Justice?

Oklahoma pharmacist sentenced to life for killing would-be robber

This is the second story I've heard this afternoon that tells me a lot about the bad trajectory this country is on.

Long story short, this pharmacist shot a would-be robber in the head, then went and got another gun and shot him five more times while he lay on the floor unconscious.

The first shot is not a problem; he was protecting himself. Everything after that is just outlaw justice, and we supposedly left that behind in the 1800s. Unfortunately, a lot of Americans romanticize this, and it's no surprise this guy has a lot of supporters.

I am a little surprised that he was tried for first degree murder. I guess there was premeditation in the moments between shooting him the first time and coming back to "finish him off."