Florida man found guilty of manslaughter in parking lot shooting that led to 'Stand Y

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Florida man found guilty of manslaughter in parking lot shooting that led to 'Stand Your Ground' trial:good4u:

Clearwater, Florida (CNN)Michael Drejka, who fatally shot an unarmed man, Markeis McGlockton, last summer in Florida during a dispute over a handicapped-accessible parking spot, was found guilty of manslaughter Friday night.

The judge set the sentencing date for October 10. Drejka faces up to 30 years in prison.

Drejka, who didn't take the witness stand, tried unsuccessfully to use Florida's "stand your ground' law as a defense for justifiable homicide. The case renewed a nationwide debate on the controversial law.

Jury deliberations lasted about six hours, with a brief pause around 9:30 p.m. when jurors sought clarification on the instructions for deciding guilt or innocence.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/23/us/florida-trial-michael-drejka/index.html

The verdict was correct, it was a case of murder and a display of cowardice too?!!
The stand your ground law, is a law for cowards and wimps, it gives courage to people who have none?!!
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It's good to know that the more aggressive types now have the green light to push the cowards and whimps to the ground at will.
(and finally a ruling on those Handicap Parking Spaces ... why should it just be for the Handicapped?)
 
Sounds like justice was done.

Although I have to wonder if the original infraction was addressed: "The incident began when Drejka confronted and began yelling at McGlockton's girlfriend, Britany Jacobs, who was parked with two of her children in a handicapped-accessible spot outside a Circle A food store."

Was Britany Jacobs ticketed for parking in a handicap spot? It has been well established that she did that.
 
PoliTalker said:
Sounds like justice was done.

Although I have to wonder if the original infraction was addressed: "The incident began when Drejka confronted and began yelling at McGlockton's girlfriend, Britany Jacobs, who was parked with two of her children in a handicapped-accessible spot outside a Circle A food store."

Was Britany Jacobs ticketed for parking in a handicap spot? It has been well established that she did that.
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I wonder why Drejka thought that he was the parking lot police, anyways? Because he was carrying around his little bang-bang?
 
PoliTalker said:
Sounds like justice was done.

Although I have to wonder if the original infraction was addressed: "The incident began when Drejka confronted and began yelling at McGlockton's girlfriend, Britany Jacobs, who was parked with two of her children in a handicapped-accessible spot outside a Circle A food store."

Was Britany Jacobs ticketed for parking in a handicap spot? It has been well established that she did that.
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Technically not parked. She was standing. If someone pulled up with a sticker, she could have moved. I'm sure there were other handicapped spots available. I seem to remember an empty parking lot.
 
signalmankenneth said:
Florida man found guilty of manslaughter in parking lot shooting that led to 'Stand Your Ground' trial:good4u:

Clearwater, Florida (CNN)Michael Drejka, who fatally shot an unarmed man, Markeis McGlockton, last summer in Florida during a dispute over a handicapped-accessible parking spot, was found guilty of manslaughter Friday night.

The judge set the sentencing date for October 10. Drejka faces up to 30 years in prison.

Drejka, who didn't take the witness stand, tried unsuccessfully to use Florida's "stand your ground' law as a defense for justifiable homicide. The case renewed a nationwide debate on the controversial law.

Jury deliberations lasted about six hours, with a brief pause around 9:30 p.m. when jurors sought clarification on the instructions for deciding guilt or innocence.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/23/us/florida-trial-michael-drejka/index.html

The verdict was correct, it was a case of murder and a display of cowardice too?!!
The stand your ground law, is a law for cowards and wimps, it gives courage to people who have none?!!

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The headlines got this wrong. He abandoned SYG and went simply with self defense.

What I want to know, is the racial makeup of the jury?
 
ThatOwlWoman said:
I wonder why Drejka thought that he was the parking lot police, anyways? Because he was carrying around his little bang-bang?
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Well, Mujer de Bujo, if you don’t like guns, don’t own one and don’t call a cop with a gun when you need help.
 
Althea said:
Yea...he claims that it's a 'pet peeve'. I think his MIL has a handicapped sticker.
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Too bad. My youngest daughter has one too, but I never pay any attention to whoever is parked in a handicap spot. It's not my job to accost ppl for that but apparently this idiot thought that it was *his.* I hope they give him a long sentence.
 
Hello ThatOwlWoman,

ThatOwlWoman said:
I wonder why Drejka thought that he was the parking lot police, anyways? Because he was carrying around his little bang-bang?
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I'd say he was harboring a grudge and just wanted to vent at Jacobs. I mean after all, what was the point of getting into it with her? He had no power to write a citation. She already decided to park there in a well marked handicap space. It's not like she was about to move just because some stranger comes up and gives her a ration. She expected McGlockton to be right back out. She was in the car and could easily begin pulling away if a police car pulled up.

If Drejka wanted to do something about the parking infraction he could have called police to report it. But I think he suspected that would be pointless as she was already behind the wheel and able to pull away at a moment's notice. She may have even had the engine running with the AC on. It was July in Florida.

Yeah, we do have to wonder if he would have been so bold to get into somebody else's business if he wasn't armed.
 
