Talk:Killing of Markeis McGlockton

Use of a police report as a source

I removed a police report that was being used as a reference. The police report is not needed as the details it was sourcing were already sourced from a proper secondary source (of which several are available for this high profile case). We generally do not use WP:PRIMARY sources, and definitely not police reports in a BLP situation - per WP:BLPPRIMARY.Icewhiz (talk) 09:46, 19 August 2018 (UTC)

We do use primary sources like police reports for straightforward information. This is not a BLP, Biography of a living person. Markeis McGlockton is deceased. This is only about Drejka murdering McGlockton. Drejka is in jail now.--Wyn.junior (talk) 00:43, 26 August 2018 (UTC)

Drejka is a BLP, and has not been convicted - we assume he is innocent. Per WP:BDP, BLP poolicy applies to McGlockton as well, as he is recently deceased.Icewhiz (talk) 04:27, 26 August 2018 (UTC)

(not) Pam Bondi

I reverted an edit due to NPOV issues on the description of the altercation (which we should describe neutrally) and for falsely naming a BLP - Pam Bondi - as the party who filed charges. Per ABC (the source in the article), this was "Bernie McCabe, the state attorney for Pinellas County, announced his decision to file charges against Drejka 12 days after receiving investigative reports on the case from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. - no Pam Bondi mentioned.Icewhiz (talk) 06:13, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

BLPPRIMARY

@Maxxim123: - I reverted a series of edit, as they contained an unsourced assertion on a BLP as well as criminal record of a BDP sourced in contravention of the WP:BLPPRIMARY policy to Pinellas county records. I suggest you find a secondary source covering McGlockton's record and reflect the language used there.Icewhiz (talk) 05:40, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

@Icewhiz: Removal of the information incorrect. First, McGlockton in not LIVING PERSON, he is dead, so BLP not applicable. The source was provided: court records of Pinellas County. Its impossible to give a direct link to the specific documents, but search system with search by name. Court Records primary official and legal source. So, please revert your decision. I very carefully check _every_ document and did my calculation based on real documents how many felonies, misdemeanors etc.

ok, the second source https://florida.arrests.org/Arrests/Markeis_Mcglockton_2709475/

https://florida.arrests.org/Arrests/Markeis_Mcglockton_2751688/

https://florida.arrests.org/Arrests/Markeis_Mcglockton_4856972/

https://florida.arrests.org/Arrests/Markeis_Mcglockton_4890221/

https://florida.arrests.org/Arrests/Markeis_Mcglockton_5749464/

https://www.pcsoweb.com/InmateBooking/SubjectResults.aspx?id=1309676

https://www.pcsoweb.com/InmateBooking/SubjectResults.aspx?id=1421980

https://www.pcsoweb.com/InmateBooking/SubjectResults.aspx?id=1352719

https://www.pcsoweb.com/InmateBooking/SubjectResults.aspx?id=1352719

https://www.pcsoweb.com/InmateBooking/SubjectResults.aspx?id=1471779 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maxxim123 (talk • contribs) 07:01, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

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@Maxxim123:, please see WP:BDP - BLP policy applies to recently deceased persons such as McGlockton. Furthermore - even for a long dead person (not the case here) - relying on PRIMARY police records is usually a no-go. I suggest you use a secondary source, such as - [1][2][3] - to attempt to insert content on McGlockton's and Drejka's respective priors. Part of the problem with police records, is that they do not include the end results - you lack context on what actually happened after the initial arrest (which may have been false, for instance). e.g. see this description of the 2008 incident - In 2008, he was accused of hitting and pushing his former girlfriend to the ground in front of several witnesses during an argument. She denied that it turned physical and told police she didn’t want to prosecute. Aggravated battery and disorderly conduct charges were dropped, although he was convicted on a resisting an officer with violence charge.[4].Icewhiz (talk) 06:55, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

@Icewhiz: But court records include the end results. Right? For example, he was sentenced to serve time in jail as a final judicial decision.

@Icewhiz: is this works?

McGlockton’s criminal record includes drug charges, petit theft, and an aggravated battery arrest that all happened before 2011. http://www.fox13news.com/news/local-news/backlash-continues-following-stand-your-ground-shooting

In 2008, he was accused of hitting and pushing his former girlfriend to the ground in front of several witnesses during an argument. She denied that it turned physical and told police she didn’t want to prosecute. Aggravated battery and disorderly conduct charges were dropped, although he was convicted on a resisting an officer with violence charge. .... Five years later, Gilbert, his cousin, accused him of punching her repeatedly in the face and head during an argument over money. She stopped cooperating with investigators, and McGlockton was never arrested. The police report includes a text message he sent to her apologizing. "Man did some searchin in myself and i can honestly ... say that i was out of line wit you," he wrote. ... Simpson had just gotten out of juvenile detention, and she learned McGlockton had his own troubles. Records show a smattering of juvenile arrests including battery and fleeing and eluding.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/Markeis-McGlockton-Artist-loving-father-and-much-more-than-just-a-hashtag_171316279— Preceding unsigned comment added by Maxxim123 (talk • contribs)

There are other problems with primary sources - including identifying the person correctly (vs. other people ith the same name), and lack of subsequent context and proceedings. We generally avoid them - and in a case such as this which has quite a bit of secondary coverage - you really don't need primary sources for anything that's close to the main focus of coverage (and criminal record is definitely being covered)..... I would cut down on the level of detail in the 2008 incident and the cousin a few years later. But yes - I think working off secondary sources you could insert content.Icewhiz (talk) 07:55, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

Instagram and tweets

I've removed (combined diff) a number of WP:PRIMARY stmts sourced to Twitter and Instagram. This article is about a WP:BLP's trial and a WP:BDP's death and involves WP:BLPCRIME issues (specifically - we need to be careful regarding Drejka's alleged guilt since he hasn't been convicted as of yet). In light of WP:BLPPRIMARY and WP:UNDUE (given this case is fairly widely covered - we can focus on reactions that have received media coverage - as opposed to tweets by various people) - I think Twitter/Instagram based sourcing should be precluded. Icewhiz (talk) 12:49, 19 December 2018 (UTC)

Lawyers

I added a reference for lawyers - was not sure where to put it...however the reference could stand to be better. The main lawyer has an article now as well.

Drejka was represented by criminal defense attorney John Trevena and Brent Camareno.

References

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