I think the best and most accurate statement that sums up this incident entirely was “the defendant was willing to kill, he was willing to use deadly force in order to prevent himself from getting moderately hurt over a situation which he initiated”. That’s it, it sums up the entire thing and the whole reason that it was manslaughter.
@@petterblakstad8074 what? Of course he did. He’s not a cop. If he minded his own business and didn’t confront people about handicap placards, this wouldn’t have happened.
Does that warrant getting shoved like he was? Definitely not. It’s unfortunate what happened. But let’s not be blinded by Michael’s glaring flaws of narcissism and egotism. The “victim” brought violence, and got it right back.
But wasn't the story about walking the dog in Florida cool 😂😂😂 I'm happy this ended in guilty but my god was I losing hope in that prosecution for a second
He was given 20 years. From the Wikipedia page : "The judge spared Drejka from the maximum sentence due to his cooperation with the police and his lack of prior convictions, but said that he was a wannabe cop and tough guy who tried to self-appoint himself as a handicapped parking space monitor."
Researching this, I learned he had four prior instances where he brandished a weapon at other drivers. This pos was definitely looking for a reason. He prob had a big boner while describing it to the detective, like he's submitting his report. This auxiliary bastard.!
He was 45 and "retired" (i.e. on welfare). Not like his life will change much; the state will still be paying for his accommodation. He just won't be able to cosplay as a marine, who shoots civillians over getting pushed.
@@stephanwatson7902yeah but drejka strikes me as the type to own a gun anyways legal or not, after all he shot an unarmed man in broad daylight because of a relatively small physical confrontation.
@@Spectrik you're right, this guy obviously thought he was above the law and shooting an unarmed person who was retreating, is a more severe crime than owning an illegal firearm
@@mrniceguy7168he is the type that has never had women to like him… he has no friends…. He wanted to be a cop because it was “cool” in his eyes… He is pathetic and racist. He was trying to impress the cops. He is the epitome is goofy
Right?? I had to replay it multiple times, sure that I had misheard him. Nope. No concern at all for the man he killed, his family, or anything besides himself. And his arm which felt really really sore. Jesus.
@@scheezy Those traits/qualities alone don’t make him a racist. Looking to his past though, we can see substantial proof of his racial prejudice, specifically when it comes to his prior traffic incidents. It’s important to remember the full scope of a person’s story when using such labels, so with that in mind, dude’s a racist by definition (:
As a medic in the military for 10 years, as well as working as an EMT as a civilian, I was astonished when they said that!! 19 minutes is a very long time. Ambulance should be with their patient in under 10 minutes.
That's wild. Here in Canada, an ambulance is there within minutes unless you live in a really remote area. 19 minutes...what the hell? Someone dropped the ball on that one.
I am a paramedic in a rural county. Sometimes it takes >25min to get to a scene in the outskirts of our area. (I don't know the area mentioned here). Everyone should know basic trauma care if they can. Looking more into the area... This is not a rural town (lol, I'm sure you all knew that already). That being said it looks like 9miles from the nearest EMS station - with traffic right now (2:20pm) it is a 26min drive according to google. Some things that I don't know about applicability or not. Some EMS services are not allowed to go on scene until law enforcement clears the scene. They may have been waiting on the corner for 10min frustrated out of their minds wanting to help, but not allowed by protocol until PD cleared the scene. Lights and sirens doesn't shave off as much time as you may think. Maybe they didn't have a unit available at the time of the call. Take all that as you will. Hope this perspective helps. (This is all just from my personal experience and opinions).
If he didn’t know by that point, he should have definitely caught on & ended the interview when the interrogator denied knowing what force multiplier means.
@haleyxyz I guess he thought he was going to talk his way out of a homicide. That response should have tipped him off that was not going to happen. Even if he thought he was justified, he should have exercised his right to remain silent & have an attorney present from the start.
The wannabe military/cop thing is pretty common among hard core gun nuts. That's probably why they have such a strong need to have so many guns, to make themselves feel like military.
I’ve been disabled since I was 17. I don’t leave my house much and I have a caregiver who does most of my shopping. I still drive, but not enough to have cared about getting the disabled placard. The manager of the gas station near my house knows about my health and gave me permission to use the disabled spot if everywhere else is full (you usually gotta park across the parking lot when the spots are taken). I had a man stop and circle my car like that once. It scared the hell outta me cause I was alone and I figured he was looking for the placard and gonna give me a hard time. When I got out he started yelling and cursing at me, calling me a punk kid (I’m 35, but look young) and threatening to call the cops. When I said I had permission from the manager he said “yea that’s what they all say”. Finally I just said that I was in heart failure and had a pacemaker and he stopped. People suck sometimes.
Im 22 and occationally use a crutch to walk if my chronic disease is in a flare-up period. I dont have a license, but sometimes my mom will give me a ride to the grocery store when its bad. Using the handicap spot is something we do during those times because its much closer to the store and i leave my crutch at home when grocery shopping if at all possible, because its really hard to constantly have one hand occupied and the other hand having to hold the basket as well as grab items. So i know ill be walking alot unassisted and if i can cut the distance, i will. We dont have a placard in my moms car and im always a little nervous that someones gonna confront me - especially because i wont have my crutch with me and i look healthy.
Hi I am Australian, am 46 and have a chronic lung condition however look perfectly healthy. I have a disabled parking permit which I use only when I really need it. I have been verbally abused by able bodied people who are no more than sticky beaks and I initially was intimidated by the abuse but now I stand my ground. The Australian government have recognised my illness and have deemed it ok for me to park close to the entrance of the shops, it’s quite ok. I am sorry this happened to the people who have commented, sending lots of Aussie love out to you all. X
excellent lessons to be learned by viewers though. after seeing all these videos, including the innocent ones, i am not talking to any of these guys without a lawyer.
It`s honestly astounding that the detectives managed to have a demeanor that had Micheal think they were on his side. That schmuck 100% thought they would take his side
They did take his side. The sheriff's office did not charge him stating it was self defence. The only reason he was prosecuted was because the District Attorney's office took over the investigation
@@Max404lol wanted or wanted to tell her to move her entitled ass. For all we know his mother could be disabled and is constantly dealing with people parked in handicapped spots.
“Negative I applied Forced Multiplier” Negative I neutralized the threat” “Negative I stood my ground” This fool was so excited to be talking to the cops.
@@killerra Yeah definitely. He thought they were all buddies. Which is a good one on the cops. He's way more likely to speak casually and not watch his words as carefully.
I hate this guy, he wants to be a victim so bad. Idk how the law is in america but here the only way to shot a person is in the leg twice . You have to have HUGE PROOF that you ACTUALLY WERE GOING TO BE MURDERED to even dare to shoot a person . Also here guns are illegal so...i think is better.
@@nyx5408 Many people in this counrty use guns to legitimately defend themselves against violent criminals. Removing guns from our law abiding citizens would leave only the criminals with guns. This guy is a trigger happy nut, but don't judge all gun owners by the actions of this guy. Americans will never stand for the government to take our guns.
@@rheab4054 well, my country is a lot more peacefull, but the thing is, here nobody has acess to a gun. Only the police, so there is no way a criminal could buy one, there are no gun stores , not even online. But mabye i dont understand it because in the city i live the worst thing that can happen is to meet a bear random on the street. We had one seral killer in the 90' but he didnt have a gun, he just killed people with a knife. The only murders i heard of in the news had nothing to do with guns, never. Not even the police use them , and if they do, they shoot only in the leg. I know is more dangerous outthere but the thing is, if they were illegal , the rate of mortality will be lower. And what are the odds to have a gun on you when someone attacks you? What are the odds to actually have a chance to use them before is too late? Criminals kill more people with those guns than the number of people that save their lives with them. Well, it is anyways too late to make them illegal now.
5:35 the detective addressing the suspect as “partner” was a smart move. They could see this guy was a wannabe cop. He also repeatedly addressed him as sir which is very rare to address the suspect as that as it’s usually the other way around, which is exactly why the detective says it.
You win every fight you don't get into. As a gun owner it is your responsibility to be a good, sane, sober, moral, prudent person! This dude was stupid for thinking it was his responsibility to play citizen cop over a handicapped spot.
He absolutely does. I live in an area FULL of these kinds of folks. They feed on a steady diet of Right-wing radio and TV, and combine a grandiose sense of self-importance with a finely-tuned persecution complex. I have friends and family just like this guy; talking to them leaves you with the disturbing sense that they are DYING for the chance to drop someone.
@Enclave Soldier That's not even close to what I said. I spent 27 years in a cult. I know firsthand how indoctrination works. And in the same way that religious ideology can lead to extremism, so can political ideology. Don't misunderstand - I don't for a SECOND believe that conservatives have the market cornered on insanity. You have zealots all over the place. I do, however, have plenty of people in my life with a certain political narrative that sound exactly like Mr. Drejka. It's not hard to see how a constant reinforcement of that narrative can lead to direct action in the real world.
