Sunday, July 17, 2011

THE GRAY AREAS OF LIFE AND THE LEGALSYSTEM


(AP)-What's the difference between murder and self-defense, or vigilante anger? An Oklahoma pharmacist convicted of murder in the shooting death of a teenager who tried to rob the Oklahoma pharmacist he worked at, was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole.

Jerome Ersland,59, showed no emotion when the sentence was imposed on him by a 12 member jury.
On may 19, 2009 Antwun Parker,16, and a second teen came into the pharmacy wearing masks and demanding money and drugs. Ersland said he was defending himself and two female co-workers when he shot Parker, who was unarmed, and chased the second armed teen out of the store.

Prosecutors said Ersland was justified in shooting Parker, who was struck in the head and knocked uncoscious, but went too far when he grabbed a second gun, and fired five more shots into Parker's abdomen. District A ttorney David Prater stated. "me and my office have been criticized. The rule of the law applies. No one is above it. Ersland's son, Jeff, vowed to collect signatures on a petition, to take to Govenor Mary Fallin to "right this outrageous wrong."

THE SPIN: WAS MR. ERSLAND WRONG? YOU COULD ARGUE THAT HE DIDNT HAVE TO GET A SECOND GUN AND SHOOT THE UNCONSCIOUS KID 5 MORE TIMES. BUT IF THE KID HAD'NT BEEN TRYING TO ROB THE STORE NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.THE GRAY AREAS OF LIFE ARE FRUSTRATING AND PAINFUL.WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU TRY TO JUDGE A SITUATION WITH NO CLEAR CUT RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWER?YOU DO THE BEST YOU CAN.THUS IS LIFE ON THE SPINNING EARTH.

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