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Michael Drejka convicted of manslaughter in Markeis McGlockton’s death
Tampa Bay Times ^ | Auguat 23, 2019 | Dan Sullivan and Kathryn Varn

Posted on 08/25/2019 9:23:16 AM PDT by 4Runner

LARGO — A jury found Michael Drejka guilty of manslaughter late Friday in the 2018 shooting death of Markeis McGlockton in a convenience store parking lot.

The conviction came after 6½ hours of deliberations by the jury of five men and one woman.

It was read aloud at 10:41 p.m. Drejka stared straight ahead, standing beside his lawyers. He could face up to 30 years in prison.

In the front row of the gallery, McGlockton’s girlfriend, Britany Jacobs threw up her hands and clapped. A woman broke into sobs. McGlockton’s father pressed his elbows into his knees as supporters squeezed his shoulder. His mother embraced family.

(Excerpt) Read more at tampabay.com ...


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To: 4Runner

> I don’t buy the media’s assertion that the assailant was “backing away”. “Backing away” is not the same thing as “running away”, which is what you would do if someone threatened to shoot you. <

It’s not just the media’s assertion that the man was backing away. It’s on the video.

And backing away would have been a perfectly normal thing to do. If I were arguing with a person maybe six feet away from me, and that person suddenly pulled a gun, my first instinct would be to back up. I don’t think anyone’s first instinct would be to turn and run. That might come after backing up.

I respect your position here. But I suspect we are way too far apart to change each other’s minds. So I’ll give you the last word, if you wish.


21 posted on 08/25/2019 11:33:31 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: Leaning Right

In response to telling the store manager. he did and the store manager told him not to do anything. This guy was a loose cannon. granted the guy he killed was an ex con and a self made bad ass and is now dead and the world is a better place w/o him. the world is also a better place with out the shooter


22 posted on 08/25/2019 11:41:23 AM PDT by Ikeon (You can't be nice to them, you can't shoot them, you cant fix them- stupid is just stupid)
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To: Ikeon

Win /win .. one less bad ass /one less loose asshole with a gun.


23 posted on 08/25/2019 11:43:17 AM PDT by Ikeon (You can't be nice to them, you can't shoot them, you cant fix them- stupid is just stupid)
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To: Leaning Right

> ...who was to Drejka to decide who is handicapped and who is not?

The State decides. Well, actually your Doctor. Then they give you a placard. It’s illegal to park without a placard whether you’re handicapped or not.


24 posted on 08/25/2019 11:46:37 AM PDT by Do_Tar (To my NSA handler: I have an alibi.)
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To: 4Runner

Did the NRA assist with his legal defense?


25 posted on 08/25/2019 12:02:48 PM PDT by keving (We the government)
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To: EEGator

> Drejka wouldn’t be going to jail if he minded his business.

Right. Keep your head down, don’t look anyone in the eyes and slink away. /sarc

That being said. I don’t understand someone aggressively confronting someone in this situation. I’ve occasionally given a friendly warning to people that, if a cop comes by, it’s a $250 fine.


26 posted on 08/25/2019 12:08:20 PM PDT by Do_Tar (To my NSA handler: I have an alibi.)
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To: 4Runner

I would have voted for an acquittal.


27 posted on 08/25/2019 12:21:34 PM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism.)
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To: Leaning Right

Everything you said here is what cops do every day. Now tell the cops to stop aggressively coming up on people and aggressively questioning them. Good luck with that.


28 posted on 08/25/2019 12:24:10 PM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism.)
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To: 4Runner

100% agree


29 posted on 08/25/2019 12:26:15 PM PDT by spacejunkie2001
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To: Do_Tar

The world isn’t binary. There are decisions in between murderer and p***y.


30 posted on 08/25/2019 12:32:06 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: EEGator

> The world isn’t binary. There are decisions in between murderer and p***y.

There’s also a difference between arguing and violent assault.


31 posted on 08/25/2019 1:39:12 PM PDT by Do_Tar (To my NSA handler: I have an alibi.)
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To: Do_Tar

I guess he can contemplate that in prison for a long time.


32 posted on 08/25/2019 3:25:12 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: ronniesgal; Leaning Right; Ikeon
In an interview with Tampa’s Fox 13, store owner Ali Salous said he wasn’t surprised Drejka killed someone after watching him “become argumentative” over the same issue last month. The owner also said he called police after the first fight.

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Salous says Drejka has a history of confrontations in and around his store.

"He told me I can't help it. Every time I do this I get in trouble, and I can't help it. I keep doing it," Salous said.

33 posted on 08/25/2019 6:09:23 PM PDT by kiryandil (The Media & the DNC tells you who you're gonna vote for. We CHOSE Trump.)
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To: spacejunkie2001
This didn't age well...

I’m in FLA too (winter park) and there is no way Drejka gets charged, let alone convicted on the very long stretch of it going to trial (due to a weak DA like Trayvon Martin’s) being spineless - spacejunk2001 #500

34 posted on 08/25/2019 6:16:30 PM PDT by kiryandil (The Media & the DNC tells you who you're gonna vote for. We CHOSE Trump.)
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To: Leaning Right; 4Runner
Drejka hung himself.

Records show road rage, gun threats in stand your ground shooter’s past
Published August 9 2018
https://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/Records-show-road-rage-gun-threats-in-stand-your-ground-shooter-s-past_170719109

35 posted on 08/25/2019 6:20:50 PM PDT by kiryandil (The Media & the DNC tells you who you're gonna vote for. We CHOSE Trump.)
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To: kiryandil

It’s not very difficult to exhibit road rage in Florida in 2019 if you happen to be a white male. You are a target whether you like it or not, whether or not it is justified. The minorities have learned the law is selectively applied and selectively enforced. That’s all they need to know.


36 posted on 08/25/2019 7:11:05 PM PDT by 4Runner
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To: 4Runner
Not sure what that has to do with a convicted felon who could have just driven by the parking lot and gone on home (he lived a block and a half away).

Instead, he did not pass GO and did not collect $200 - for the rest of his life.

37 posted on 08/25/2019 7:14:31 PM PDT by kiryandil (The Media & the DNC tells you who you're gonna vote for. We CHOSE Trump.)
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To: 4Runner
In an interview with Tampa’s Fox 13, store owner Ali Salous said he wasn’t surprised Drejka killed someone after watching him “become argumentative” over the same issue last month. The owner also said he called police after the first fight.

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Salous says Drejka has a history of confrontations in and around his store.

"He told me I can't help it. Every time I do this I get in trouble, and I can't help it. I keep doing it," Salous said.

38 posted on 08/25/2019 7:15:19 PM PDT by kiryandil (The Media & the DNC tells you who you're gonna vote for. We CHOSE Trump.)
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To: kiryandil

LOL!

Finally somebody posts this idiot’s angry history here. And it’s fair game too.

A busybody with a low IQ and attitude is bound for one of two things: Death or Jail after a showdown with an even bigger jerk.

Getting into somebody’s face these days will do that to you.


39 posted on 08/26/2019 8:44:50 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Like Enoch, Noah, & Lot, the True Church will soon be removed & then destruction comes forth.)
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