The defense attorney sounds like he was a yoga instructor in his past life. I can almost hear him say, "Just close your eyes and breathe. Nice and calm. Breathe in and breathe out. Let your thoughts focus on your breathing and your body. Feel the energy at your toes, and then feel that energy move up as you stretch." As always, great analysis. Love these videos.
@Lynette Agueda agreed. Since it was 2nd degree murder (I think) life sentences are more rare for that kind of thing. But it's good to see justice served nonetheless :)
@Arturo Ordaz I agree with you but there is one thing I believe you are missing.....the original post he said "obsessed with" but you said "interested in".... Big difference...
43:46 Contrary to popular belief, treating the jurors like they’re stupid and then claiming the person who was murdered isn’t the real victim is actually a genius move and totally not career suicide
I support your sarcasm, but as the above poster said, doing what you described is literally the defense team's job. They have to give everything they have to defend you, and with a case where video evidence is against you, you've got little to lose by going all out. It doesn't necessarily mean that the attorney *believes* what they're saying, but it's their job to say it.
@@MattC78 Just because you pay someone to defend you in court, doesn't obligate them to give everything they have in defending you, especially if you're unwilling to listen to advice, or insist on a particular argument, or spent hours kneecapping your defense by giving a drawn out interview to the police beforehand.
It's laughable how he keeps holding/faking his hand injury but anytime he's asked if he needs a doc to look at it he refuses...i remember doing this in pre-school when i wanted to go home 'cause i hated it there and tried to fake a tummy ache or a headache to get the nurse to say i'm unfit to stay and i should go home...
Yeah, like who made him the parking police? Unless youre disabled and needed the parking bay yourself, its no ones business who has a placard or not. I have a placard and never use the disabled bays. Seems the other bays were closer than the disabled one anyway.
It's heartbreaking enough that this situation happened, but it's a whole new level of heartbreaking thinking about how it all happened right in front of the guys kids and girlfriend. I'm so sorry to him and his loved ones. An innocent life was taken because some clown felt tough with his gun
Look, the defendant shouldn’t have shot this guy, but everyone involved in the incident was stupid. They shouldn’t have parked in a handicap stall. He shouldn’t have been nosy and said anything (though many people would have), but the guy full on shoving the defendant to the ground was idiotic. When you put people in crazy, dangerous, chaotic situations you’re going to get a range of responses from them, and someone pulling out a gun and shooting you is one of them. It was unnecessary force but it’s silly to pretend like the decedent was innocent.
Every person involved made the same mistake, escalating the confrontation. The woman escalated the discussion to yelling, the husband escalated the yelling to physical assault and this guy escalated it to lethal force. All these people were always going to get this outcome, this lady probably Parks in handicap spots all the time and it was eventually going to be an issue, husband was bound to shove the wrong guy someday, and trigger finger was eventually going to get some idiot to shove him
@@indifferentadvocate1737 I think the big factor though is this guy with a gun and the intention to use it. people can get in arguments about parking stalls and shouldn't expect to get shot. because this guy was willing to escalate a conformation simply because he had a gun and the willingness to use it meant he could CAUSE an escalation with no regard for anyone else. if he did not have the safety of his gun, and the willingness to use it, he likely would not have approached the car at all. that's the problem.
@@yewintomlinson813 exactly. He even said himself he's not a fighter and felt empowered by his gun. The prosecuter even said he had every right to pull the gun out. It was him still shooting him despite the fact that he was retreating
@@rocketsocks3116 the whole thing never would have happened if the clown didn't confront the guys girlfriend over something ridiculous like a parking spot
Watching those people in the background react to the defense attorney's very poor explanation was almost hysterical and also very sad. The family shouldn't be subjected to that, but I'm happy most people in that audience see right through that bullshit.
Ananda Mañana AGREED! He had no problem going toe to toe with the woman but as soon as the man comes out he’s in the fetal position aiming to kill. LOSER. I’m glad he got 20 years.
@XvX XvX this dude pulled a weapon on FOUR PEOPLE PRIOR TO THIS. He threatened two women with that gun as well. Was his life in danger then too? He is a menace. Let him rot in prison.
This was one of your best videos. I liked that you added clips from courtroom too and didn’t just and after the interrogation. Please do more videos like this.
The contradiction of him saying he was “tackled” in a way he hadn’t felt since his 20’s, and then almost immediately saying he was only “slightly dazed” was hilarious. Like dude if you got tackled as bad as you’re whining, you would be down for a few seconds at LEAST. Not to mention he keeps saying “Nope never been in this situation before” but also knew exactly what to do in less than a second. Dude couldn’t keep his story straight for even a second.
Brian Woodruff “they’ll never suspect me, look they brought me water and everything! we’re friends!” idiots forget how the law works when they think they’re getting what they want
Probably a decade ago I was at the speedway at 62nd and Allisonville in Indianapolis. The guy in front of me was open carrying a pistol on his left hip. Every time the door chimed he spun around to look at who was at the door, eyes wide. Seeing this video reminds me of that guy.
KA- BOOM!!! Oh my god your way of thinking makes my iq drop... the only guy here in the wrong is the dude with the gun. Everyone with simple logic thinking understands this.
Such a shame that an innocent life was lost and a child likely scarred for life because some idiot has a messiah complex over f*cking parking spaces. And 19 mins for a paramedic to arrive?! Makes me so sad 😞
@@goatmonarch you're an idiot. if you punch someone in the head it can kill them. if you get pushed and fall onto concrete and hit your head it can kill you. there are literally videos on the internet of both of these things
What innocent life? When is the last time you have been attacked physically without warning? Do you think that is a good thing to do? I'm sure you wouldn't have thought he was innocent if he had attacked you.
It's not "an innocent life" he was an aggressive idiot who further escalated a situation with another aggressive idiot. I feel sorry only for the children
Completely unjustified use of deadly force. Drejka was rightfully conviceted. Though i will say that marquis's decision to physically assult drekja cost him his life. Never act like this unless you absolutely must, there are plenty of unhinged people who wont think twice before ending your life over the most trivial things. Drejka wanted an excuse to use his weapon and unfortunately he found it.
28:00 This conversation is revealing. The detectives essentially ask Drejka if he'd be so willing to have these interactions with people if he was unarmed, and Drejka basically doesn't have an answer and justifies it with the fact that he's been carrying a firearm for so many years. I think people like this genuinely never consider that they ought to meter their behavior _because_ they feel they have the ability to "respond to a threat" and "defend themselves." Given the confidence of ever-present "backup" and the ability to end any conflict with finality, they don't feel like they're taking significant risks by initiating conflicts, however minor, and provoking negative responses in other people.
The whole vibe I got from this guy was a denied soldier, an unfit cop, couldn’t even land a job as a security guard. I feel like this guy has been waiting his entire life for an opportunity to be a hero in some fantasy he conjured up. The way he spoke to these police officers made me feel that way.
Yep..exactly..its kind of pathetic but when I was 21 I was hired as security to look for bombs in the Marriott hotel in times square new York City after a 12 hour class (which was 2 that tbe instructor gave us tbe answer for ..and I was on opiates) . ..he obviously had problems that other people saw in him .. BUT he was a neighborhood watchmen which is very prestigious ...
Lee Ham it’s true. I feel really sad for both men, especially Markeis. He made a decision to honor his family with considerable aggression, and moments later he lost his one and only life. That’s it. He was cast into the eternal mystery. All because Michael Drejka wanted to be somebody, and never was.
I got the same vibe, he was so ready to defend himself on the self-defense grounds and he seemed to be the classical gun owner, dont tread on my lands, i vote trump type
As an actual veteran with extensive training, I wonder why these people don't just join and do some time somewhere. It's the same with the stolen valor weirdoes. It would be easier to just do 4 years somewhere than all that craziness they've had in their head for far longer.
But not the guy that actually defended him. When he said that the parking lot commando was the "Real Victim" that got NO favor with the jury. That one lady was like WTF?!?!
It's heartbreaking seeing McGlockton backing away and Drejka _still_ choosing to end his life. That's where any empathy I might have had for Drejka being struck first ends.
Hard facts. Most people haven't taken a police investigation or self defense course. He escalated with a concealed weapon, and further escalated when pushed. Laws sway so much by state and municipal stipulations. Even if it wasn't criminal, it's civilly irresponsible.
Exactly. He was pushed, but Marquee only pushed him to move him away from his wife, as he was approaching her aggressively. This dude has an itchy trigger finger and having a gun gave him a boost in ego.
@@Austin-sz9wkdoesn’t matter, he was confronting her and started the initial argument. Not to mention he was loud enough to be heard from inside the store, definitely reason enough to push him away from her and a car full of kids.
@@rita2774 literally not, it was assault(in response to words) and something as little as a punch has killed plenty of people. Had the shooter not been a psycho, the father could have been sued for a shit tonne and probably get some jail time. Also lets not forget that the woman was the one who got closer to him after the argument started. The father had enough time to realize that he was not an active threat, as it took him 5 seconds to waltz on over before he decided to violently throw him to the ground. Yall motherfuckers who think violence is a good response to words are savages
@@bodhixxx1 Here's a link to the wikipedia page where, during the trial 3 different people testified that this same piece of shit pulled a gun on them and threatened their lives in 3 separate incidents, under State Attorney's Investigation. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Markeis_McGlockton So that's THREE of the four.
