Drejka sentenced to 20 years

https://www.usnews.com/news/us/arti...ces-sentencing-in-fatal-shooting-of-black-man

"Circuit Judge Joseph Bulone called 49-year-old Michael Drejka a "wanna-be" law enforcement officer and a self-appointed "handicapped parking space monitor."

Lazarus Short said:

I also get irritated at people parking in handicapped spaces when they should not, but that fellow took it too far. Did he use the "stand your ground" defense after initiating the confrontation?

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The sheriff declined to arrest him due to SYG, but the DA arrested him a month later and charged him for manslaughter. Florida had changed its SYG in 2017, shifting the burden of proof to the government to show a defendant was not entitled to use it.