(07-28-2018, 01:20 PM)rollerjag Wrote:

(07-28-2018, 12:54 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote: IMO, I think he should be prosecuted, let a jury decide his guilt or innocence. She shouldn't have parked there, he had no business saying anything to the woman, the big guy shouldn't have pushed him, and he shouldn't have shot him. Everybody [BLEEP] up and that family is going to pay a very hard price for it. This is a tough case that needs to be examined by a jury, we need some precedence on what happens when the shooter is both aggressor and victim. I feel terrible for the woman and her kids going through that.

I agree with you completely. I understand Drejka's fear, I understand McGlockton's instinct to protect his girlfriend. Heck, I totally understand Drejka's anger over the misuse of a handicapped parking space, but damn...a father died in front of his children over this. I don't agree with a law that gives an officer so much discretion over whether or not to make an arrest at the scene of a homicide, hopefully this case will go to trial.

McGlockton chose his own fate when he attacked Drejka.  He did that in front of his children over a dispute about parking illegally in a handicap spot.  It's unfortunate that the children had to witness the shooting of their father, just as it's unfortunate that he felt compelled to immediately attack someone over...a parking space.  Rather than just apologizing and getting the car out of the spot, he chose a path that ended in violence that he initiated.  It's a shame that someone died, but if someone is attacked and fears for their life, these types of things can happen.  In watching the video, it's clear that Drejka thought he was about to get pummeled by more than one person.  Anyone who has seen some of these punk viral videos where a mob mentality causes people to go after a weaker individual can understand why he'd be afraid.  The girlfriend was jumping out of the car, already argumentative.  The boyfriend came in guns blazing and shoved the guy to the ground.  Had he not been armed, there's no doubt that they would have done serious bodily harm.

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