Have you guys seen the video with the overlaid 9-1-1 audio? He was completely lying from the second he picked up the phone. The fact is he shot until the threatening person was stopped. It should have ended right there. And then he returned to said person and finished him off. Had he not returned to the suspect and fired those additional rounds, which were shown in court to be into an unconscious suspect, we would not be having this discussion. He went to far. Does his sentence (which has not been handed down yet) fit his verdict? I don't know from an ethical standpoint, but from a legal standpoint....yes.
He defended himself and his employees, and rightly so. Then he went to far. He lied to the investigating officers at every turn. He lied to the media. He played on public sympathy. He shows up for court with handcuff key in pocket. Is this the type of behavior that you want to put on a pedestal and project as the symbol for individual self defense rights/gun rights? He set us back further than he propelled us.
I'm as pro 2nd Amendment as the next guy. I'm way more pro Self Preservation than most, even fanatical if you were to ask some administrators.
This event hurt us. But we should learn a lesson from this. When the threat is no longer a threat, you are done with the work at hand.
