stand your ground guy, michael drejka, found guilty of manslaughter

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https://www.npr.org/2019/08/23/753929898/florida-man-found-guilty-of-manslaughter-despite-stand-your-ground-defense

Florida Man Found Guilty Of Manslaughter Despite 'Stand Your Ground' Defense
August 23, 201911:53 PM ET
BARBARA CAMPBELL


In surveillance video Markeis McGlockton (far left) is shot by Michael Drejka during an altercation in a convenience store parking lot in Clearwater, Fla., in July 2018.
Pinellas County, Fla., Sheriff's Office via AP
A jury has convicted Michael Drejka, a white Florida man, who fatally shot an unarmed black man, Markeis McGlockton, in July 2018.

Drejka's defense used the state's "stand your ground" law, saying he feared for his safety when the two men got in an argument over the use of a handicapped-accessible space in a convenience store parking lot in Clearwater.

Prosecutors said the incident began when Drejka confronted McGlockton's girlfriend as she sat in the car, which was parked in a handicapped space. They said McGlockton was in the store and when he returned with the couple's 5-year-old son, the dispute escalated and McGlockton shoved Drejka to the ground.


Michael Drejka was convicted of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Markeis McGlockton in a parking space dispute. A jury convicted Drejka despite his "stand your ground" defense.
Pinellas County, Fla., Sheriff's Office via AP
Surveillance video of the scene shows Drejka, who has a concealed-carry permit, draw his weapon and fire one fatal shot at McGlockton.

Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri didn't initially arrest Drejka because he believed the "stand your ground" law applied.

The law, as described by The Associated Press, is a lengthy one that "generally says a shooting is justified if a reasonable person under those circumstances would believe they are in danger of death or great bodily harm. But it also says the shooter could not have instigated the altercation."

[MaryMagdaline]

1. Murder in my book

But at least it’s a start

[Tommy_Carcetti]

2. Well it's better than what George Zimmerman got, at least. Nt

[malaise]

3. Throw away the key n/t

[Catherine Vincent]

4. I'm glad

I remember when this wanna be cop did this. All because the gf was parked in a handicap space.

[Sneederbunk]

5. He went looking for trouble and found it.