Ralph Yarl shooting highlights toxic American mindset.

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Andrew Lester, the suspect in the shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, has been released on bond after surrendering to authorities in Kansas City. Prosecutors have charged the white homeowner with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Civil rights leaders have urged a hate crime charge, but the prosecuting attorney has said that first-degree assault is a higher-level crime with a longer sentence. Ralph Yarl's family lawyer has said that the case should qualify as a hate crime. A GoFundMe to help Ralph with medical costs has now topped $2.9m.
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