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Bullcrap. Drejke "provoked" McGlockton by verbally assaulting his family in a threatening manner. Anyone who provokes someone else so badly that they use force against them DO NOT GET A SYG DEFENSE unless they retreat and are re-attacked. You don't get to start crap with a man's family and shoot him dead if he pushes you away from his family. Nobody wants to hear your BS. We get it. You want black people killed. So did Drejeke. Now go back to your KKK meeting.

776.041 Use or threatened use of force by aggressor.—The justification described in the preceding sections of this chapter is NOT AVAILABLE to a person who:
(1) Is attempting to commit, committing, or escaping after the commission of, a forcible felony; or
(2) INITIALLY PROVOKES THE USE OF OR THREATENED USE OF FORCE AGAINST HIMSELF or herself, unless:
(a) Such force or threat of force is so great that the person reasonably believes that he or she is in imminent danger of death or great bodily harm AND THAT HE OR SHE HAS EXHAUSTED **EVERY** REASONABLE MEANS TO ESCAPE SUCH DANGER other than the use or threatened use of force which is likely to cause death or great bodily harm to the assailant; or
(b) In good faith, the person withdraws from physical contact with the assailant and indicates clearly to the assailant that he or she desires to withdraw and terminate the use or threatened use of force, but the assailant continues or resumes the use or threatened use of force.
Define "provocation"? Let's use the reasonable man test. Let's also put down the race card. Drejka had no clue either the McGlockton vehicle contained black Afro-Americans nor that the septic tanker was driven by a black male. Duh. So you'd be okay if you found yourself having an argument with a driver over....anything, or even if you were just trying to sell the driver girl scout cookies and you were arguing over price, that the driver's "man" would be justified in bouncing your fat butt off hot asphalt, without an English word even being said first? You'd be okay with this "man" pulling up his pants and CLAPPING his hands together at you laying on the asphalt? And add another guy also charging up to the scene after you, a DISABLED, 47 year old man, who just got his world rocked, and you just lay there? McGlockton surely provoked Drejka. Jesus, it's a badly written law, but Drejka didn't write it. He also NEVER shot a soul in 25 years of legally carrying his concealed weapon. THE PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF BOB GUALTIERI AND STATE ATTORNEY BIG MAC BERNIE MCCABE ARE SENDING AN INNOCENT MAN TO PRISON (NOT THE FIRST BY A MILE) AND EVERYBODY JUST KEEPS DRINKING THEIR KOOL-AID.....OH YEAH, TIL IT HAPPENS TO THEM. NOW SHUT YOUR MOUTH AND GO PLAY WITH YOURSELF. (DID I PROVOKE YOU? LOL)

If you are a deputy, then you know damn well "verbal assault" is not a crime.