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Video shows deadly shooting over parking spot at Clearwater convenience store
ABC Action News ^ | 7/23/2018 | WFTS Webteam, Michael Paluska, Adam Winer

Posted on 07/24/2018 6:02:02 AM PDT by simpson96

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To: kiryandil

>>Drejka should have pistol-whipped and shot the baby-momma, too, for parking in his mom’s handicapped parking spot.<<

I don’t think the baby momma assaulted and menaced him.

Play stupid games...


41 posted on 07/24/2018 6:55:43 AM PDT by freedumb2003 ("please pass the winnamins" (/Principled on 6/27/2018))
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To: freedumb2003

“I always thought that use of force by anyone had to be reasonable based on the force being used against you.

I guess I was wrong.”

When a man half your age walks up and shoves you to the ground.... I’m not a mind reader, but you might be defending your life at that point.


42 posted on 07/24/2018 6:55:49 AM PDT by READINABLUESTATE (But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.- George Orwell)
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To: simpson96

Mind your own business.
Keep your hands to yourself.

L


43 posted on 07/24/2018 6:56:00 AM PDT by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
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To: simpson96
I did not get a CCW to let some asshole shove me around. While I would never have done what the shooter did simply because I have to be especially aware of a needless confrontation, If a person comes at me in a physically threatening manner I will shoot him. I have no need to wait for him to do physical harm!!
44 posted on 07/24/2018 6:56:01 AM PDT by ontap
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To: Mr Rogers

>>NOT if the attack has ended!<<

Based on the video the thug was advancing. The attack clearly was not over.


45 posted on 07/24/2018 6:56:41 AM PDT by freedumb2003 ("please pass the winnamins" (/Principled on 6/27/2018))
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To: Little Ray

Exactly.

You never know if a psychopath in the parking lot is armed. So keep your hands to yourself.


46 posted on 07/24/2018 6:56:57 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: READINABLUESTATE

I was wrong.


47 posted on 07/24/2018 6:57:03 AM PDT by freedumb2003 ("please pass the winnamins" (/Principled on 6/27/2018))
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To: freedumb2003
Based on the video the thug was advancing. The attack clearly was not over.

Agree, he was a millisecond away and could easily have attacked him again with his fist or a knife. The shooter had a millisecond to shoot under those threatening circumstances or easily could have lost his life. The victim did not retreat until he was shot in the torso and turned around to get back in the store.

48 posted on 07/24/2018 6:59:52 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: freedumb2003

LOL!


49 posted on 07/24/2018 7:00:55 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: aberaussie

I don’t see how telling someone not to park in a handicapped spot is “picking a fight”.


50 posted on 07/24/2018 7:02:14 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
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To: Fhios

Any day Any Time.


51 posted on 07/24/2018 7:03:41 AM PDT by carmen2017
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To: freedumb2003
I think that what the people who are angry about this should do is print up a bunch of handicapped parking signs that say "Mike Drejka's Mom's Handicapped Parking Spot. Violators Will Be Shot.", and put them all over town to mock the local law enforcement officials.

And in 2012, Tyler Smith, 18, accused a driver later identified as Drejka of hanging a gun outside of his truck window during a road rage incident in Palm Harbor, northwest of Tampa, according to law enforcement documents obtained by NBC News.

Smith, whose account was corroborated by his passenger, told a Pinellas County sheriff’s deputy that Drejka began yelling and honking at him when he stopped at a yellow traffic light, the documents say.

Smith said Drejka then dangled a black handgun from his driver’s side window and placed two magazines on his truck’s dashboard. After Drejka followed the car, the passenger told the deputy, Smith called the sheriff’s office to report him — though he didn’t want to press charges, according to the documents.

During an interview with deputies, Drejka said he’d yelled at Smith and honked his horn after the car cut him off, the documents say. Drejka denied following the vehicle or displaying a Glock that he kept in his truck’s center console.

No charges were filed in the case and the documents say Drejka’s concealed weapon’s license was valid.

Just a quick word of advice, freeedumb.

If you visit Mike's town, check with the local officials to find out where Mike's personal no-go zones are...

 ROFL face ROFL face ROFL face

52 posted on 07/24/2018 7:04:29 AM PDT by kiryandil (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive)
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To: Mr Rogers
I might PULL a gun in case the other guy was planning on following it up with more

Given the person who violently assaulted the person on the ground and was perhaps one second away from him if he wanted to finish him off with his fist or a knife, how long would you contemplate pulling a gun for self defense and using it?

53 posted on 07/24/2018 7:04:47 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Mr Rogers
IMO pulling the gun was more than justified after being pushed to the ground violently.

Whether he was justified in shooting the guy is another issue altogether that doesn't look like a clear call.

54 posted on 07/24/2018 7:05:57 AM PDT by CommerceComet (Hillary: A unique blend of arrogance, incompetence, and corruption.)
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To: freedumb2003

He was backing away when the man fired.


