Bobby and I have been having a debate over a case currently in the courts against a pharmacist who had previously been robbed twice. The third time, he was ready with a loaded
gun. He shot a 16 year old in the head in the course of
the encounter and went on to chase the other two suspects.
He had two women in the store at the time and has said he
felt it necessary to defend them. When he got back into the store he said the suspect was trying to get up and he shot him six more times.

I feel that he was justified in defending his store and the women who worked there. 6 shots was overkill but he was probably really stressed and the kid would have died anyway
as he had a fatal head wound. He has an excellent attorney
and will probably at least have the charge reduced from
Murder I.

Bobby tells me I am all wrong. That once he stopped the
robbery in progress he should not have shot the gun again.

How do you feel about this? His life will be ruined even if
he is not convicted because of huge legal bills and all
the expert witnesses that have been called.

I just can't feel much sympathy for people who don't want to
work and who steal from people that do. All the fast food
places around here have Now Hiring signs up and employment
is there for low level jobs. Perhaps this is a failure of
compassion for me but under the same circumstances I
would have done the same thing.