When the defense pointed out the defendant's reaction as a point in his favour I was in disbelief! Someone reacting completely indifferently to finding out they killed someone isn't what I'd consider a win for the defense.
but that exactly the reason why he shoot. he was amateur and he feels threaten (weakling). so he shoot. you see feeling threatened is "subjective". it is measured by who you are and what you are capable of. if you pushed hard on arnold schwarzenegger down the floor. he won't feel threaten at all he might come to you and break your neck. if you pushed hard on tom hidelston down the floor. he'll feel threaten for sure. and he'll stand up and say "I'm a god you dull creature" then get beaten to death.
Personally whenever I see a car in the handicap spot and it's not handicapped marked, I assume they've just forgotten their handicap sticker especially if it's one that goes on the dashboard, or they're in a vehicle they don't normally drive or ride in... And maybe I see them walking easily and effortlessly into the building but I just go on with my life. I feel I'll leave that up to the experts to give them a ticket or a fine.
Yeah and also, they may walk easily back BECAUSE they parked in that spot and they got to spare their legs from a longer walk that would exhaust them. i have a litle tumor in my knee and if i dont overextend myself i walk totally fine, i can run, jump, whatever. But a grocery trip really wipes me out because its a long time of ambling slowly around, standing still at regular intervals and shifting weight around on your legs, etc. If i dont park close to the door ill likely be limping a little as i walk back to my car. But if i get a spot close to, you might not always be able to see that i have trouble walking and occationally even use a cane. It's all a spectrum and it can be super decieving.
My dad had one of those placards because he had coronary heart failure and was prone to heart attacks from over exertion. He walked normally but if he had to rest regularly, even on grocery runs
Personally, whenever I see a car parked in a handicapped spot, I don’t even look for a placard because I’m already parked somewhere else, and it’s not my job to police that kind of thing.
@@Intrspace No not at all. Innocent people have gone to jail before and will go to jail again. People can legit be framed. People can be in the wrong place at the wrong time. People can be misunderstood and face extremely harsh penalties despite reasonable mitigating circumstances if they don't know how to prove them. Pro tip: Never consent to a field sobriety test even if you are sober. Many sober people fail them and are taken into custody. Always always do a breathalyzer if you are sober. A sobriety test does not prove you are sober, it can only give reason to believe you are under the influence. Similar concept to pleading the 5th and seeking lawyer.
@Joe Blow Why would you want that tho? I want murderers and rapists and abductors and crimminals to get coerced in to giving up, to get caught, and put away from society.
i know right. shut up! first thing after killing someone would be, ''i think i need a lawyer.'' cops arent your friend. youre not talking your way out of that building, even if youre really innocent...
All this work for detectives, life changing situation for the relatives of the deceased and everything included in this for basically absolutely nothing. Humans are truly magnificent species.
There was no chance he was going to ask to talk to a lawyer. This guy saw himself a cop basically, he was very happy to talk to the police and tell them what a good job he did. He probably thought they'd all take him out for a beer afterwards, and tell him that he could be fully in charge of that store parking lot from now on.
You can tell by how practiced and confident his language was during the interrogation that he'd been fantasizing and preparing for something like this. The fact that he had multiple run-ins where he was the antagonist further suggests that this was a man who had a gun and was looking to use it.
He shot unjustifiably but shoving someone like that and assaulting someone also makes you a piece of shit. Both people in this instance were pieces of shit.
Take a walk in a ghetto somewhere, preferably at night, being pushed violently on the ground from behind and then sit there and wait to be more violated.
I'm sorry but Michaels attorney at 41:53 has one of the most annoying vocal inflections I've ever heard lol. Dude sounds so fake trying to garner sympathy for the defense. The fact that he called him "the victim" is just sickening.
@@wnathanielw a random guy who he killed. Very different than some random guy you never met. Being responsible for the immoral death of someone else is a terrible thing
@@wnathanielw so you just learned that you are now a killer. Are you taken back, a bit unsure what to feel, you just ended a life...or do you say thank you for the confirm. That's the difference between a normal human being and a psycho/deranged/guy with a problem
My thoughts were that when he said that, he was trying to say that when he was pushed, we was pushed that far away from him. Not that he was that far away that he wasn’t a threat.
so the handicap spot was taken by someone with no pass (the driver stayed - she could pull out if anyone needed her to) ... so he pulled into the FIRE TRUCK space and used it the exact same way. as if someone couldn't confront him for the exact thing he was doing.
Specifically in a case like this where one of the main arguments from Mr. Shooty is that the guy was walking towards him. Even SD video can show a footstep clear enough.
@@josephstauter255 Hell, the display on a TI-88 calculator could show that much. I'm assuming his attorney is a court-appointed public defender (just started watching), but I hope he's not, honestly. Anybody having to deal with this guy and represent him in court deserves better pay than public defenders. yes I know it's awful that somebody even has to try to defend people like this, but it's the law and the foundation of our court system. The attorneys know there's no chance of winning, but somebody has to take the case. Usually an attorney in need of work/public defender.
if pixels have anything to do with not being able to see certain things in the footage, then it is an argument. Can't be your main one, but it can be used.
Or when you're arguing his reaction in the interview when he found out the guy he shot is dead. He didn't celebrate because he's not stupid. He's in front of two cops. He celebrates, that's an admission of guilt.
definitely not a justifiable homicide, when he pointed his gun at the attacker, there was no need for pulling the trigger as the attacker showed the sign of withdrawing
@@independenceboyd2042 in this case looks like he is not the attacker but he clearly went beyond the self-defense and when he said "this is my shop" and so on that may prove he wanted to be in charge, have control etc. and made him going beyond the self-defense, but there is always a doubt
While I'm not saying he shouldn't shut up and ask for a lawyer, I think it's safe to say even the best lawyer wouldn't be able to dig him out. He was literally caught on video initiating a conflict and once he was shoved, he pulled out a gun and fired on a man who was backing up after seeing the gun.
i recommend the sentencing if you're interested in the outcome. the statements before the sentence is given are really compelling and the judge gives an excellent summation of the case.
I hope Drejka didn’t pay his attorney and he was court appointed. If he did he was absolutely robbed and no one should hire his defense attorney ever again. He committed two HUGE cardinal sins: - Never use the words “common sense” when talking to the jury. It sounds like you’re questioning their intelligence. - You can argue self defense and I think that’s a strong defense here….. Until you say that your client, who’s still breathing and alive, IS THE VICTIM WHEN A MAN IS DEAD AFTER SHOVING SOMEONE
@@DeshraD Yes, they were wrong for parking in a handicap ♿ area, but that just proves that they didn't care about people with disabilities, I understand were Michael was coming from, heck I would have confronted them too, but Michael shot a man right in front of his son, how do you explain to your child that his father is gone, and he will never see him again 😥, he watched his father collapse on the ground and watched him slowly died for the next 19 minutes before pharmacies came, that's years of trauma 💔
@@y32123 *I'm very disappointed that you had to bring race into this 😒🤨* , Yes he was wrong for pushing him on the ground, but if Michael really felt threatened he wouldn't have shot him in the chest. 🙄 He could have shot a warning shot or, shot him in his leg or somewhere where he couldn't hit any fatal organs, to the jury it seemed as if he shot him in the chest with the intention of killing him, Michael may have wanted to protect himself, but not like this 💔
@@Nikki-lh1tu if you know anything about weapons legshots can hit arteries and cause the suspect or victim to bleed out. Basically where ever you shoot someone can cause a bleedout depending on where you hit.
I love how soft Michael Drejka talks. It's like he almost whispers. Probably thinking that he's sharing his secrets with one of his white brothers who got his back covered..
The Q&A about whether he could match the guy in a fight without weapons is a good example of why one should just remain silent. In his mind saying I would've obviously been outmatched in a "fair" fight justifies using a weapon against the person who escalated a verbal fight to a physical one he would have lost. The prosecution however, said this was actually incriminating. So even statements you think obviously help you could end up used in against you in ways in you might never have guessed.
This is the “You’re disrespecting a future US ARMY soldier” kid all grown up.
@SeanPMLeviathen i wont let anyone with a ronnie coleman playlist but no significant amount of muscle mass tell me this.
NEGATIVE!!!
@SeanPMLeviathen Don't you have a beta uprising to lead somewhere ya big gay bear
Well, that escalated...err...weirdly.
This is the kid that got on everybody's nerve and when he finally got a gun he was like, "Finally! You will respect me!"
dude parks illegally to complain about someone parking illegally..
He's a karen
What a douche
@A Gough but it’s true..?
@A Gough let me guess, you think it’s racism? Lmao
@@amymdez Privilege is an attitude not a colour.
I think the best and most accurate statement that sums up this incident entirely was “the defendant was willing to kill, he was willing to use deadly force in order to prevent himself from getting moderately hurt over a situation which he initiated”. That’s it, it sums up the entire thing and the whole reason that it was manslaughter.
