear he’s his own worst enemy.
VULTURES
I’m glad the kid is going to be OK, and it sounds like he is totally innocent. But, nobody wants to even mention that our cities are very scary places. This old guy should not have fired but man you turn on the news and all you see is young black kids doing stupid and criminal stuff. The neighbors not helping? This kind of thing doesn’t happen in a vacuum, there is a reason they didn’t want to get involved. You see it on the subway and busses all the time when people start acting crazy and other people just pretend it isn’t happening.
This wasn’t the city though. This was the burbs. There are a lot of people doing stupid stuff, can we then use this trope to be afraid of everyone walking down the street.
@PhillyWest It was in the city limits of Kansas City from what I heard. It was an older neighborhood and I can imagine the homeowners were praying hit didn’t go black. You can’t regulate fear, it’s either there or it isn’t. For every good boy saxophone honor student there are 120 wannabee ganstas.
“Look for the helpers” -Mrs rogers
Is it weird that Lester is most probably an evil old man, but I don’t want him to go to jail.
Angry, old white men.
And their neighbors.
Not all of them.
Thank God for Angels ,
I Thank God that even though those bullets were formed against him, THEY DID NOT PROSPER! To God be ALL THE GLORY!!
Not hard to see this guy is going die in prison from old age if he gets anything close to 15 years
Throw the old fart in jail for 10 years (life sentence).
Is this 84-year-old man competent to even own a gun?
It certainly doesn’t appear that way.
James lynch, was the good man that helped the young man! Thank you James! 😎❤
Why is this such massive news while the similar story about the death of 12 yr old Connor Mullins was ignored by all media except local?
Because you didn’t contact NBC to tell them what happened to Connor Mullins.
$3.1 million in GoFundMe to the victim to pay for medical bills? Isn’t medical insurance with catastrophic limits what responsible people buy to limit their medical bills?
You’re jealous . . . of a child . . . who just got shot in the head. Go look in the mirror and think about that for a few minutes.
Unfortunately it’s the “bad apples” the make it bad for everyone else. Please realize this is an elderly man, fragile, hard of hearing and vulnerable who was probably just trying to protect himself. And yes, thank God for the neighbor who came to the young man’s aid. Happy to hear he is okay! It’s a scary, uncertain time we live in.
Down Vote – Monopoly utube of google. Don’t answer the door (call 9/11). Protect himself form his “IMAGINATION”! And once shot why the 2nd time (on the ground)???
I wonder how certain people value life like that
People move to neighborhoods for good school and have to take the evil armed snowflakes as the negative side of the equation.
I wonder if he pooped his diaper while being charged.. he’ll he probably forgot about it 5 minutes later
Them niegbors will be known soon ..
It takes people stepping up for there to be humanity. Well done, sir.
Umm, have you seen what blacks are doing around this country (Chicago, Miami, Detroit, L.A., etc.)? It’s not really unrealistic to expect you might get shot knocking on someone’s door. You reap what you sow. Just sayin’.
Who are we as a country? We are disgusting people as a whole, to not even flinch when someone needs help, to automatically shoot and ask questions later, to be okay with the dismantling of our ideals and values as Americans and human beings. It is extremely frustrating to feel what is going on. I pray he makes a full recovery and this man serves his time every minute of every day. Utterly ridiculous where we are in this world.
Sir, you are an angel on earth. To come to the teenager’s aid is so touching. God bless you!
Where I live you need extensive trainings, seminars, background checks and Psychological evaluation before you can buy a gun, while in the US, you can buy it at walmart without and evaluation at all, am I wrong?
So… this dangerous violent scoundrel is claiming the child ringing his doorbell was a threat. Did he think all Black kids are dangerous because he watched Fox News Lies?
This one’s likely been a rabid bigot since the 1940s.
Imagine all of the racists acts he had gotten away with in his 84 years. Probably thought his skin color would give him yet another pass.
Guilty and a bad person
Needs to be prosecuted to the fullest extent there is
May that POS rot in jail for a long time.
It doesn’t appear that he’ll be doing much of anything, anywhere, for a long time.
The Neighbours should all be deeply ashamed and face criminal charges. ( Of course the the exception of that one very good man who helped )
There is no crime to charge. There is no law forcing a person to aid another unless it is job related
But they are not. Somehow they will justify their behavior and I hope that someone gives them the same care they provided Ralph when they find themselves in such a situation.
