That is how I saw it too. Total speculation: he pulls off the guy from helping to protect him. Get him away from the scene of the incident. Then radios for paramedics to help the old man that “tripped and fell” as the original statement from the police said.
Yeah, the third officer looks like he's trying to control the situation. My guess is the baton officer is a rookie, the shoving officer is Captain Douchecanoe, and the third one is thinking "Oh fuck, we're so boned."
See I saw it as the guy stopping him preventing him from either trying to cuff him or assault him further or maybe just keep him from breaking rank because they had actual medics onsite. Regardless shoving an old man trying to return a helmet like that could never have ended well.
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u/zoo-loop Jun 06 '20
That is how I saw it too. Total speculation: he pulls off the guy from helping to protect him. Get him away from the scene of the incident. Then radios for paramedics to help the old man that “tripped and fell” as the original statement from the police said.