07-25-2018, 11:52 AM
(07-25-2018, 10:50 AM)Benton Wrote: No. someone's bad parking job doesn't give a person the right to be belligerent. He was the aggressor.Did McGlockton display aggression by knocking Dreka to the ground? Let's take that action out of context and say you or I walk outside to find someone yelling at your wife. If I run over and knock his ass to the ground can I reasonably not expect that person to do anything aggressive in return? I obviously would not be expecting to get shot either, but I would be expecting him to get back up and retaliate in some form since I already saw him being verbally aggressive to my wife.
The entire point behind "stand your ground" laws is giving people the right to defend themselves when they feel threatened. McGlockton did that. His family was threatened, so he assaulted the guy, who then shot him. Blame is on Drejka for being the aggressor.
Both men share blame in escalating the situation. However, that by no means says that McGlockton deserved to be shot. Dreka took it to a level that it should never ave gotten to....but he didn't get there alone.
