Not sure what to think of this

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A prosecutor, however, said that after Ersland shot Antwun Parker in the head, knocking the 16-year-old to the ground, Ersland made himself “judge, jury, executioner” by getting a second handgun and shooting the boy five times in the abdomen. A coroner’s report said the latter shots killed Parker.
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I think it's a murder charge because the first shot incapacitated the would-be robber.

article didn't mention that he was defending his property, only that he worked at the pharmacy

I firmly believe in the Castle Doctrine, but what this guy did seemed to cross a line.
 
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MG1968 said:
I think it's a murder charge because the first shot incapacitated the would-be robber.

article didn't mention that he was defending his property, only that he worked at the pharmacy

I firmly believe in the Castle Doctrine, but what this guy did seemed to cross a line.
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Yeah, a poor heat of the moment decision. Coming back inside, walking into the back room (presumably for another magazine) and coming back out and giving him 5 more was the catch.
 
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JTrainDavis said:
Yeah, a poor heat of the moment decision. Coming back inside, walking into the back room (presumably for another magazine) and coming back out and giving him 5 more was the catch.
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That would do it. I don't blame him for protecting his property but he made a poor choice there.
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I'm confused, doesn't first degree murder usually mean it was planned?
 
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Probably him getting the second handgun to finish the guy off contributed to premeditated.
 
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Weezy said:
I'm confused, doesn't first degree murder usually mean it was planned?
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There is quite a bit of wiggle room there. The fact that he took time to grab another gun and come out to finish the job probably crosses over in the prosecutors' eyes
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Dude should've called the cops and let them handle it after he knocked the ******* down.
 
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therealUT said:
After the first shot incapacitated the perp, he was no longer a threat. Going back to shoot him five more times is immoral and wretched.
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That's the truth, upon more reading and reflection, before I read another more detailed story and saw the video, I was on the fence.

Going to rearm after clipping the punk in the head and giving him 5 while he's on the ground is pretty bad.
 
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It should be noted that the Castle Doctrine, in some states, extends to places of employment, car, etc.

With that said... this is where we are. SWAT storms the house of a Former Marine on nothing more than a hunch and shoot at said Former Marine something like 70 times. Nothing happens to the cops.


Basically, if this guy was a cop, he'd get 1 month of paid leave and he'd be back to work.
 
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I think this is at most 2nd degree murder and at least voluntary manslaughter. I don't see this rising to the level of 1st degree murder.
 
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