The video was more than likely something that made it impossible to do this, not the old dudes attitude.
My thinking is that the prosecutor in all likelihood offered this guy a decent plea deal, probably something like voluntary manslaughter or negligent homicide with minimum time, but this cantankerous old dude probably told him to shove it up his ass and he would take his chances with the jury. Soooo....here we are.
Prosecutors have lots of discretion and there was a fair amount of support for this guy. Prosecutors offer favorable deals to people all the time where the trial could well end-up being this process which results in one or two mistrials because of that risk of there being one or two jurors who refuse to convict.The video was more than likely something that made it impossible to do this, not the old dudes attitude.
dumb, the guy was probably already dead since he was shot in the head.
So basically, he is sentenced to life in prison for shooting a dead person.
Advocate and other JDs, could he have claimed temp insanity/shock in any way? I mean it's not everyday we're robbed at gun point.
If the kids are gonna do some dirt, they better be prepared to face the consequences. Also, what's the lesson here for other store proprietors? If you are going to shoot your robbers, make sure you finish one off before chasing after the other?
This to me seems cut and dry. He shot that kid in the head and was justified in doing so the first time. But to come back and pump 5 more bullets in a person who is down already, that's executing a person, that is 1st degree murder.
murder perhaps, but it wouldn't be 1st degree.
I don't agree with what the pharmacist did. However, had he shot the kid in the head and immediately fired those extra rounds it'd be easier to accept.
In the end though I stand behind my belief that castle doctrines should be applied to all working in a building along with your home and car. Don't have to retreat, don't have to meet with equal force, don't have to be afraid...they come onto your grounds to threaten; they leave with a toetag.
I think you don't understand what 'planning' means or is this because you feel it was a hate crime?
Will you stop with the black shit all the time, damn. He shot the kid rightly so. But in the aftermath he planned in his mind that instant to kill the kid. He then went and reloaded and step over the kid and pumped 5 bullets in him. That is premediated murder. Premediated is confined within a certain time frame. I should know, a close one to me is due next month for sentencing on 1st degree murder. I think I fucking knowing what it means.
You are our local NAACP ambassador so just making sure.
Lol....
The pharmacist is a hero in my book. Even if one criminal is taken off of the street, that is positive. Although the pharmacist should have been aware of the camera on the premises and done something about the incriminating video...
@ NetWareHead
Yup, he would be considered a hero, providing positive reinforcement for killing people. Continue that logic to its conclusion and he'll be using his "better judgement" to determine who lives and who dies.
I doubt it was the video that got him convicted. I bet any amount of money one of the other co-workers probably testified the pharmacist was calm before he shot that kid the second time.
Where I come from, the teenager ceased being a human and became a threat to life instead. I don't feel bad stomping on vermin or flushing a turd and likewise have no sympathy for him either. The teenage criminal got what he deserved and hopefully serves as a deterrent to others of his kind.
Where I come from, the teenager ceased being a human and became a threat to life instead. I don't feel bad stomping on vermin or flushing a turd and likewise have no sympathy for him either. The teenage criminal got what he deserved and hopefully serves as a deterrent to others of his kind.
And yet the teenager who was killed wasn't holding the gun, and you don't regard the person who actually took a life as being a threat to life.