I dont think he initiated it though
@@petterblakstad8074 what? Of course he did. He’s not a cop. If he minded his own business and didn’t confront people about handicap placards, this wouldn’t have happened.
Does that warrant getting shoved like he was? Definitely not. It’s unfortunate what happened. But let’s not be blinded by Michael’s glaring flaws of narcissism and egotism. The “victim” brought violence, and got it right back.
@@gus896let’s be honest boss, with zero context if you see someone being aggressive toward your woman like that, a shove ain’t undeserved
But wasn't the story about walking the dog in Florida cool 😂😂😂 I'm happy this ended in guilty but my god was I losing hope in that prosecution for a second
He was given 20 years. From the Wikipedia page : "The judge spared Drejka from the maximum sentence due to his cooperation with the police and his lack of prior convictions, but said that he was a wannabe cop and tough guy who tried to self-appoint himself as a handicapped parking space monitor."
He deserves more than 20 years, but at least the coward will never legally own a gun again...
Researching this, I learned he had four prior instances where he brandished a weapon at other drivers. This pos was definitely looking for a reason.
He prob had a big boner while describing it to the detective, like he's submitting his report. This auxiliary bastard.!
He was 45 and "retired" (i.e. on welfare). Not like his life will change much; the state will still be paying for his accommodation. He just won't be able to cosplay as a marine, who shoots civillians over getting pushed.
@@stephanwatson7902yeah but drejka strikes me as the type to own a gun anyways legal or not, after all he shot an unarmed man in broad daylight because of a relatively small physical confrontation.
@@Spectrik you're right, this guy obviously thought he was above the law and shooting an unarmed person who was retreating, is a more severe crime than owning an illegal firearm
“Did you serve?”
“Affirmative sir, 5 years in the Boy Scouts”
💀💀💀
Girl*
Oh that had me laughing! 😂
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@@naname6675 Including 6 tours serving under Major DeWitte - We can't talk about what we did or where we did it.
“Negative” “neutralize the threat” “force multiplier” okay buzz lightyear
LOL
LOOL
take my like
He sounds like he harbored secret desires to be a cop, and went around acting like he was one.
MA ‘AM LMAO
The fact he says “thank you for telling me” is the craziest reply I’ve ever heard to “the man you shot is deceased”
He followed up with “nobody would else give me word on that” and “I did ask” but I didn’t catch it the first time.
@@mrniceguy7168he is the type that has never had women to like him… he has no friends…. He wanted to be a cop because it was “cool” in his eyes…
He is pathetic and racist.
He was trying to impress the cops. He is the epitome is goofy
Right?? I had to replay it multiple times, sure that I had misheard him. Nope. No concern at all for the man he killed, his family, or anything besides himself. And his arm which felt really really sore. Jesus.
@@SumAnonymousAcapellaNot sure how he's racist
@@scheezy Those traits/qualities alone don’t make him a racist. Looking to his past though, we can see substantial proof of his racial prejudice, specifically when it comes to his prior traffic incidents. It’s important to remember the full scope of a person’s story when using such labels, so with that in mind, dude’s a racist by definition (:
The fact that it took 19 minutes for paramedics to arrive is outrageous. I’m curious if he would’ve survived had they gotten to him in a timely manor
As a medic in the military for 10 years, as well as working as an EMT as a civilian, I was astonished when they said that!! 19 minutes is a very long time. Ambulance should be with their patient in under 10 minutes.
@@adamsechrest4349 exactly! Especially for a gunshot wound. I wonder if the police were on scene faster
That's wild. Here in Canada, an ambulance is there within minutes unless you live in a really remote area. 19 minutes...what the hell? Someone dropped the ball on that one.
That guy was such a tactical wannabe badass, I’m surprised he didn’t know any TCCC or any battlefield care.....🙄
I am a paramedic in a rural county. Sometimes it takes >25min to get to a scene in the outskirts of our area. (I don't know the area mentioned here).
Everyone should know basic trauma care if they can.
Looking more into the area... This is not a rural town (lol, I'm sure you all knew that already). That being said it looks like 9miles from the nearest EMS station - with traffic right now (2:20pm) it is a 26min drive according to google.
Some things that I don't know about applicability or not.
Some EMS services are not allowed to go on scene until law enforcement clears the scene. They may have been waiting on the corner for 10min frustrated out of their minds wanting to help, but not allowed by protocol until PD cleared the scene.
Lights and sirens doesn't shave off as much time as you may think.
Maybe they didn't have a unit available at the time of the call.
Take all that as you will. Hope this perspective helps. (This is all just from my personal experience and opinions).
"did you serve?"
"affirmative, sir. 4 years, Neighbourhood Watch.
Thank you for serving Matt.
Someone award this man a medal of honor for his bravery!
"I love the smell of fresh lawns in the morning."
What's wrong with you people mocking him? With cops trying to be all fit nowadays, whose going to eat all those donuts now???
He patrolled more sidewalks than he'd care to admit... A true trooper!
Contrary to popular belief, A terrified coward is actually very dangerous
Can be*** important distinction there
Powerful words to keep in mind
Amen brother and/or sister.
I guess that's what happens when people respond to words with senseless violence. Woops.
Bingo!!
"What is a force multiplier?"
"You know what a force multiplier is, right?"
"No, I don't"
Truly one of the moments in this video
Was really hoping the detectives asked him if he heard that in a movie 😂😂
If he didn’t know by that point, he should have definitely caught on & ended the interview when the interrogator denied knowing what force multiplier means.
@@johnnyhicks8034 Why?
The definition is in the name, but of course, interrogators want to hear the take of the suspect about semantic issues like this.
@haleyxyz I guess he thought he was going to talk his way out of a homicide. That response should have tipped him off that was not going to happen. Even if he thought he was justified, he should have exercised his right to remain silent & have an attorney present from the start.
So, four prior incidents of threatening people with a firearm and he was still allowed to carry? Am I missing something?
Gotta love those American gun laws 😖
"2nd Amendment babyyyyyyyyy 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲" is what the braindead would answer to this
@@Gorre022 it’s different state by state 🤠
Amurica…Fuck yeah! 😂
Florida
If the cops are being nice to you; you're most likely going to jail for a long time.
Generally when they are very pissed, you won't spend a day in jail. That means their evidence is NONE.
Every cop I have talked to has been very nice with me
@@samuelortiz2282 so how's life in jail?
@@luciarehermann7921 We have cable
lol that's what I've absorbed from watching these interrogations
Sounds like a wannabe police officer/militant who never actually became one
That would be a nightmare of a police officer
Lidia De la Rosa I agree but it just makes me laugh when he says negative
Seems like he trained with Jeremy Dewitte.. or maybe they're related.
totaly
The wannabe military/cop thing is pretty common among hard core gun nuts. That's probably why they have such a strong need to have so many guns, to make themselves feel like military.
I’ve been disabled since I was 17. I don’t leave my house much and I have a caregiver who does most of my shopping. I still drive, but not enough to have cared about getting the disabled placard. The manager of the gas station near my house knows about my health and gave me permission to use the disabled spot if everywhere else is full (you usually gotta park across the parking lot when the spots are taken).
I had a man stop and circle my car like that once. It scared the hell outta me cause I was alone and I figured he was looking for the placard and gonna give me a hard time. When I got out he started yelling and cursing at me, calling me a punk kid (I’m 35, but look young) and threatening to call the cops. When I said I had permission from the manager he said “yea that’s what they all say”. Finally I just said that I was in heart failure and had a pacemaker and he stopped. People suck sometimes.
Im 22 and occationally use a crutch to walk if my chronic disease is in a flare-up period. I dont have a license, but sometimes my mom will give me a ride to the grocery store when its bad. Using the handicap spot is something we do during those times because its much closer to the store and i leave my crutch at home when grocery shopping if at all possible, because its really hard to constantly have one hand occupied and the other hand having to hold the basket as well as grab items. So i know ill be walking alot unassisted and if i can cut the distance, i will. We dont have a placard in my moms car and im always a little nervous that someones gonna confront me - especially because i wont have my crutch with me and i look healthy.
“Well no I didn’t pull out the gun with the intention of using it”……it was at that moment I knew he fucked up.
People like that do not care about us disabled people. They want the moral high ground to do come down with righteous indignation.
Damn I’m sorry that happened to u
Hi I am Australian, am 46 and have a chronic lung condition however look perfectly healthy. I have a disabled parking permit which I use only when I really need it. I have been verbally abused by able bodied people who are no more than sticky beaks and I initially was intimidated by the abuse but now I stand my ground. The Australian government have recognised my illness and have deemed it ok for me to park close to the entrance of the shops, it’s quite ok. I am sorry this happened to the people who have commented, sending lots of Aussie love out to you all. X
I feel so horrible for the victim’s son. I can’t imagine the trauma he must have
@@jimmyrustles9911holy schizophrenic. What the hell are ya talking about?
@@user-tf5lg7fc9shey man don’t listen to that crazy guys post about nazis
@@user-tf5lg7fc9s when you learn everything you know about black people through 4chan:
@@evanm6739 I don't even see his comment lol
@@obindulue9519 4chan? What's that? I live in reality.
