Murder, or, Self Defense

[BLAZER PROPHET]

For the most part, I agree with Maris.

When a person enters my place of business or home with a deadly weapon it must be supposed they are willing to use that weapon against me or mine. There is no second option. That means that by virtue of him entering my business or home with a deadly weapon he has forfeited his right to live as I see fit so long as I perceive there is a threat against me. I also believe I have the right to judge if this person may be a threat to me later if he leaves alive- whether wounded or not, and therefore if I incapacitate him with a bullet, but don't immediately kill him, I reserve the right to finish him off for my future safety- if I so chose. That may sound harsh or like I'm playing God, but such a perpetrator has no right to live under those circumstances above my own. Again, they have forfeited their right to live by virtue of their intentional actions against me.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

The guy obviously took it too far, but he does not deserve life in prison. He deserves to be punished, but nothing close to that harsh.

It bothers me that the family of the kid who died celebrates the verdict. They obviously see the kid as a victim, which he is not. He's a scumbag who deserved to be shot. It's too bad he didnt get both of the robbers. They had no respect for the lives of the people in the store, so they lose all rights to live IMO.

This reminds me that I need to get my pistol fixed. The slide/trigger is locked and I cant figure out what's wrong.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

At worst, convict him of manslaughter and no jail time.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

Would you record the raping,killing and then the necro-raping just so you could rub one out before you go to bed every night?

no i rub one out first thing in the morning

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

If he wasnt sentenced to any jail time, he'd still be punished. He'd have to move far from his current home and find a new job. No way he could live a normal life in that place again. He'd be harrassed constantly for what he did.

 

[DaLincolnJones]

After further consideration I think I have to take into account a few factors.

1) The guy is 59, these girls that work with him are more than likely his children or grand children's age, he has had a hood rat in a mask times two enter the store, one pulls a gun and his female co workers scream and run to the back of the store. This has to kick in his protective out dated (to some) male chauvinism, so he acts.

2) This guy works in the area, he knows that any response will bring retaliation. Who knows what the other guy said as he ran.."I am gonna kill you cracker" or some such. So might as well send a message, end at least one threat. At the very least this hood rat is never going to pull off a robbery.

I give the guy a total pass, and yeah part of my outrage is directed toward the dead criminals family for acting as is he were indeed the victim.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Sucks that the pharmacist lost his head and killed the kid, but I am so happy that piece of shit is dead.

Let's go with the tale of the tape

Jerome Ersland:
Boy Scout advisor
Disabled Air Force veteran
Vice President of his church

Antwun Parker:
9th grade gang member
Thief


I am only sad he didn't shoot and kill the other piece of shit that robbed him.

 

[Ed O]

I think that the correct decision was made under the law... what he did seems to be murder to me (although not the first shooting).

It's sad, though, and society is seemingly worse off for this outcome. A pardon might be the best way to remedy the situation.

Ed O.

 

[BrianFromWA]

It shows some of how the legal system has been contorted, when a repeated child rapist gets sentenced to 60 days, and this guy gets life.

 

[Mediocre Man]

The sex offender should be shot 6 times as well. Just be done with these fucking people.


He would have been sentenced to life if it had been a black 10 year old girl. The NAACP would have been all over this.

 

[Klinky]

The idiots did try to rob a store with guns endangering the lives of everyone involved, I wonder if they thought to themselves that they might get their heads blown off.

I would say it's manslaughter due to mental duress or even plain self-defense. People can still survive gunshot wounds to the head & it is entirely plausible that the guy was going back to get more ammo for protection when he saw the attacker still moving on the ground. Why didn't he take the gun off the guy? Perhaps the gun disappeared underneath the suspect or flew away somewhere hidden, or he just wasn't thinking clearly. Even if he did kill the guy out of anger & spite, while I'd like to think I'd act differently, one could never be sure how they might act when put in a circumstance like this.

 

[<-=*PdX*=->]

Clearly, the extra 5 shots wern't necessary. He left to chase the other suspect, came back in all casual walking into the back room and paced on out. I don't think it was necessary. I also don't agree with the verdict.

But.

What pisses me off is the boys family. I understand your son got killed, but he walked in to a store, gun in hand, trying to rob it. I know if that boy was me, my parents would be sad at my passing, but would not show such remorse over attempted robbery and attempted murder. The kid got what he was asking for.