The Ralph Yarl Shooting: A Reminder of Racism and Stand Your Ground Laws.
TL;DR Summary
The family of Andrew Lester, the 84-year-old accused of shooting Black teenager Ralph Yarl, have expressed their disgust at the incident. Lester is accused of shooting Yarl twice through the glass screen door of his home in Kansas City, Missouri, when the Black teenager accidentally called at the wrong home to pick up his brothers. Lester has pleaded not guilty to two felonies. The incident has led to protests and an outpouring of support for Yarl from celebrities and donors to a GoFundMe campaign, as the incident casts a renewed spotlight on America’s “stand your ground” laws and whether they help to fuel random shootings and racism.
- Ralph Yarl – update: Andrew Lester’s family ‘disgusted’ by shooting as stand your ground laws in spotlight The Independent
- Kansas City man's grandchildren speak out on Ralph Yarl shooting FOX4 News Kansas City
- Grandson of Ralph Yarl's shooter says he was into 'weird, random, racist things' CNN
- Editorial: Elderly shooter was 'radicalized' by Fox, grandson says. He's likely not alone. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- In the shooting of Ralph Yarl, a reminder of the racist ‘adultification’ of Black children The Philadelphia Inquirer
Reading Insights
Total Reads
0
Unique Readers
0
Time Saved
4 min
vs 5 min read
Condensed
88%
929 → 107 words
Want the full story? Read the original article
Read on The Independent