55 posted on 07/24/2018 7:05:59 AM PDT by Mr Rogers (Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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To: CommerceComet
IMO pulling the gun was more than justified after being pushed to the ground violently. Whether he was justified in shooting the guy is another issue altogether that doesn't look like a clear call.

Yep, well stated.

56 posted on 07/24/2018 7:08:25 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: freedumb2003
I always thought that use of force by anyone had to be reasonable based on the force being used against you. I guess I was wrong.

In my CHL classes (in Texas), we were taught to never get involved in BS like this. Because we are carrying, we should go out of our way to avoid crap like parking space fights. Even though the guy may have been "in fear of his life", the shooter actually initiated the confrontation by appointing himself "parking lot monitor". He should have merely muttered under his breath "what a jerk" and moved on.

57 posted on 07/24/2018 7:08:29 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte (Time to get the US out of the UN and the UN out of the US!)
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To: BlackbirdSST
These ferals are going to learn to live in a civilized manner or they will no longer be a part of our society

No worries! Mike Drejka on the job, sir - one feral at a time!

In an interview with Tampa’s Fox 13, store owner Ali Salous said he wasn’t surprised Drejka killed someone after watching him “become argumentative” over the same issue last month. The owner also said he called police after the first fight.

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Salous says Drejka has a history of confrontations in and around his store.

"He told me I can't help it. Every time I do this I get in trouble, and I can't help it. I keep doing it," Salous said.

Kelly, who drives a septic tank, briefly parked his tanker in this handicapped spot outside the Circle A Food Store before running inside this store for a beverage. When he came out, he saw Drejka taking pictures of his vehicle.

"He asked me (if) was I handicapped, and I said, 'Obviously, I'm driving a tanker. I'm not handicapped.' And I asked if was he handicapped and he stated 'No, my mom is,'" Kelly said.

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And in 2012, Tyler Smith, 18, accused a driver later identified as Drejka of hanging a gun outside of his truck window during a road rage incident in Palm Harbor, northwest of Tampa, according to law enforcement documents obtained by NBC News.

Smith, whose account was corroborated by his passenger, told a Pinellas County sheriff’s deputy that Drejka began yelling and honking at him when he stopped at a yellow traffic light, the documents say.

Smith said Drejka then dangled a black handgun from his driver’s side window and placed two magazines on his truck’s dashboard. After Drejka followed the car, the passenger told the deputy, Smith called the sheriff’s office to report him — though he didn’t want to press charges, according to the documents.

During an interview with deputies, Drejka said he’d yelled at Smith and honked his horn after the car cut him off, the documents say. Drejka denied following the vehicle or displaying a Glock that he kept in his truck’s center console.

No charges were filed in the case and the documents say Drejka’s concealed weapon’s license was valid.

58 posted on 07/24/2018 7:08:32 AM PDT by kiryandil (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive)
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To: Sans-Culotte
Doin Right ain't got no end, Sans (Captain Redlegs - The Outlaw Josey Wales)

In an interview with Tampa’s Fox 13, store owner Ali Salous said he wasn’t surprised Drejka killed someone after watching him “become argumentative” over the same issue last month. The owner also said he called police after the first fight.

=================

Salous says Drejka has a history of confrontations in and around his store.

"He told me I can't help it. Every time I do this I get in trouble, and I can't help it. I keep doing it," Salous said.

Kelly, who drives a septic tank, briefly parked his tanker in this handicapped spot outside the Circle A Food Store before running inside this store for a beverage. When he came out, he saw Drejka taking pictures of his vehicle.

"He asked me (if) was I handicapped, and I said, 'Obviously, I'm driving a tanker. I'm not handicapped.' And I asked if was he handicapped and he stated 'No, my mom is,'" Kelly said.

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And in 2012, Tyler Smith, 18, accused a driver later identified as Drejka of hanging a gun outside of his truck window during a road rage incident in Palm Harbor, northwest of Tampa, according to law enforcement documents obtained by NBC News.

Smith, whose account was corroborated by his passenger, told a Pinellas County sheriff’s deputy that Drejka began yelling and honking at him when he stopped at a yellow traffic light, the documents say.

Smith said Drejka then dangled a black handgun from his driver’s side window and placed two magazines on his truck’s dashboard. After Drejka followed the car, the passenger told the deputy, Smith called the sheriff’s office to report him — though he didn’t want to press charges, according to the documents.

During an interview with deputies, Drejka said he’d yelled at Smith and honked his horn after the car cut him off, the documents say. Drejka denied following the vehicle or displaying a Glock that he kept in his truck’s center console.

No charges were filed in the case and the documents say Drejka’s concealed weapon’s license was valid.

59 posted on 07/24/2018 7:10:13 AM PDT by kiryandil (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive)
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To: 1Old Pro

Clearly, Mr Drejka is suffering from “ThatOldWhiteManMustBeCrazy”.


60 posted on 07/24/2018 7:10:52 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
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