huntinaz selectively quoted me, and responded to his version of the quote:
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If the guy had killed Ersland's pharmacy tech, I might see a lesser charge
Why? He may very well have killed somebody, but the pharmacist happened to shoot first. So it's ok to off somebody for murder, but not for attempted murder? There is no difference whether somebody else died or not. If he ended the fight with the first shot, then other casualties make no difference.
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I never said it would be "ok to off somebody." I said that, given those theoretical circumstances, I could have seen Ersland's emotional state having been reasonably driven to a point where Murder 2 or Manslaughter might have been more appropriate.
However, given the circumstances as they were, Murder 1 was appropriate.
If you're going to partially quote somebody, you should ensure that what you leave of the quote actually carries the original meaning, and not the one you would like to have as a straw man.