I’m usually pretty much a law and order guy but this conviction seems proper to me.
To summarize the story, two armed teens entered a pharmacy and tried to rob it. They threatened the clerk on duty but the pharmacist/owner had a gun and shot one of them. The other fled the scene. The pharmacist chased the 2nd suspect to no avail.
Now up until this point I think what he did was proper. He was defending himself and his employee. Might not have been smart to chase the 2nd suspect but it was not illegal.
But then he returned to the store, got a second gun and shot the already wounded and *uncounscious* suspect 5 more times, killing him.
Now I understand the need to defend yourself and others but it hardly seems that an unconscious and disarmed suspect is a threat. If the owner wanted to stand over him with a gun until police arrived, fine. But shooting is just out of bounds.
Video of the shooting can be seen here
What do you think dear readers ?
I’m guessing some will question him shooting at all, perhaps some will say his conduct was proper the whole time, but I won’t know for sure until you comment.