I love how these interrogations are always just slow, painful processes of letting the suspect know they’re fucked
excellent lessons to be learned by viewers though. after seeing all these videos, including the innocent ones, i am not talking to any of these guys without a lawyer.
Like an animal that's got caught in quicksand, they slowly sink, and the more they talk, the quicker they sink.
They try so damn hard to get outta the pit they keep diggin themselves in 💀
@@dethw1sh I'm kinda confused on this law stuff, so could you explain how or what a lawyer would do in this type of situation?
This guy could have got away with it if he didn’t talk
Today I've learnt that if a cop says "I'm just trying to understand" they already understand what happened
😂😂
"I'm just trying to understand how to get you the maximum sentence possible"
@@Whfox as they should
@@GlizzyGoblin757 I would love to hear what they are really thinking while they are talking to the suspects.
@@Whfox that's kinda what this channel is. inside the mind of an interrogator
Him stating "its my store, im there every day'' is EXTREMELY annoying and makes his punishment so much more enjoyable
It`s honestly astounding that the detectives managed to have a demeanor that had Micheal think they were on his side. That schmuck 100% thought they would take his side
Nah he did good
They did take his side. The sheriff's office did not charge him stating it was self defence. The only reason he was prosecuted was because the District Attorney's office took over the investigation
@@toragic3432anime profile pic lol
Well he said things like “negative” and “force multiplier.” He did everything perfectly haha.
The irony of him parking illegally in order to tell someone they're parked illegally sums up the situation perfectly
Don't be silly. The irony is that, blacks can do whatever they want, to whoever they want and still get to cry about their oppression.
I think he parked there temporarily because he actually wanted her parking space.
@@Max404lol oooooh.... that makes it all better then.
@@Max404lol wanted or wanted to tell her to move her entitled ass. For all we know his mother could be disabled and is constantly dealing with people parked in handicapped spots.
@@patrickbaklava7297 It does.
“Negative I applied Forced Multiplier”
Negative I neutralized the threat”
“Negative I stood my ground”
This fool was so excited to be talking to the cops.
He thought it would be all daps and handshakes. They were like nah dude you fucked up.
@@killerra Yeah definitely. He thought they were all buddies. Which is a good one on the cops. He's way more likely to speak casually and not watch his words as carefully.
I hate this guy, he wants to be a victim so bad. Idk how the law is in america but here the only way to shot a person is in the leg twice . You have to have HUGE PROOF that you ACTUALLY WERE GOING TO BE MURDERED to even dare to shoot a person . Also here guns are illegal so...i think is better.
@@nyx5408 Many people in this counrty use guns to legitimately defend themselves against violent criminals. Removing guns from our law abiding citizens would leave only the criminals with guns. This guy is a trigger happy nut, but don't judge all gun owners by the actions of this guy. Americans will never stand for the government to take our guns.
@@rheab4054 well, my country is a lot more peacefull, but the thing is, here nobody has acess to a gun. Only the police, so there is no way a criminal could buy one, there are no gun stores , not even online. But mabye i dont understand it because in the city i live the worst thing that can happen is to meet a bear random on the street. We had one seral killer in the 90' but he didnt have a gun, he just killed people with a knife. The only murders i heard of in the news had nothing to do with guns, never. Not even the police use them , and if they do, they shoot only in the leg. I know is more dangerous outthere but the thing is, if they were illegal , the rate of mortality will be lower. And what are the odds to have a gun on you when someone attacks you? What are the odds to actually have a chance to use them before is too late? Criminals kill more people with those guns than the number of people that save their lives with them. Well, it is anyways too late to make them illegal now.
5:35 the detective addressing the suspect as “partner” was a smart move. They could see this guy was a wannabe cop. He also repeatedly addressed him as sir which is very rare to address the suspect as that as it’s usually the other way around, which is exactly why the detective says it.
You win every fight you don't get into. As a gun owner it is your responsibility to be a good, sane, sober, moral, prudent person! This dude was stupid for thinking it was his responsibility to play citizen cop over a handicapped spot.
A spot that was further than multiple spaces available closer to the entrance lol
He didn't get into a fight, he got into an argument. The other guy got into a fight and instigated the fight. He ended it.
@@Jak0kajok.. it’s still just a parking spot💀
and alsways cover your ASP :)
"you win every fight you don't get into". This should be repeated often.
He says negative instead of no like he really thinks he is some kind of soldier reporting an incident
I think he thinks he's like on the level with the police. Like he's just another cop reporting to his buddies. It seems extremely socially awkward
He absolutely does. I live in an area FULL of these kinds of folks. They feed on a steady diet of Right-wing radio and TV, and combine a grandiose sense of self-importance with a finely-tuned persecution complex. I have friends and family just like this guy; talking to them leaves you with the disturbing sense that they are DYING for the chance to drop someone.
@Enclave Soldier That's not even close to what I said.
I spent 27 years in a cult. I know firsthand how indoctrination works. And in the same way that religious ideology can lead to extremism, so can political ideology.
Don't misunderstand - I don't for a SECOND believe that conservatives have the market cornered on insanity. You have zealots all over the place.
I do, however, have plenty of people in my life with a certain political narrative that sound exactly like Mr. Drejka. It's not hard to see how a constant reinforcement of that narrative can lead to direct action in the real world.
lmao so true
@@JediNiyte fellow ExJW?
*Michael gets pushed* : "So there I was on the battlefield..."
LOL I cant 😂
The ptsd of the time he tripped over a pebble kicked in lol
LOLL
@Kember Walkin no you
@Kember Walkin I dont need to 😙
This guy to me seems the EXACT kind of person who absolutely should not have a firearm.
The defense attorney sounds like he was a yoga instructor in his past life. I can almost hear him say, "Just close your eyes and breathe. Nice and calm. Breathe in and breathe out. Let your thoughts focus on your breathing and your body. Feel the energy at your toes, and then feel that energy move up as you stretch."
As always, great analysis. Love these videos.
the defense attorney really pissed me off 😭 he sounded so condescending omg
Sounds like he’d been modelling his speech on Trump. Just as fucking annoying too.
He totally thought *he was gonna get an "atta boy" from the cops
@Lynette Agueda agreed. Since it was 2nd degree murder (I think) life sentences are more rare for that kind of thing. But it's good to see justice served nonetheless :)
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He probably did! ..He killed a black man, after all! All white supremacists do, on the down-low, of course!
@Lynette Agueda nice racist comment
@Lynette Agueda your ignorance is sad
He is the kid in school who’s way too obsessed with the military
Omg yes!! Those kids are so weird.
@Viper lmaoo you’re butthurt
@Viper lmao bet youre an usamerican
@Arturo Ordaz
I agree with you but there is one thing I believe you are missing.....the original post he said "obsessed with" but you said "interested in"....
Big difference...
He was one of those kids who talked a bunch of shit about wanting to be in the military but didn’t make the cut.
43:46 Contrary to popular belief, treating the jurors like they’re stupid and then claiming the person who was murdered isn’t the real victim is actually a genius move and totally not career suicide
Criminal defense attorneys do that all the time, this is their job.
I support your sarcasm, but as the above poster said, doing what you described is literally the defense team's job. They have to give everything they have to defend you, and with a case where video evidence is against you, you've got little to lose by going all out.
It doesn't necessarily mean that the attorney *believes* what they're saying, but it's their job to say it.
That was the worst lawyer ever. Either he was on the States Attorney's side or incompetent. Either way Dakja was getting the book thrown at him.
@@MattC78 Just because you pay someone to defend you in court, doesn't obligate them to give everything they have in defending you, especially if you're unwilling to listen to advice, or insist on a particular argument, or spent hours kneecapping your defense by giving a drawn out interview to the police beforehand.
@@BSpinoza210 Or he was just a bad lawyer.
It's laughable how he keeps holding/faking his hand injury but anytime he's asked if he needs a doc to look at it he refuses...i remember doing this in pre-school when i wanted to go home 'cause i hated it there and tried to fake a tummy ache or a headache to get the nurse to say i'm unfit to stay and i should go home...
I dunno..he is a giant pussy
Michael Drejka , " After I was deployed to the parking lot, my mission was to take out illegal parkers' in order to neutralize the parking lot area'.
😂😂
Exactly who employed him to be the sjw on duty
Then I would rendezvous back to the landing zone were I would meet the law enforcement to administer my briefing.
mb Safronovitz yeah, this cop-loving gun owner is just like an SJW 🙄
Yeah, like who made him the parking police? Unless youre disabled and needed the parking bay yourself, its no ones business who has a placard or not. I have a placard and never use the disabled bays. Seems the other bays were closer than the disabled one anyway.
Not only did he shoot another man in the chest, he shot himself in the foot during that interview
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This is very good
he’s an idiot smh
1 shot lol
I thought this dude got cleared and it caused an uproar? I haven’t finished video but I saw it on Active Self Protection awhile back
It's heartbreaking enough that this situation happened, but it's a whole new level of heartbreaking thinking about how it all happened right in front of the guys kids and girlfriend. I'm so sorry to him and his loved ones. An innocent life was taken because some clown felt tough with his gun
Look, the defendant shouldn’t have shot this guy, but everyone involved in the incident was stupid. They shouldn’t have parked in a handicap stall. He shouldn’t have been nosy and said anything (though many people would have), but the guy full on shoving the defendant to the ground was idiotic.
