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 (:
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.
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).
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
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
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
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.
@@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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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 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
@@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.
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.
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.
@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...
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
@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 :)
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.
@@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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
“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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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 think he was trying his best. He is required to do whatever he can to win the case, otherwise it could end in a mistrial. Even the worst person needs their lawyer to do the absolute best to fight for them in order to ensure that the case against them is sound. Numerous bad people have been released or had their cases drawn out needlessly simply due to their lawyer not trying very hard.
@@boanerges5723 _Well,_ his job is to give him the best defense possible, not necessarily to win the thing. If your client is caught dead to rights, if you can get him twenty years instead of thirty or the death penalty, you've done a good job.
@@rachybaby72the lawyer shit, has nothing to do with what you or I deem to be righteous or lawful... Sadly If one is a defense lawyer knowing your client is guilty you can at best try to "forcing" your client to a plea, if client is refusing you can of course argue not to represent the client but trial law is the bottom feeders they will eat shit raw all day to climb the ladder.
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
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.
Because RU-vid torpedoes them every time they put something out. There’s about a quarter of the content here than there used to be. RU-vid basically shut down JCS.
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.
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..
@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.
