Black teenager, Ralph Yarl, was shot and seriously wounded for ringing the wrong doorbell
The attacker was white, and has been released without charge.
So, SWers, what did he do to deserve this?
So, SWers, what did he do to deserve this?
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Of course not. You do not have a right to kill someone just because they are on your doorstep, not even in the U.S. "Stand your ground" is a justification for defending yourself when threatened, not a blank check to kill whomever you please.
It remains to be seen whether there was a racial aspect involved, but I suspect that there was. It doesn't matter in terms of legality (designating it a hate crime would not result in a greater penalty in this case), but it matters in that this kind of thing is an ongoing problem.
It remains to be seen whether there was a racial aspect involved, but I suspect that there was. It doesn't matter in terms of legality (designating it a hate crime would not result in a greater penalty in this case), but it matters in that this kind of thing is an ongoing problem.