PoliTalker said:
Yeah, we do have to wonder if he would have been so bold to get into somebody else's business if he wasn't armed.
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That's the trouble with concealed carry in some areas. Packing a firearm seems to encourage poor behavior.

She's thankfully in remission now, but when my daughter was having a flare-up (she has MS) a few years ago, they were accosted by some virtue-signaling prig like that, in a restaurant. She was using a cane at the time, but had forgotten to bring it, so her husband helped her walk the short distance to the entrance. Some older guy got in their face about them using the handicap spot because neither one of them displayed a visible disability. I guess she should have removed a limb or something. People can be assholes for sure.
 
ThatOwlWoman said:
That's the trouble with concealed carry in some areas. Packing a firearm seems to encourage poor behavior.

She's thankfully in remission now, but when my daughter was having a flare-up (she has MS) a few years ago, they were accosted by some virtue-signaling prig like that, in a restaurant. She was using a cane at the time, but had forgotten to bring it, so her husband helped her walk the short distance to the entrance. Some older guy got in their face about them using the handicap spot because neither one of them displayed a visible disability. I guess she should have removed a limb or something. People can be assholes for sure.
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Well, no, Mujer de Buho.

Packing a firearm has saved many innocent lives.

The NRA Magazine lists thousands of instances where law-abiding citizens defend themselves successfully.

Perhaps you should sunscibe and learn what self-defense really is all about.
 
Hello Althea,

Althea said:
Technically not parked. She was standing. If someone pulled up with a sticker, she could have moved. I'm sure there were other handicapped spots available. I seem to remember an empty parking lot.
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Well, the crazy thing is the handicap spot is over at the side of the building and there were other spots that were closer to the front door.
 
ThatOwlWoman said:
I wonder why Drejka thought that he was the parking lot police, anyways? Because he was carrying around his little bang-bang?
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When one citizen sees another citizen flaunting laws meant to benefit the disabled or any other disadvantaged group, or even the general public at large, that citizen has the right to verbally counsel the offending party about the error of their ways.

But in no circumstance, does the person being verbally confronted, have the right to walk up and shove that person to the ground.

I'm guessing that, had the people who illegally parked in the handicapped space not been black, they could've made it into an episode of that drippy, goody-two-shoes, sjw bullshit TV show What Would You Do?, with the people who confronted and berated the illegal parker being portrayed as the "good guys" and the illegal handicap space parker as the "bad guy".

Of course, the inconsiderate, law breaking handicap parking space taker would've been a white male while at least one or more of the decent, justice upholding warriors would've been black.

In this case, the husband of the scofflaw who illegally took a parking space reserved for the disabled, didn't bother to try to diffuse the situation with words. He Went straight to physical violence when he just walked right up and shoved the man to the ground.

That having been said, there was also no need for the white guy to just pull out his gun and shoot without warning the husband first. All he needed to do was point the gun and let him know that any further attempt at physical confrontation would result in the aggressor being shot.

If justice is to be served here, since there are mitigating factors, the shooter will do some prison time, but nowhere near the max. Maybe five years with the possibility of parole after three and a half years or so.

Lessons to be learned by all here. Just because you're a big, aggressive black dude doesn't give you a pass to go shoving smaller guys around just because they made you mad. Just because you're a white right-wing, gun loving goofball who's been itching to shoot someone (especially someone black) doesn't give you the right to shoot and kill someone just because they pushed you down.

And for the rest of you gun goobers, this case is a prime example of why guns in the hands of average citizens always carries with it an inherent danger. Some gun-toting dumbass having a bad day gets pushed over the edge by an otherwise innocuous incident and BANG!!!

Lives end and others are ruined.
 
PoliTalker said:
Sounds like justice was done.

Although I have to wonder if the original infraction was addressed: "The incident began when Drejka confronted and began yelling at McGlockton's girlfriend, Britany Jacobs, who was parked with two of her children in a handicapped-accessible spot outside a Circle A food store."

Was Britany Jacobs ticketed for parking in a handicap spot? It has been well established that she did that.
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I hope she got a hefty fine for doing that. :mad:
 
Jack said:
It's good to know that the more aggressive types now have the green light to push the cowards and whimps to the ground at will.
(and finally a ruling on those Handicap Parking Spaces ... why should it just be for the Handicapped?)
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he pushed the guy because he came out of the store to find the guy screaming at his wife and kids


where was his right to defend his family from some crazy assed fuck threatening his wife and kids?


Oh that's right


the man and his family are black and cant have the stand your ground rights like the white gun nuts
 
evince said:
he pushed the guy because he came out of the store to find the guy screaming at his wife and kids


where was his right to defend his family from some crazy assed fuck threatening his wife and kids?


Oh that's right


the man and his family are black and cant have the stand your ground rights like the white gun nuts
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Is there proof that he was "screaming" at the woman (and her kids as you claim)?

Or is that just the usual hyperbole that both sides of every argument engage in nowadays to push their agendas?

Either way, there was no right to just shove the guy to the ground without verbally confronting him first.
 
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