Was the person in the vehicle in “imminent” physical danger, or was he merely being inconvenienced?
The video clearly shows the chain of events:
Pedestrian blocks vehicle.
Driver shoves pedestrian with vehicle.
Pedestrian gets visibly upset, comes around to the driver side of the vehicle, and assaults the vehicle by hitting the driver’s door with his hand.
Driver gets visibly upset, exits the vehicle and physically assaults the pedestrian.
Do you agree with this chain of events as described?
Now, in my opinion, between 3 and 4 (above), the driver could (and arguably should) have driven away as his way ahead was now clear of obstruction. Any “reasonable person” would have done so under the circumstances. He did not do so. He escalated the situation without imminent danger to himself and assaulted the pedestrian*.
*I grant you that the pedestrian was being really annoying the entire time by junior copping the intersection for reasons that are not clear to us. Maybe he was mentally unstable. Maybe he or someone he knew was struck there earlier by a vehicle that failed to signal. Maybe some other reason we do not have enough information about. However, non of the above is a justification for the actions of the pedestrian. He was, without a doubt, interfering with the flow of traffic and an actual cop on the scene would have made him stop. That said, a physical assault of the pedestrian by the driver was in no way a “proportional” response. Your argument to the contrary is fabricated on a misunderstanding or intentional twisting of the facts based on motives I can only speculate about.
If there’s enough resolution to see stripes, one can also see the fabric wrapped around the handle. There’s no doubt whatsoever that it’s an umbrella, and that it fell from wherever he had it fastened. Magiver needs to retract all his nonsense.
And a reasonable person would dismiss a partisan contortionist, instead of replying over and over. Even though the truth is clearly not having any effect.
That’s why those types love this message board, they know they can get dozens of rational people all worked up. And apparently, this is entertainment for them, and… what, they get Internet Points?
Because I enjoy mocking idiots. You really think anyone actually thinks they’re going to convince Magiver that someone hitting a pedestrian with their vehicle, then getting out and assaulting them is bad?