When you put people in crazy, dangerous, chaotic situations you’re going to get a range of responses from them, and someone pulling out a gun and shooting you is one of them. It was unnecessary force but it’s silly to pretend like the decedent was innocent.
Every person involved made the same mistake, escalating the confrontation.
The woman escalated the discussion to yelling, the husband escalated the yelling to physical assault and this guy escalated it to lethal force.
All these people were always going to get this outcome, this lady probably Parks in handicap spots all the time and it was eventually going to be an issue, husband was bound to shove the wrong guy someday, and trigger finger was eventually going to get some idiot to shove him
@@indifferentadvocate1737 I think the big factor though is this guy with a gun and the intention to use it. people can get in arguments about parking stalls and shouldn't expect to get shot. because this guy was willing to escalate a conformation simply because he had a gun and the willingness to use it meant he could CAUSE an escalation with no regard for anyone else. if he did not have the safety of his gun, and the willingness to use it, he likely would not have approached the car at all. that's the problem.
@@yewintomlinson813 exactly. He even said himself he's not a fighter and felt empowered by his gun. The prosecuter even said he had every right to pull the gun out. It was him still shooting him despite the fact that he was retreating
@@rocketsocks3116 the whole thing never would have happened if the clown didn't confront the guys girlfriend over something ridiculous like a parking spot
Watching those people in the background react to the defense attorney's very poor explanation was almost hysterical and also very sad. The family shouldn't be subjected to that, but I'm happy most people in that audience see right through that bullshit.
If anyone's after an update, he's been sentenced to 20 years.
Good. Fuck this guy. The fight was over when he pulled the piece. What man would not rush a dude screaming at his wife and kids?
This is why I scrolled down. Thanks for the info, beautiful.
Ananda Mañana AGREED! He had no problem going toe to toe with the woman but as soon as the man comes out he’s in the fetal position aiming to kill. LOSER. I’m glad he got 20 years.
Awesome.
@XvX XvX this dude pulled a weapon on FOUR PEOPLE PRIOR TO THIS. He threatened two women with that gun as well. Was his life in danger then too? He is a menace. Let him rot in prison.
Michael seems like the type of dude to say “gracias” at an Italian restaurant
LOL😂👍
And with a THICK Texan accent
Fuck that’s spot on.
Yeah it’d sound like “grassy-ass”
@@yms4355x k 7
This was one of your best videos. I liked that you added clips from courtroom too and didn’t just and after the interrogation. Please do more videos like this.
The contradiction of him saying he was “tackled” in a way he hadn’t felt since his 20’s, and then almost immediately saying he was only “slightly dazed” was hilarious. Like dude if you got tackled as bad as you’re whining, you would be down for a few seconds at LEAST.
Not to mention he keeps saying “Nope never been in this situation before” but also knew exactly what to do in less than a second. Dude couldn’t keep his story straight for even a second.
This channel needs to be renamed "I should have called a lawyer"
Nah, Jeff needs no lawyer, only a Coke and a butterfinger.
More like- Shut the eff up!!
Its strange how people talk so freely to the police they work for the prosecution I mean its there job isn't it
Brian Woodruff “they’ll never suspect me, look they brought me water and everything! we’re friends!” idiots forget how the law works when they think they’re getting what they want
@@loddydobbs3023 yeah its like a script all cops follow I just finished watching the whole thing up to about 1.40 he's chatting like to mates in a bar
This is a message to my fbi guy: These videos are really interesting, I swear I'm not planning anything
Planning what ?
Your 30 years Lompoc séjour ?
😂
She’s just planning to get a lawyer, it’s all good
don't park in the disabled spot
I actually laughed out loud at this.
lmao...same
Probably a decade ago I was at the speedway at 62nd and Allisonville in Indianapolis. The guy in front of me was open carrying a pistol on his left hip. Every time the door chimed he spun around to look at who was at the door, eyes wide. Seeing this video reminds me of that guy.
"There's *almost* no way it was race related"
Lmao.
He parked illegally to confront someone else parking illegally.
*lOgIc*
Karen type of "human"
KA- BOOM!!! Oh my god your way of thinking makes my iq drop... the only guy here in the wrong is the dude with the gun. Everyone with simple logic thinking understands this.
KA- BOOM!!! This must be about race, i don’t believe that you think like that. You cannot be that stupid for real...
The essence of a bully.
Grannvale Flame Emperor HIs "force-multiplier"😂Freudian overtones on that one there.
This definitely the kinda guy who has a hard on for cops but never got into police school
And thank God too 😣 I hate to think of all the people he'd be hurting
Or failed the Police Academy
@Simren 72 I mean he clearly doesn’t need the badge to kill it just helps to avoid any responsibility when they do 😂🙃
@@chicknugs right, because criminals are generally innocent.
And it’s easy to get on the force lol
Well it seems
Such a shame that an innocent life was lost and a child likely scarred for life because some idiot has a messiah complex over f*cking parking spaces. And 19 mins for a paramedic to arrive?! Makes me so sad 😞
because some idiot is hyper violent and pushed someone to the ground, potentially killing him, over an argument
@@goatmonarch you're an idiot. if you punch someone in the head it can kill them. if you get pushed and fall onto concrete and hit your head it can kill you. there are literally videos on the internet of both of these things
What innocent life?
When is the last time you have been attacked physically without warning?
Do you think that is a good thing to do?
I'm sure you wouldn't have thought he was innocent if he had attacked you.
It's not "an innocent life" he was an aggressive idiot who further escalated a situation with another aggressive idiot. I feel sorry only for the children
@@goatmonarch He instigated the violence. End of discussion.
Completely unjustified use of deadly force. Drejka was rightfully conviceted. Though i will say that marquis's decision to physically assult drekja cost him his life. Never act like this unless you absolutely must, there are plenty of unhinged people who wont think twice before ending your life over the most trivial things. Drejka wanted an excuse to use his weapon and unfortunately he found it.
That's my takeaway as well. You never know how people might react to a physical confrontation. Just walk away.
This is the kind of guy to pull a citizen's arrest on a jay walker
Can't stand people like him.
KARENious Maximus
Wish it had been that simple.
he is not a bad guy i don't think he should of gotten that long
Reynolds what if it was your dad he shot?
Him in jail: “that’s my cell I’m there everyday”
Thanks for the laugh haha, hope you have a good week
😂😂😂
Hahahaha that's sooo true! It's his cell and his cell mate and his sore ass
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Big buff inmate: *holds his shoulder* “You mean *OUR* cell, boo.”
19 minutes for an ambulance?! For a gun shot wound? In CLEARWATER?! Something is not right....
28:00 This conversation is revealing. The detectives essentially ask Drejka if he'd be so willing to have these interactions with people if he was unarmed, and Drejka basically doesn't have an answer and justifies it with the fact that he's been carrying a firearm for so many years. I think people like this genuinely never consider that they ought to meter their behavior _because_ they feel they have the ability to "respond to a threat" and "defend themselves." Given the confidence of ever-present "backup" and the ability to end any conflict with finality, they don't feel like they're taking significant risks by initiating conflicts, however minor, and provoking negative responses in other people.
He seems to be the type of guy who thinks he's an Army Ranger after attending a free 1-hour self defense class..
Lmao
BOW TO YOUR SENSEI
Dewitte type
😂😂 this is so accurate
Thinks he's an army ranger because his great grand pappi showed him some 'military' moves when he was 12.
The whole vibe I got from this guy was a denied soldier, an unfit cop, couldn’t even land a job as a security guard. I feel like this guy has been waiting his entire life for an opportunity to be a hero in some fantasy he conjured up. The way he spoke to these police officers made me feel that way.
You're right. That's why you don't physically assault people, because you might assault the wrong armed hothead.
Yep..exactly..its kind of pathetic but when I was 21 I was hired as security to look for bombs in the Marriott hotel in times square new York City after a 12 hour class (which was 2 that tbe instructor gave us tbe answer for ..and I was on opiates) . ..he obviously had problems that other people saw in him .. BUT he was a neighborhood watchmen which is very prestigious ...
Ben Kaplan haha that’s a cool tidbit about yourself. What a strange job, for stranger times.
Lee Ham it’s true. I feel really sad for both men, especially Markeis. He made a decision to honor his family with considerable aggression, and moments later he lost his one and only life. That’s it. He was cast into the eternal mystery. All because Michael Drejka wanted to be somebody, and never was.
I got the same vibe, he was so ready to defend himself on the self-defense grounds and he seemed to be the classical gun owner, dont tread on my lands, i vote trump type
Two lessons to learn from this...
