Fatal shooting - argument in parking lot

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Sounds an awful lot like the case where George Zimmerman was "threatened" by an unarmed black kid, Trayvon Martin, who had the nerve to be walking in his neighborhood, so he shot and killed him. He got off, too. And later got in more trouble with the law. I think this loose cannon is still roaming free.
 
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(CNN)Michael Drejka, who fatally shot Markeis McGlockton after McGlockton shoved him in a Clearwater, Florida, convenience store parking lot, has been charged with manslaughter, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said Monday.

"Consistent with the decision-making process established under Florida law in this case, the State Attorney conducted his review and decided to charge Drejka with manslaughter," Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said in a news release.

Drejka, 47, was arrested Monday morning and booked into Pinellas County Jail. His bail is set at $100,000, the sheriff's office said.

His first court appearance is set for Tuesday afternoon.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/13/us/stand-your-ground-florida-shooting-charges/index.html
 
rgp said:
"I know but you have no right to shoot someone if he is not attacking you."

 He was attacking Drajka , he threw him to the ground...and in states where SYG prevails , one does have a right to shoot.

I can't read that man's [Drajka] mind...I do not know when or to what degree he felt threatened. But it appears the investigation by the authorities supports his action.

We live under our state of law, not under the state of my opinion. But in this case they seem to be one in the same.
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The guy was backing away when he was shot.
 
Michael Drejka

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Drejka is the poster child for stand-your-ground gone bad. He literally spends his spare time stalking handicapped spots, while armed, hoping for a confrontation. He's a danger to society and needs to be off the streets. Relentlessly berating people while armed is the height of irresponsibility. He was actively looking to shoot someone, and his quick draw shows he wasn't injured or stunned by the shove. McGlockton retreated and backed up but Drejka choose to shoot him, and he shot to kill not wound.


 
applecruncher said:
Drejka is the poster child for stand-your-ground gone bad. He literally spends his spare time stalking handicapped spots, while armed, hoping for a confrontation. He's a danger to society and needs to be off the streets. Relentlessly berating people while armed is the height of irresponsibility. He was actively looking to shoot someone, and his quick draw shows he wasn't injured or stunned by the shove. McGlockton retreated and backed up but Drejka choose to shoot him, and he shot to kill not wound.
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Precisely.
 
Drejka threatened people 3 different times before shooting incident

(CNN)The man charged with manslaughter after shooting another man in a Clearwater, Florida, convenience store parking lot has a history of threatening drivers, according to documents from the Pinellas County Circuit Court.......................

Court documents show that the July incident wasn't the first time Drejka aggressively confronted drivers over parking spots or what he perceived to be traffic infractions. In one incident, he caused a traffic accident by "brake checking" a car behind him, according to reports.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/14/us/florida-stand-your-ground-previous-incidents/index.html
 
If you're going to shoot?...You do not shoot to wound...you shoot to kill.

It is taught in the military, in police work, and every shooting class I'm aware of.
 
The justice system is working the way it is supposed to. I'm curious about what others think about why so much national attention is being paid to this case.


Are the 346 homicides so far this year in Chicago so common place it's not newsworthy.


A really good web site that has a list of names, gender, age, & race of the homicides in Chicago.
https://graphics.suntimes.com/homicides/


Why are those lives lost not as important?


I'll probably get flak for this but here goes anyway.
If the verdict comes back not guilty will history repeat by riots & looting?
 
Knight said:
The justice system is working the way it is supposed to. I'm curious about what others think about why so much national attention is being paid to this case.


Are the 346 homicides so far this year in Chicago so common place it's not newsworthy.


A really good web site that has a list of names, gender, age, & race of the homicides in Chicago.
https://graphics.suntimes.com/homicides/


Why are those lives lost not as important?


I'll probably get flak for this but here goes anyway.
If the verdict comes back not guilty will history repeat by riots & looting?
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Omg, the list of the murdered victims is overwhelmingly black! They're killing each other; so terrible.
Why?
 
Radish Rose, please stick to topic.
If you want to discuss killings in Chicago within races you need to start another thread.
And good luck with that.

Knight's post has no relevance whatsoever to the topic. NONE.

This thread is about the Drejka shooting in Florida.
 
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I'm guessing one reason for the manslaughter charge is that it's much easier to make a case for manslaughter than for murder. Maybe they learned something from the Zimmerman fiasco.

Also interesting how lots of SYG supporters are backpedaling.

Weeks ago when this was initially discussed, many SYG people made the key issue that SYG simply has to do with any time you feel endangered - regardless of who starts the confrontation (Drejka). They even turned a blind eye to the obvious evidence that McGlockton was backing up when he was shot. The threat of bodily harm to the shooter was over before Drejka pulled the trigger.

But now that he is being charged, they change their tune to "well, the ACTUAL confrontation is between McGlockton and Drejka, therefore McGlockton started the confrontation." Got to love it. Really. You know what Drejka could have done? He had MANY times when he could have taken a path that did not involve killing a man:
 

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