Druggist in OKC is convicted of murder

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Druggist in OKC is convicted of murder

by: NOLAN CLAY NewsOK.com
Friday, May 27, 2011
5/27/2011 8:39:47 AM

OKLAHOMA CITY - An emotional jury decided Thursday that pharmacist Jerome Jay Ersland is guilty of first-degree murder for fatally shooting a masked robber two years ago in an Oklahoma City drugstore.

Jurors recommended life in prison as punishment.

Two co-workers at Reliable Discount Pharmacy told jurors that Ersland was a hero who saved their lives on May 19, 2009.

But prosecutors called him an executioner who shot a wounded, unarmed robber five more times after the robber had fallen to the floor unconscious and was no longer a threat.

The surveillance footage is posted here...
If the guy is down and not armed... he is no longer a threat...

[DeusExMachina]

Yep...that guy really wanted to kill someone.

[Hoosier]

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The surveillance footage is posted here...
If the guy is down and not armed... he is no longer a threat...

I didn't hear about this the first time, and as I read it my first thoughts were that this action was unjust, until the last line, when yeah... five rounds into someone on the floor is just wrong.

H.

[BushMasterBoy]

He should have put 60 rounds in him like the SWAT team...conviction just another injustice in my view. They enter his business witn the intention of committing a felony and got what they deserved. Another sign that this country turned to crap...wtf...you lose your right to life, liberty & happiness when you enter another mans business armed and ready to do possible harm and also rob him. I hope the Governor or Obozo hands the guy a pardon...screw the rest of ya

[KevDen2005]

He should have put 60 rounds in him like the SWAT team...conviction just another injustice in my view. They enter his business witn the intention of committing a felony and got what they deserved. Another sign that this country turned to crap...wtf...you lose your right to life, liberty & happiness when you enter another mans business armed and ready to do possible harm and also rob him. I hope the Governor or Obozo hands the guy a pardon...screw the rest of ya

The president can't pardon him

and I think you mean the pursuit of happiness

[HBARleatherneck]

right or wrong. play stupid games win stupid prizes.

[KevDen2005]

right or wrong. play stupid games win stupid prizes.

+1 for that...And I am going to steal that line

[sniper7]

You guys amaze me how quickly you turn against someone. Had that been you who had a gun pointed at you and you shot your mindset might be different. How do you know the threat was neutralized? I can't see it on the video.

One less bad guy who will more than likely commit the same crime again and again until he is caught and we wind up paying his bed and breakfast the rest of his life or at least sporadic spurts as he enters and exits the prison system.

Yeah, the guy who was shot didn't have a gun, but his accomplice did. He came in with the armed robber, he put his mask on next to the arm robber, so he was an accomplice to armed robbery. Plus the guy doesn't know if he has a weapon concealed on him.

It isn't like the druggist went out of his way, drove through the crime ridden part of town, talked some smack to some guys and then dropped them in cold blood. the robbers came to him. they started the fight, one of them brandished the weapon, one of them came there with the ability and or intention to kill. His accomplice knew what he was doing, he came with the intention to at a minimum rob the guy if not cause physical harm. The robbers are to blame for entering the store, giving up their rights by committing a felony. Sucks to be them.