- Messages
- 8,525
- Reactions
- 24,289
Yeah, he REALLY should have consulted an attorney before talking to the cops!
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
Yeah, he REALLY should have consulted an attorney before talking to the cops!
I have said for a LONG time. If you have to shoot say nothing to Police until you have a lawyer. Almost every time a shoot gets someone in trouble it is their mouth that does the most harm. People just too often can not seem to shut up. In this case it may not have made any difference since it was not what I call "good" but, his mouth certainly did not do anything to help his case.
....
5) I have a hard time putting myself in Drejka's place because I wouldn't have placed myself in that position by getting in the woman's face about it.
...
7) The whole situation changed in that second when McGlockton backed up. Maybe Mas could have helped with info about OODA, etc. but Drejka should have shot as soon as he hit the ground or stood down when McGlockton backed off. Also as mentioned he should have STFU vis-à-vis post-incident conversations with the police.
...
THREE separate interactions! bubblegum if a forum full of gun owners can't understand that, what chance does an average jury have?
The much vilified stand your ground had nothing to do with this case. The prosecution can't say he had a duty to retreat when he is flat on his @ss.
For the last time, shooter did not start the interaction with the pusher, because he had no idea the attacker was even there.
Indeed it's human rubbish like this that makes gun owners look bad.Hang him high!!!
... The video is incredibly damning against him ...
... Video is quite clear, Mcglockton was retreating and Dejka shot him.
I've heard all the witnesses and watched all the evidence and I am certain that Drejka was 100% convinced the video would show what he thought he saw, which he said was forward motion of McGlocton's feet.
The video is grainy and of exceptionally low quality. It is not really possible to say what motions McGlocton's feet made at the moment Drejka shot. However, the defense presented no witnesses on the video, no witnesses on perspective differences between the video and Drejka's position, and their human factors witness was not very clear in explaining how there is a difference in human perception to video recording. Based on the evidence presented at trial though -- and ignoring the "parking lot cop" irrelevancies -- I think the verdict was correct.
In any event, our perceptions can deceive us, completely lie to us and yet make us feel so confident. I look at this Drejka case and that old cliche comes to mind: there but for the grace of God go I. And while I wouldn't get into an argument over a parking place -- I wonder what random thing I do would be seen as equally ridiculous.