1- Mind your business
2- Don't assault people
3- Don't murder people
4- don’t park in handicap spots unless you’re handicap
@@Cupit29 Don't batter people*
@@AppleOfThineEye That's already at number 2, you moron 🤣🤣🤣
5 - get a lawyer
His desire and subconscious want to sound like a military commando/vet really had him rambling 🐑
“F O R C E M U L T I P L I E R!!!!!!!!!!!!”
As an actual veteran with extensive training, I wonder why these people don't just join and do some time somewhere. It's the same with the stolen valor weirdoes. It would be easier to just do 4 years somewhere than all that craziness they've had in their head for far longer.
"Someone stepped on my foot"
"What happened next?"
"I carpet bombed the area. 21 foot rule"
Dropping my 1 ton bomb because someones just assaulted my wife’s boyfriend
LMFAO. I had to read that 2x lol
Lmao dude you made me laugh ahha thanks
😂😂😂
Stepping on someone's toe is unintentional.
I don't think I have ever seen a better advertisement for getting a lawyer
Or moving out of Florida!
Lol
Max Schneiter or not shooting in moderate violence but yes lawyer for sure
But not the guy that actually defended him. When he said that the parking lot commando was the "Real Victim" that got NO favor with the jury. That one lady was like WTF?!?!
@@anonymousbosch9265 Or not resulting to violence in the first place.
It's heartbreaking seeing McGlockton backing away and Drejka _still_ choosing to end his life. That's where any empathy I might have had for Drejka being struck first ends.
For those that are claiming it is indeed self defense, I suggest you take a firearm safety course.
Hard facts. Most people haven't taken a police investigation or self defense course. He escalated with a concealed weapon, and further escalated when pushed. Laws sway so much by state and municipal stipulations. Even if it wasn't criminal, it's civilly irresponsible.
Exactly. He was pushed, but Marquee only pushed him to move him away from his wife, as he was approaching her aggressively. This dude has an itchy trigger finger and having a gun gave him a boost in ego.
@@whosaprettykitty5076 from the time the woman got out of the car to the time he was pushed, he did not take a single step towards her. 20:44
@@Austin-sz9wkdoesn’t matter, he was confronting her and started the initial argument. Not to mention he was loud enough to be heard from inside the store, definitely reason enough to push him away from her and a car full of kids.
@@rita2774 literally not, it was assault(in response to words) and something as little as a punch has killed plenty of people. Had the shooter not been a psycho, the father could have been sued for a shit tonne and probably get some jail time.
Also lets not forget that the woman was the one who got closer to him after the argument started.
The father had enough time to realize that he was not an active threat, as it took him 5 seconds to waltz on over before he decided to violently throw him to the ground.
Yall motherfuckers who think violence is a good response to words are savages
This man is so rough to watch. Neutralize, threat, target, negative... he's roleplaying like a cop. Embarrassing
nopixel cop rp POGGERS
Which is why he went around looking for fights, so he would have an excuse to pull his gun and kill someone.
Guy thinks he's robocop
SO cringe
People like him make me question my own sanity he's so sure of himself
This man was involved in 4 prior road rage incidents where he threatened drivers with a gun. He was looking for a reason to finally pull the trigger.
do you have a link?
@@bodhixxx1 Here's a link to the wikipedia page where, during the trial 3 different people testified that this same piece of shit pulled a gun on them and threatened their lives in 3 separate incidents, under State Attorney's Investigation.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Markeis_McGlockton
So that's THREE of the four.
@@bodhixxx1 It was mentioned in the video.
@@wicnut thanks I must of missed that
36:48
When the defense pointed out the defendant's reaction as a point in his favour I was in disbelief! Someone reacting completely indifferently to finding out they killed someone isn't what I'd consider a win for the defense.
A million imitations but only 1 JCS.
Nothing annoys a professional like an amateur pretending to be like them.
"Force multiplier"
but that exactly the reason why he shoot. he was amateur and he feels threaten (weakling). so he shoot.
you see feeling threatened is "subjective". it is measured by who you are and what you are capable of.
if you pushed hard on arnold schwarzenegger down the floor.
he won't feel threaten at all he might come to you and break your neck.
if you pushed hard on tom hidelston down the floor. he'll feel threaten for sure.
and he'll stand up and say "I'm a god you dull creature" then get beaten to death.
2020 Trump it’s pretty complicated stuff.
James Chua he said that if the man was backing up he wouldn’t feel threatened and thats what happened but he still shot
jay blanke affirmative
This guy was too stupid to recognize that he was being investigated and was instead so excited to perform for the guys around him
Affirmative
suprcrzy negative 😂
@@imtrash6713 you are not funny, just cringe.
ACombineSoldier lol you’re cringe for responding like that
ACombineSoldier shut up
"immediate threat gone"
This guy is such a 🤡
Personally whenever I see a car in the handicap spot and it's not handicapped marked, I assume they've just forgotten their handicap sticker especially if it's one that goes on the dashboard, or they're in a vehicle they don't normally drive or ride in... And maybe I see them walking easily and effortlessly into the building but I just go on with my life. I feel I'll leave that up to the experts to give them a ticket or a fine.
Most people in general are pussies who either break rules for their convince or ignore those who do so because it's the easy route.
So you gotta call the experts and report them to the police
Yeah and also, they may walk easily back BECAUSE they parked in that spot and they got to spare their legs from a longer walk that would exhaust them. i have a litle tumor in my knee and if i dont overextend myself i walk totally fine, i can run, jump, whatever. But a grocery trip really wipes me out because its a long time of ambling slowly around, standing still at regular intervals and shifting weight around on your legs, etc. If i dont park close to the door ill likely be limping a little as i walk back to my car. But if i get a spot close to, you might not always be able to see that i have trouble walking and occationally even use a cane. It's all a spectrum and it can be super decieving.
My dad had one of those placards because he had coronary heart failure and was prone to heart attacks from over exertion. He walked normally but if he had to rest regularly, even on grocery runs
Personally, whenever I see a car parked in a handicapped spot, I don’t even look for a placard because I’m already parked somewhere else, and it’s not my job to police that kind of thing.
“I understand my Miranda rights” continues to talk without a lawyer.
Alex Carter amazing how many people do not understand the power of the rights they have, especially the 5th
Talking to a lawyer is only important if you're guilty
@@Intrspace Wrong. Innocent people can often say things to incriminate themselves for no reason. Always talk to a lawyer
@@Intrspace No not at all. Innocent people have gone to jail before and will go to jail again. People can legit be framed. People can be in the wrong place at the wrong time. People can be misunderstood and face extremely harsh penalties despite reasonable mitigating circumstances if they don't know how to prove them. Pro tip: Never consent to a field sobriety test even if you are sober. Many sober people fail them and are taken into custody. Always always do a breathalyzer if you are sober. A sobriety test does not prove you are sober, it can only give reason to believe you are under the influence. Similar concept to pleading the 5th and seeking lawyer.
@@09Drdray glad I'm not the only one who pointed this out lol
Dude was acting like he was a rockstar being interviewed
That was the moment of his life.
He's famous, now.
I bet the cops loved how much of a talker he was.
liked it then took it back to keep it at an excellent number
@@Cinga420 Was it 666
@@Xpwnxage nah 420 someone ruined it
"Thank you for telling me" is all he can say when finding out he just killed a man with 3 children.
That defense lawyer gave serious South Park vibes that voice cannot be serious 😂
Lessons from JCS:
1. Don’t be a criminal
2. Don’t talk to the police
3. Don’t be named Michael
My father’s name is Michael. I can confirm that he fits all three categories.
If you do talk to the police, be really funny and the internet might like you
or Jeff or Dalia or Chris or Russel or Jodi
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽you can NEVER trust a Michael
And if you do talk to the police, don’t kill someone first.
This guy builds a better case against himself than any lawyer could.
The smug Megumin pfp makes this comment a dozen times funnier
@Joe Blow Why Is Every Word In Your Comment Capitalised
@@looming_lawsuit Titlecase, I Suppose.
Yet got 100$ bond, the system fails and fails
@Joe Blow Why would you want that tho? I want murderers and rapists and abductors and crimminals to get coerced in to giving up, to get caught, and put away from society.
Clearly “wannabe cop or combat veteran” vibes. This guy has been looking for a reason to feel like a “hero”. He’s nuts
Yeah he's like those fucktards that carry guns into BLM protests
Dude’s been waiting for yrs to use his weapon and when it doesn’t happen, he creates a scenario.
Michael seems like the ROTC kid who treated highschool hallways like an Iraqi warzone
Yesssssss that's exactly it.
Yes, the kid who grew up watching way too many military documentaries
@@TraumaGarden With no actual service to speak of! Complete joke.
So basically here's SpongeBob
I know, usually those kids become cops
Me on my 5th video: “DOES NO ONE UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT LAWYERS ARE!!???”
These videos are astounding aren’t they! I would be Hellen Keller until a lawyer was present.
@@DStabs720 well, i think the difference is, if youre smart enough to ask for a lawyer, you're also smart enough not to do horrible crimes.
EliasDanger totally agree. There are so many morons out there.
I think he was so sure that he was justified in his actions, that it never crossed his mind that he could get into trouble.
i know right. shut up! first thing after killing someone would be, ''i think i need a lawyer.'' cops arent your friend. youre not talking your way out of that building, even if youre really innocent...
