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Some great replies in this thread.
I find myself torn about it really. If a robber see's this on tv they will realize that they shouldn't rob stores because there is a chance they will get murdered. But if this guy gets life it is basically deterring any sort of self defense and that it is better for the store owner to just hand over the money because if you shoot at the robber there is a chance you could get life. That is really empowering the criminal here.
But in this scenario he hit the robber could have called the police and left him on the ground shot. I don't know if the second robber even had a gun or if he did pose a threat laying there shot but i doubt it. So i think the guy should get jail time prob 40-50 years.
I find myself torn about it really. If a robber see's this on tv they will realize that they shouldn't rob stores because there is a chance they will get murdered. But if this guy gets life it is basically deterring any sort of self defense and that it is better for the store owner to just hand over the money because if you shoot at the robber there is a chance you could get life. That is really empowering the criminal here.
But in this scenario he hit the robber could have called the police and left him on the ground shot. I don't know if the second robber even had a gun or if he did pose a threat laying there shot but i doubt it. So i think the guy should get jail time prob 40-50 years.