Black teenager, Ralph Yarl, was shot and seriously wounded for ringing the wrong doorbell

@SW-User He was just charged a few minutes ago with two felonies. The press conference is still ongoing.

@SW-User I agree except he probably did deserve it

@Katie01 in what possible universe does ringing a doorbell and waiting on the doorstep mean you deserve to be shot?

@SW-User he could've been threatening them and being abusive. It's reasonable to be scared and try to defend yourself

@Katie01 But he wasn't. There is no evidence whatsoever to back that up from any source. Not even the shooter himself.

@SW-User the shooter couldn't have known either way. They just saw a potential attacker trying to get into their home and defended themselves for it

@Katie01 next time someone shoots up a class full of kids he just has to claim they attacked him 🤦‍♀️

@Gloomy The key seems to be whether they were "scared" or not. If a petrified white guy who heavily arms himself is scared enough, he can fire away at will and Stand His Ground. In Florida, you can even blow someone away who is running away from you and de-escalating the situation.

@Gloomy it's honestly sick you think the two are comparable

@Katie01 its sick you think feeling scared is a valid reason to shoot someone

@Katie01 If this is how it works in the USA then it's probably high time for gun control. You don't get shot in the face for ringing someone's bell in civilized countries. If you feel threatened you can still use pepper spray or paralyzer at most.

@Gloomy shooting him was excessive of course but it's totally understandable to want to defend yourself when you're scared. I'd want to defend myself too if some random thug was trying to get into my house

@CrazyMusicLover I'm literally British 😂

@Katie01 It happened in the USA