This is an example of why keeping quiet and getting a lawyer is way better than trying to tell your version of what happened
All this work for detectives, life changing situation for the relatives of the deceased and everything included in this for basically absolutely nothing. Humans are truly magnificent species.
There was no chance he was going to ask to talk to a lawyer. This guy saw himself a cop basically, he was very happy to talk to the police and tell them what a good job he did. He probably thought they'd all take him out for a beer afterwards, and tell him that he could be fully in charge of that store parking lot from now on.
Lol probably thought his ass was going to get a job that day too 💀
This. Exactly
I think he did wrong to protect himself. He should have asked for a lawyer first.
@UC3lIi0J7XWufTHmgrqN0nZQ in no world was this a justifiable shoot. The dude is a loser and was just itching to shoot somebody. Kindly fuck off.
Funny lol
This dude had pulled his pistol on 4 other people prior?? It sounds like he just wants a reason to use it
Exactly
You can tell by how practiced and confident his language was during the interrogation that he'd been fantasizing and preparing for something like this. The fact that he had multiple run-ins where he was the antagonist further suggests that this was a man who had a gun and was looking to use it.
Still I guess it's not a good idea to push shove someone to the ground just because you're younger and bigger and you can.
He shot unjustifiably but shoving someone like that and assaulting someone also makes you a piece of shit. Both people in this instance were pieces of shit.
Take a walk in a ghetto somewhere, preferably at night, being pushed violently on the ground from behind and then sit there and wait to be more violated.
Just a coward that started a problem and killed an actual father with a functioning family we already have to few fathers
Agreed but it all would’ve unfolded a lot differently if the father didn’t shove him right out the get-go
I'd rather him have a dead father, than a father that taught him how to be violent. Either way, the kid will most likely become a violent criminal.
@@user-tf5lg7fc9s that’s a sad take
@@evanm6739it’s sad, but true
Nope sorry to tell u but that kid gonna grow up violent if his dad uses violence for small disputes like this.
I'm sorry but Michaels attorney at 41:53 has one of the most annoying vocal inflections I've ever heard lol. Dude sounds so fake trying to garner sympathy for the defense. The fact that he called him "the victim" is just sickening.
"The gentleman you shot is deceased"
"Thank you for telling me"
Enjoy your 20 years buddy.
Why would he care about some random guy who pushed him to the ground? Do you expect him to burst into tears? 😆
Only 20!?
@@wnathanielw a random guy who he killed. Very different than some random guy you never met. Being responsible for the immoral death of someone else is a terrible thing
@@wnathanielw so you just learned that you are now a killer. Are you taken back, a bit unsure what to feel, you just ended a life...or do you say thank you for the confirm. That's the difference between a normal human being and a psycho/deranged/guy with a problem
@@wnathanielw bro you’re soooo edgy! We’re all sooo impressed by your edginess! Mr Edgelord!!
"was he this close?" "No, even further than that." Oh man you did not help your case at all with that one.
Yep
Yea. Why the f did he say that. Think he couldve lied cos camera recording wouldn't be that accurate
@@dme3907 are you fucking serious?
@@dme3907 Not really, cops can probably recreate the scene where the crime took place based off the video footage lmao
My thoughts were that when he said that, he was trying to say that when he was pushed, we was pushed that far away from him. Not that he was that far away that he wasn’t a threat.
so the handicap spot was taken by someone with no pass (the driver stayed - she could pull out if anyone needed her to) ... so he pulled into the FIRE TRUCK space and used it the exact same way. as if someone couldn't confront him for the exact thing he was doing.
He didn’t let a single tear out until his dogs were mentioned. A sick man through and through.
You have a rapist and woman beater as your profile pic icon you gargling moron
@@kylenewberry9792 Lmao, based.
If your defense attorney is arguing that the video being SD and not HD means you can't trust its footage, your case probably is not very strong.
Specifically in a case like this where one of the main arguments from Mr. Shooty is that the guy was walking towards him. Even SD video can show a footstep clear enough.
@@josephstauter255 Hell, the display on a TI-88 calculator could show that much.
I'm assuming his attorney is a court-appointed public defender (just started watching), but I hope he's not, honestly. Anybody having to deal with this guy and represent him in court deserves better pay than public defenders. yes I know it's awful that somebody even has to try to defend people like this, but it's the law and the foundation of our court system. The attorneys know there's no chance of winning, but somebody has to take the case. Usually an attorney in need of work/public defender.
They were trying to create any doubt they could in the jurors' minds. They knew they didn't have much of a case when they started.
if pixels have anything to do with not being able to see certain things in the footage, then it is an argument. Can't be your main one, but it can be used.
Or when you're arguing his reaction in the interview when he found out the guy he shot is dead. He didn't celebrate because he's not stupid. He's in front of two cops. He celebrates, that's an admission of guilt.
definitely not a justifiable homicide, when he pointed his gun at the attacker, there was no need for pulling the trigger as the attacker showed the sign of withdrawing
Yep just anger
@@jacobgabrieel6646 or fear that somehow this guy will try to come back and take the gun so he shot him just in case, how about that?
@@adamraciecki4850 I really hope that you don’t own a gun.
Attacker or defender
@@independenceboyd2042 in this case looks like he is not the attacker but he clearly went beyond the self-defense and when he said "this is my shop" and so on that may prove he wanted to be in charge, have control etc. and made him going beyond the self-defense, but there is always a doubt
“I cannot fight, never been a fighter” says enough about this man
Yeah tough guys attack people before asking questions and end up with a bullet hole in them apparently lmao!
The amount of people that don't shut up and just say "lawyer" is astonishing to me
They think they know better
Those are probably not worth a video ofcourse.
Exactly what i was thinking. People are being way to friendly with detectives and end up screwing themselves over lmao
While I'm not saying he shouldn't shut up and ask for a lawyer, I think it's safe to say even the best lawyer wouldn't be able to dig him out. He was literally caught on video initiating a conflict and once he was shoved, he pulled out a gun and fired on a man who was backing up after seeing the gun.
@@chloemarlowe3817 I'm glad he talked, he's a psycho for sure
“I’m just your normal average everyday person with average problems”
His problems: Murder charge
Manslaughter
Anime protag be like
@@karama5562 I love this reply
@Jeff -66 he gone claim self defense again 🤣
He said he had money problems. He could’ve used that assault caught on tape to get a big pay day. Instead got 20 years.
i recommend the sentencing if you're interested in the outcome. the statements before the sentence is given are really compelling and the judge gives an excellent summation of the case.
I hope Drejka didn’t pay his attorney and he was court appointed. If he did he was absolutely robbed and no one should hire his defense attorney ever again. He committed two HUGE cardinal sins:
- Never use the words “common sense” when talking to the jury. It sounds like you’re questioning their intelligence.
- You can argue self defense and I think that’s a strong defense here….. Until you say that your client, who’s still breathing and alive, IS THE VICTIM WHEN A MAN IS DEAD AFTER SHOVING SOMEONE
It's amazing watching someone humblebrag themself into a conviction.
The Convict humblebrag.
Wtf is humblebrag
@@markacklin3571 It's when someone subtly brags about what they did and tries to sound humble while doing so.
Humblebrag!!! 🤣
@@ProfessorBAG quite funny, I'm from U.K so that's unusual to me
Of course he illegally parked to yell at the person illegally parked.
🙄, Just wow 👏🏾
The difference is that the way he parked isnt enforceable due to it being on private property whereas illegally parking in a handicap is enforceable.
@@DeshraD Yes, they were wrong for parking in a handicap ♿ area, but that just proves that they didn't care about people with disabilities, I understand were Michael was coming from, heck I would have confronted them too, but Michael shot a man right in front of his son, how do you explain to your child that his father is gone, and he will never see him again 😥, he watched his father collapse on the ground and watched him slowly died for the next 19 minutes before pharmacies came, that's years of trauma 💔
@@y32123 *I'm very disappointed that you had to bring race into this 😒🤨* , Yes he was wrong for pushing him on the ground, but if Michael really felt threatened he wouldn't have shot him in the chest. 🙄
He could have shot a warning shot or, shot him in his leg or somewhere where he couldn't hit any fatal organs, to the jury it seemed as if he shot him in the chest with the intention of killing him, Michael may have wanted to protect himself, but not like this 💔
@@Nikki-lh1tu if you know anything about weapons legshots can hit arteries and cause the suspect or victim to bleed out. Basically where ever you shoot someone can cause a bleedout depending on where you hit.
I love how soft Michael Drejka talks. It's like he almost whispers. Probably thinking that he's sharing his secrets with one of his white brothers who got his back covered..
The Q&A about whether he could match the guy in a fight without weapons is a good example of why one should just remain silent. In his mind saying I would've obviously been outmatched in a "fair" fight justifies using a weapon against the person who escalated a verbal fight to a physical one he would have lost. The prosecution however, said this was actually incriminating. So even statements you think obviously help you could end up used in against you in ways in you might never have guessed.