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    man gets life for killing robber

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    An Oklahoma pharmacist has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for first-degree murder in the shooting death of a teenager who tried to rob the south Oklahoma City pharmacy where he worked.

    Fifty-nine-year-old Jerome Ersland was sentenced Monday after Oklahoma County District Judge Ray Elliott rejected a defense motion to suspend the sentence.

    Ersland had no reaction and said nothing as the sentence was handed down. As he left the courtroom, he responded to a reporter's shouted question by calling the sentence "an injustice of a monumental proportion."

    A jury convicted Ersland and recommended the life with the possibility of parole sentence for the May 2009 shooting of 16-year-old Antwun Parker. Defense attorney Irven Box said the conviction and sentence will be appealed.

    Confronted by two holdup men, Ersland pulled a gun, shot one of them in the head and chased the other away. Then, in a scene recorded by the drugstore's security camera, he went behind the counter, got another gun, and pumped five more bullets into Parker as he lay on the floor unconscious.

    At the trial, prosecutors argued that Ersland crossed into the wrong when he shot the unarmed and unconscious Parker five more times.

    Ersland contended that he was defending himself and two co-workers from a robber who still posed a threat.
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    'Please don't give up hope'
    Thousands of Ersland's supporters have reportedly signed petitions pushing Gov. Mary Fallin to pardon the pharmacist, or ease his sentence.
    Video: Was it murder or self-defense? (on this page)

    "Please people, don't give up hope. We got 17,000 signatures in a month," Ersland's friend and activist Karen Monahan told KOCO.

    Monahan told the station she is selling T-shirts and collecting signatures to help save the life of her good friend.

    "The last time I talked to him (Ersland), he was over-excited. He's getting letters (of support) from people he doesn't even know," Monahan reportedly said.

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    Can't say i blame the guy for doing it. I'm surprised its murder 1

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    Dude is a cocksucker. Guy is already down and he has to finish him off? Murder in the 1st.

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    i can just see it happening in the heat of the moment. He was def wrong.

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    Could have been all the adrenaline, and overexposure to action movies, then again the pharmy could have been strung out on some shit too!

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    hes def in the wrong if he didnt need to unload 5 more shots

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    Shouldn't have shot him 5 more times, however, that kid won't be robbing anyone else.

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    this needs to happen more.
    tired of hearing he was in the wrong. fvck that people, 2 thugs threatened his life, drew on him...
    just cause someone is down does not mean they are out. the only way to protect himself and others was to eliminate the problem..
    was 5 shots excessive, yes but he did not go looking for the trouble...

    this is in-justice.....absolute garbage...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mooseman33 View Post
    this needs to happen more.
    tired of hearing he was in the wrong. fvck that people, 2 thugs threatened his life, drew on him...
    just cause someone is down does not mean they are out. the only way to protect himself and others was to eliminate the problem..
    was 5 shots excessive, yes but he did not go looking for the trouble...

    this is in-justice.....absolute garbage...
    yes, but if the law was tht way alot of ppl would be dead for minor actions. he was excessive, he could have physically restrained him on the ground

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    yes he could of, but not to the point of giving him murder one..
    i mean life in prison for this....

    not right, that fvking lowlife got what he deserved,,,....and now he is dead, dead, dead.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mooseman33 View Post
    yes he could of, but not to the point of giving him murder one..
    i mean life in prison for this....

    not right, that fvking lowlife got what he deserved,,,....and now he is dead, dead, dead.....
    he did but society cant be in a state of anarchy either or we'd have dead bodies everywhere, unfortunately law has to be blunt and to the line to envelop everything

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    To be honest, the kids robbing the pharmacy were probably strung out addicts, so does that mean they deserve to be shot? Maybe, but does it mean they deserve to be "executed", no.

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    The sad part is i heard an interview with the prosecutor saying if he would have killed him with the first shot he wouldnt have gotten charged with anything

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    Well the kid deserved to be shot.But 5 more times was over doing it.Not that I care.To bad he didnt get the other one also.

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    We used to do the same thing in Iraq, 1 in the head and 2 in the chest, or 2 in the chest and one in the head. Which ever came first!!!!! Military protocol no matter the situation.

    Elimination of a threat is to immobilize them from all movement even breathing, then treat the suspect.

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    The first shot I agree with. Going out of his way to shoot him 5 more times is just dumb and now he's paying for his stupidity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wmaousley View Post
    We used to do the same thing in Iraq, 1 in the head and 2 in the chest, or 2 in the chest and one in the head. Which ever came first!!!!! Military protocol no matter the situation.

    Elimination of a threat is to immobilize them from all movement even breathing, then treat the suspect.
    i think the problem was he shot the kid once. left and chased the other guy then came back, grabbed another gun and shot the kid again and again. if he would have just shot him 5 times from the beginning i think he would have gotten off

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    If he would not have shit him the other 5 times he would be a free man right now. He crossed the line after he was already down.

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    Too bad he un-loaded a second gun on the guy. Seems like a stupid thing to do after shooting him in the head. Otherwise I would think he would have not been charged with anything.

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    he should not be convicted of 1st degree murder but he should be charged with something for using the extra rounds. doesn't he know ammunition is expensive! he should have smoked him with the butt of the gun to knock him out once he knew he was unconscious. but then again, heat of the moment!

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    Did he go too far? Yes. But he definatly got a harsh sentence. Must of had a shit defence team. Can he appeal?

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    Quote Originally Posted by oscarjones View Post
    To be honest, the kids robbing the pharmacy were probably strung out addicts, so does that mean they deserve to be shot? Maybe, but does it mean they deserve to be "executed", no.
    yes they do.
    if the strung out addicts draw guns on someone then they 100% should be shot and eliminated from society.
    every last one of them.....no problems with addicts, i am one, but to go to a level of drawing a gun and robbing a pharmacy...

    execute every last one of them...

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    5 shots was def too much. one in the head and then take his firearm is plenty and would have saved him a murder charge. I dont think the fact that the kid was only 16 helped his case either. We all did stupid things when we were young i havnt robbed a pharmacy but have done other things just like it. Looking back its stupid but im glad i didnt pay with my life

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    Unbelieveably and for the first time ever I think - I actually agree with the pothead......

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