How many times haven’t we seen this injustice play out ? All the NY, Chicago looting, riots and beating of old people in subways. These stories aren’t new. These stories and victims are USED by the liberal media for their RACIST narrative and for civil unrest propaganda to take the focus away from the wrecked economy of Joe Biden and continued rising prices of food and gas. This is what they know to do, put American brother against brother ! Bankrupt the liberal media and those they collude with or lose your safety and freedom in America !!!!
You remind me of that old Chinese proverb: “It is far better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open one’s mouth …thus removing all doubt.”
@Nancy McMonarch Yeah, I think something gets lost in the translation. They need to spend a little more money maybe….upgrade their software
@meself Your opinion reminds me of an azz hole. Everybody has one ! 🤣
Yeah but something tells me they aren’t gonna be able to pull of the riots like last time
Huge mis-understanding by both. The best possible ending would be that the old man and the young man become friends, tour the country to help heal our divided country. We the people need to come together and quit letting the establishment along with there right arm proganda machine the mainstrem media from driving a wedge between us all
Idc if he was 104 he needs to go to jail 😤
Very sad💔
The sorry state we have to be in if everybody in the comments are so grateful, and shocked that only one man cared and helped. Meanwhile everyone else in the story sounds like pure trash
life in prison for this evil character and i hope the victim sues the lester family for his pain and suffering
Can’t wait to see what this beautiful soul does with his life because he was definitely protected for a reason to survive that ❤
He will probably go down the road of crime like the majority of his kind do
Maybe he mistaken the monkey for one of the out of control Chicago monkeys?
What is wrong with you?
Burglary successfully repealed
Правильно сделал дед,- оборзели совсем ! Такие ситуации будут происходить чаще из за резкого понижения уровня жизни американцев.
That bigot deserves jail and so much more. I hope the family gets justice in this case. So sad.
Why was this kid kocking on doors so late at night? I mean it’s understandable people would be afraid of a black youth banging on their doors at night and assume the worst. Lots and lots of violent home invaders are black.
I just hope we get a fair trial regardless of biases one way or another.
Oh look a Racist Coward
If you can shoot someone for entering your driveway it only makes sense that the person driving can legally return fire to protect themselves.
Not everyone is of legal age or trigger happy. I’m not, If I die I die. I know where I’m going anyway.🙏🙏🙏🙏
Most people lack the self control and judgement to own and handle a gun.
Can’t wait for Jesus to return and destroy this crap world. Too bad no one knows when he’s coming back though.🎉🎉🎉
Not happening, sorry.
HA!!! Get ready to get your world rocked like I did.
They wont release the camera video. Why not?
Blacks are attacking whites everywhere blacks congregate…..blame your own kind for the current situation. Blacks are the problem…..
So, he walks by STICK now.. 😕But he can stand on his feet & Walk carrying a gun open the door & shoot twice without a STICK 🐷
looks like he mistakenly walked into KKK alley…I hope this old guy rots in jail…
He was justified he was scared terrible situation I blame the parents of the child that was shot
@Andrew Riegel I got more experience than you and I’ve had more things happened in my grocery store when I was a manager than you could ever imagine and I know what I’m talkin about and you don’t
@Eric Kriebel 😂😂😂… U know absolutely nothing about me. I honestly doubt your store experience has anything to do with either one of the situation u have commented on.
I don’t know u would I’m not going to sit here and say that you haven’t seen some crazy things … But … Ask ur self … No answer required.
How many times in ur life did someone knock at ur door and ended up having the wrong address and you NOT shoot them…
@Andrew Riegel my store experience is real my opinion is this if you mind your own business and you keep away from people where you shouldn’t be you’re going to live a long and healthy life
@Andrew Riegel most people that are reasonable will not start shooting at the doorway however we’re living in violent times were people are being shot in grocery stores Church’s parking lot you name it look at the blacks killing each other everywhere look at Alabama look at Chicago over the weekend with the rioting and if you don’t think that’s scaring older people we’re not living in the times where I grew up we are shooting one another especially in the black neighborhoods at gatherings all over the country all the time every single day and that is terrifying especially to older people they don’t understand it I do understand it I had three fatal shootings at a grocery store I ran in Miami and one week before you were born in the 1970s
@Andrew Riegel New York Post newspaper reporting a black man on the run for shooting a young girl 6 years old over a basketball incident that’s current news and that’s what I’m talkin about
This makes no sense. If that old man was “afraid”, why did he open the door? He could’ve stayed inside, said nothing & carried on with whatever he was doing before once he saw the boy was leaving. Or he could’ve asked what the boy wanted. He didn’t have to open the door at all.
