#andrewlester — Public Fediverse posts
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White man who shot Black teen Ralph Yarl to stand trial, judge rules
A #Missouri judge has ruled that #KansasCity man #AndrewLester, who shot & injured #RalphYarl after the Black teen went to the wrong house, must stand #trial.
#EndStandYourGroundLaws #GunControl
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/09/01/ralph-yarl-shooting-andrew-lester-trial/ -
Elderly Gun Owner: "Someone knocking on my door is the same thing as someone trying to break into my house." 👴🔫 #AndrewLester https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1649384499719938049?s=20
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‘Fear and paranoia.’ Grandson says #AndrewLester bought into conspiracies, disinformation #RalphYarl
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article274517706.html
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I’m surprised that #AndrewLester didn’t arrive in Missouri court wearing his Nazi regalia.
That’s a sure way to get off slaughtering black kids with the #Republican “Stand Your Ground” NRA laws.
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This is Ralph Yarl’s official Go Fund Me page. Please donate. Thank you.
#JusticeForRalphYarl #RalphYarl #BlackMastodon #Mastodon #usa #AndrewLester
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When you shoot a 16-year-old boy in the head, then shoot him in the arm as he lays on the ground, then tell him “don’t come around here!” as he staggers and runs away—spoiler alert: THAT’S NOT SELF-DEFENSE, YOU FUCKOS.
#RalphYarl #JusticeForRalphYarl #usa
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How many times have people come to 84-year-old Andrew Lester’s home mistakenly in that community? How many times has he brandished a gun when someone rings his door?
Talk about THAT. Ask THOSE questions.
#RalphYarl #JusticeForRalphYarl #AndrewLester #BlackMastodon #Mastodon #usa
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#RalphYarl: #AndrewLester, accused of shooting black teen, turns himself in
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... Edward Lester was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ironically, the same issue - whether a gun was fired in self-defense - has now come into play in the case of Andrew D. Lester in the horrific Ralph Yarl shooting, and will potentially be a part of the elder Lester's defense in court. 2/2
(clippings: Kansas City Star, Oct. 25/Dec. 4, 1994)
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Andrew D. Lester, the man accused of shooting 16-year-old Ralph Yarl in an unprovoked and racially-charged incident at Lester's home, had a 31-year-old son who was shot to death by police in 1994.
Police received a domestic disturbance call at a Kansas City apartment where they found the son, Edward Andrew Lester, who then stabbed one of the officers in the shoulder with a knife. The officer fired several shots at the 31-year-old, and... 1/2
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Prosecuting attorney #ZacharyThompson said he was not bringing #hatecrime charges against #AndrewLester, which some have called for, because they're a lower-class felony in Missouri than felony assault, which is a Class A, and he doesn't want to risk double jeopardy in the case. He did say, though, that race played a part in the shooting.
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#KansasCity–An 85yo White man #AndrewLester faces charges of felony assault & armed criminal action after having shot a 16yo Black #RalphYarl who rang his doorbell by mistake. Yarl was going to pick up his twin brother from a friend's house but went to the wrong location just a block away. After Yarl rang the doorbell, Lester shot him thru the glass door. The teen was treated for gunshot wounds at the hospital & is now recovering at home.
https://www.npr.org/2023/04/17/1170508845/in-kansas-city-calls-grow-to-charge-the-white-homeowner-who-shot-a-black-teen
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Andrew Lester shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl in the head and the arm as the teen was trying to pick up his younger brothers.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/88xnda/white-kansas-city-man-who-shot-black-teen-charged-arrested
#News #ralphyarl #kansas #BlackLivesMatter #gunviolence #RACISM #extremism #andrewlester -
Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: The Gun Lobby's Fearmongering Enabled the Shootings of Kaylin Gillis & Ralph Yarl https://jezebel.com/gun-lobby-shooting-kaylin-gillis-ralph-yarl-1850348938 #Jezebel #gunpoliticsintheunitedstates #kaylingillisralphyarl #zacharythompson #georgezimmerman #americanwriters #kaylinagillis #kevindmonahan #jamellebouie #andrewlester #journalists #law2ccrime #ralphyarl #trayvon #writers #tiktok
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"Scared to death"
..So I shot him through the locked door.
mm.. don't think I believe that story. nope.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/18/us/ralph-yarl-shooting-kansas-city.html #andrewlester #missouri -
This is the 84-year-old who shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl for knocking on his door.
Racist morons with guns are dangerous.
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What we know about the #RalphYarl case
The 16-year-old went to pick up his younger twin brothers from a friend's home. He was shot twice after going to the wrong address in #KansasCity, #Missouri, police said.
He went to 115th Street instead of 115th Terrace and was shot twice after ringing the doorbell family attorneys say.
Late Monday afternoon, #AndrewLester, 85, who is white, was charged with 2 felony counts in the shooting, & a warrant was issued for his arrest.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ralph-yarl-shot-everything-we-know-so-far-rcna80070
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I’m relieved at how swiftly charges were brought against #andrewlester.
But, I’m pissed that he’s 85. So he’s facing “up to life in prison.” Cool, what’s that 6 months? 🙄
He likely has minimal assets, even as a published author.
There’s no way to sufficiently punish this piece of shit and he knows that. 🤬
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85-yr-old White Kansas City man charged w/ 2 felonies after opening fire on a Black teenager who rang his doorbell after showing up to the wrong home to pick up his siblings.
Authorities issued an #ArrestWarrant for #AndrewLester, charged w/ #FelonyAssault & #ArmedCriminalAction, one of which carries a life sentence if convicted, after shooting 16-yr-old #RalphYarl 2X — once in the head….#GunViolence #GunCulture
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/04/17/ralph-yarl-shooting-kansas-city/ -
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I am ALREADY sick of hearing what a wonderful person the now dead #RalphYarl was. If Yarl was a 16-year-old thug who rang the doorball of #AndrewLester 's house looking to do harm - shot number TWO, to the CRANIUM, was still excessive. Yarl having to knock on THREE doors before anyone would call for help for him was STILL unjust. #Crime #GunControl