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Colin Cowherd criticized WNBA players for voting Caitlin Clark ninth in All-Star voting, suggesting racial bias and disrespect, despite her popularity among fans and media. The article discusses potential reasons for the voting disparity, including merit and possible underlying biases, and compares it to historical NBA voting patterns.
A Missouri judge has ruled that an 84-year-old white homeowner, Andrew Lester, must stand trial for shooting a Black teenager, Ralph Yarl, who mistakenly went to his house. Lester, who pleaded not guilty, is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Yarl, who suffered a traumatic brain injury, has been healing and recently started his senior year in high school. The shooting has sparked national debates about gun policies and race in America. The case is said to have a racial component, and Lester's attorney may argue self-defense under Missouri's "stand your ground" law.
Two separate shootings in New York and Missouri involved elderly defendants shooting at individuals who had made minor missteps, such as taking a wrong turn. In New York, Kevin Monahan, 65, was denied bail after allegedly fatally shooting Kaylin Gillis, 20, who had mistakenly driven up his driveway. In Missouri, Andrew D. Lester, 84, pleaded not guilty to shooting Ralph Yarl, 16, who had come to his door mistakenly thinking it was the address where his younger siblings were waiting. Prosecutors say there was a "racial component" to the shooting, but did not elaborate.
Andrew Lester, an 84-year-old white homeowner, has been released on $200,000 bail after being charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action for shooting black teenager Ralph Yarl twice. Yarl was mistakenly ringing the doorbell at Lester's home to pick up his younger twin brothers. The case has a racial component, according to Clay County prosecutor Zachary Thompson. Lester is not allowed to possess weapons of any kind and may not have any contact with Yarl. Missouri is one of twenty US states which has stand-your-ground laws, which removes the duty to retreat before using deadly force in self-defense.
Andrew Lester, an 84-year-old man from Kansas City, has surrendered to police after being charged with assault in the first degree and armed criminal action for shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager who mistakenly rang the doorbell at the wrong home. Yarl was shot through a glass door after ringing the doorbell, and Lester claimed he thought his home was being broken into. The shooting has sparked protests in Kansas City, and civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Lee Merritt said President Joe Biden had spoken with the Yarl family by phone.
The whereabouts of Andrew D. Lester, the man charged in the shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager, in Kansas City, Mo., remained unknown to the authorities on Tuesday, a day after he was charged with assault in the first degree and armed criminal action. Mr. Lester, 84, is charged with shooting Ralph twice on Thursday night after the teenager stood on Mr. Lester’s front porch, having arrived at the wrong address to pick up his siblings. The prosecutor, Zachary Thompson, said “there was a racial component to the case,” but declined to elaborate.
Police in Kansas City have released a mugshot of 84-year-old Andrew Lester, who was charged with first-degree assault for shooting 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, a Black teen who mistakenly went to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers. While there is no evidence that the shooting was racially motivated, both the police chief and prosecuting attorney acknowledged a "racial component" to the case. The shooting has sparked outrage and demands for justice from civic and political leaders, including President Joe Biden, and several celebrities. Gun control nonprofit Brady has also spoken out about the shooting, calling for an end to lax gun laws and systemic racism.
Stephen A. Smith believes that the criticism of Angel Reese's taunting of Caitlin Clark in the NCAA women's basketball championship game has a racial component, as Clark's instigation has not been brought up. Smith argues that Clark disrespected other players in previous games and that Reese's taunting was a response to that. He believes that the inconsistent critiques of Reese and Clark reveal societal biases.