Yeah, I see where you are coming from on this argument.
But I remember that there are people who when they didn’t kill the criminal who attacked them, later were sued because the piece of shit survived. I am not going to work into my old age to support some criminal!
Do I sound merciless? Do I care? No.
Anyone who takes up a weapon to threaten death and destruction on me gets their just deserts.
No sermonizing about Christianity is going to change my mind, either.
As somebody pointed out, you need to empty your gun right from the get-go, everything else becomes problematic.
In Oklahoma that will not happen, we have a "Make my Day Law", the the kid was killed during the crime, the family can NOT sue. But since he was killed AFTER the crime the family is suing.
If the Pharmacist had been acquitted the family would have been forced to drop their suit, but since He wasn't the can now proceed.