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Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Disabled Vet Charged With First-Degree Murder for Shooting Masked Holdup Man--Six Times--at Drugstore

Confronted by two holdup men, pharmacist Jerome 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 the wounded teenager as he lay on the floor. Now Ersland has been charged with first-degree murder in a case that has stirred a furious debate over vigilante justice and self-defense and turned the pharmacist into something of a folk hero. Ersland, 57, is free on $100,000 bail, courtesy of an anonymous donor. He has won praise from the pharmacy's owner, received an outpouring of cards, letters and checks from supporters, and become the darling of conservative talk radio...CNSNews

1 comment:

Liberty Fallacy said...: Thanks to him one boy won't be harming anyone else, and 4 others won't be harming anyone for another 3 to 4 years. Exactly what did he do wrong? You telling me when someone pulls a gun on you, you're gonna sit there and contemplate your actions? Have you ever been in war? "Dead" guys pull their guns out and shoot other guys on the battle field all the time. What's he supposed to do by himself? Lean over and frisk the guy and then check for consciousness? He's disabled. Stupid people. This man did what the cops wouldn't and don't do, defending himself as he was trained to do while defending our country, and we charge him. What a backward country.; 3:59 AM