Judge affirms life term for OKC pharmacist in robber's killing | Tulsa World

Much has been written about this case, I thought I would weigh in. As a certified CLEET armed security guard one of the things they teach you is " shoot, don't shoot". Which means it teaches you when you are justified in using deadly force to protect yourself and others and when you are not. One of the main things they stress is, once the threat is stopped, you are no longer justified in shooting the person. As the video shows, Mr Ersland stopped the threat, the man in the store, then chased the other suspect out the door. He returned, went behind the counter retrieved another gun and shot him again. Much has been made from his actions, i. e. armchair jurors in the letters to the editor and comment posts in the paper. As anyone who is CLEET certified can tell you, YOU ARE NEVER JUSTIFIED DOING THAT! I feel for Mr. Ersland's family and could even understand some of the emotion that he was feeling at the time, robbing his store and trying to protect his employees. But, you cannot allow emotion to guide you,only your training.  Judge affirms life term for OKC pharmacist in robber's killing | Tulsa World