Agreed details aren’t fully explained was the kid breaking in that would make more sense for him to shoot
@Hugh2Hoob and if details prove he literally just knocked on the door and was shot. What will you say?
Here’s something police don’t think about, if he shot someone once like it was nothing, there’s a good chance he’s done it before and got away with it. They should do a search for any unsolved shootings that happened near any of his previous addresses.
Of course he did. LOL!!!! Next on MSNBS, the sun is rising.
Waiting when MTG will start defending Lester the molester.
All the fox fans would not help the kid only 1 thank God
In USA even as dumb as a cow can own a gun, and these dumb cows pull out a gun for all sorts of random BS
Blacks commit crimes we need them
@Hugh2Hoob Follow your leader and pull the trigger.
Had no business banging on a door at night. Black thug
Yep
No old age competence test to keep that concealed carry permit. Way to go team
He shot a teenager. Why you gotta say ” shot a BLACK teenager” you guys are steady with pushing race
Old skeezer need to be under a jail without his fake walking cane.
Who rings the wrong door bell though
🤔
The media is leaving details out
Judgment is coming. Jesus saves. Get on the Ark before it’s too late. Titus 2:13, Hebrews 9:28, Revelation 3;10
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 KJV
15 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Been hearing this for 2000 years now. I’m good, thanks.
Mr James.May our Good GOD guide your steps
So glad the boy lived and prayers for healing.🙏 So sad. In one week three people getting shot and killed in America by just being at the wrong door or in the wrong drive way. Prayers for all families.🙏
its a miracle the kid is still alive
Gun mania, and still plenty of morons say it’s not a problem
He should have been also been charged with ATTEMPTED MURDER and Reckless Child endangerment! Did he have a cane in his hand when he came to the door popping rounds. But now he is rolling with a cane, you gets no sympathy, you creepy racists!
https://youtu.be/S8lS6PXJKjg
talk about the black man who just shot a 6 year old and her folks, white hypocrisy and black racism makes me sick!
IM NOT TAKING NOBODY’S SIDE IN THIS SITUATION BUT IM WITH THE OLD MAN . SET HIM FREE . I LIVE IN L.A. AND KIDS DO SET UPS LIKE THIS ALL DAY AND NIGHT . RING THE BELL AND THE MOMENT THE DOOR OPENS , YOURE A VICTIM OF A HOME INVASION . BETTER TO GET CAUGHT WITH IT THAN WITH OUT IT IS WHAT THEY SAY OVER HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFAS(CALIFORNIA)
Jesus!
I don’t blame the guy. Black kids in my neighborhood are always causing trouble from breaking into houses , vandalism, and theft.
Racist.
100% guiltily
Really, not guilty for shooting a young lad going to pick up his twin brothers. He is GUILTY and must serve his time no matter how old he is. Thank god there are still caring souls in this world. Corrupted by evil souls. 😭😭😭😭.
Thank god bless him
Good the boy survived,let him pay the time,serve lesson to other people,get well soon Ralph
He should have been charged with a hate crime!!!!
Free bro! he ain’t do nun! 💯
How can he plead not guilty? He shot the young man who was no threat and no provocation . Thank goodness for the man who stepped up to be with him in his hour of need!
that’s a good person
But they won’t charge him with attempted murder. Smh. There’s two justice systems.
The shooter had a brain poisoned by the hatred and fear spewing from faux entertainment opinion network 24 hrs a day. MAGA666
We still have the death penalty in Missouri. Use it.🤔
Fox “News” should be dissolved. It has done more damage to this country over the last twenty years than almost any other institution you could mention. Fox and the Murdochs are anti-American.
Not guilty under the advice of his lawyer who will take all his money from him to defend him and lose in court. That’s America. Insanity will not work this time as it was obvious it was intentional.
Sir! Thank you so much for helping that young man. You’re a hero…thank you ❤❤❤❤.
Really?
Not guilty this guy saw a black kid decided to open fire