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I thought Glocks have a triple safety system?

They do....meaning if the gun is dropped or slammed down, the internal safety mechanism will not allow the gun to discharge. HOWEVER just like on the Springfield & Kahr, & others, the safety mechanisms are meant to be OVERRIDEN when the trigger is pulled in a shooting position. In other words, you WANT the gun to go off when the trigger is pulled because generally that is to mean you are intentionally shooting at something, hopefully the target. Also you NEVER put your finger on the trigger until or unless you are ready to shoot. Place your finger alongside the barrel of the handgun until ready to shoot NOT ON THE TRIGGER.

So I will guarantee you that the idiot DEA agent Lee Paige had his finger on the trigger as he was then stupidly shoving his handgun into a TIGHT side holster and therefore the gun went off because he pulled the frikkin trigger!!!! Not the gun's fault!!! His "negligent discharge" should have resulted in getting fired as a DEA agent.

Place your finger alongside the barrel of the handgun until ready to shoot

This is is key. Everytime I got to a range MOST of the people there are violating this.
NOT hovering over the trigger.
NOT near the trigger.
NOT just to outside the side of the trigger guard.

OFF the trigger.
AWAY from the trigger.
CLEAR of the trigger guard.
and GROUNDED to a solid part of the gun.

The human hand is designed and wired to close with all fingers grasping. Leaving one finger hovering near-ish the trigger is just asking for anything which distracts you or surprises you to cause your hand, including trigger finger to close. I an convinced that most people think 'off the trigger' is just 'skin not actually touching the metal of the trigger'.