A 20-year-old woman was shot and killed Saturday after she and three others accidentally turned into the wrong driveway while looking for a friend's house in rural upstate New York, authorities said.

A 20-year-old woman was shot and killed Saturday after she and three others accidentally turned into the wrong driveway while looking for a friend’s house in rural upstate New York, authorities said

:agony: :agony:

The shooting happened just days after a Black teenager in Kansas City was shot twice by a White homeowner after going to the wrong address to pick up his siblings. No words were exchanged before Andrew Lester opened fire on 16-year-old Ralph Yarl as the teen stood at Lester’s front door, according to a probable cause document obtained by CNN. Lester, who told police he thought the teen was trying to break in, faces two felony charges in the case, which has reignited the debate over so-called “stand your ground” laws.

Truly wack-ass, goddamn awful country where "shoot first, ask questions later" is taken as ethos

    • ElChapoDeChapo [he/him, comrade/them]
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      1 year ago

      Same, this part really hit home for me

      After the shots were fired in New York, Gillis and the rest of the group drove away from the house in the town of Hebron looking for cell phone service, and then called 911.

      I've had to find someone's house in the mountains at night without cell service and it fucking sucks enough without getting killed

      • SaniFlush [any, any]
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        1 year ago

        Time to drive around with a potbelly stove lid tied to my chest, I guess

        • usa_suxxx [they/them]
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          1 year ago

          in a toyota technical with your most trusted buddies manning the gun

    • SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]
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      1 year ago

      Came here to post this. I regularly pull into people's driveway and back out if I missed my destination or was lost. This is absolutely insane, it feels like this country is falling apart faster than I realized.