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That's not how it looks to me. Her vehicle seems to come close and might even touch the agent's leg — maybe (the narration says no). But "hitting him" doesn't s
by dctoedt 8mo ago
That's not how it looks to me. Her vehicle seems to come close and might even touch the agent's leg — maybe (the narration says no). But "hitting him" doesn't seem to be a reasonable way to describe it, even granting that the video clip is in slow motion.
https://youtu.be/D9R9dAmws6M?si=xdxZIHQGODS9fB3e&t=323 https://youtu.be/D9R9dAmws6M?si=xdxZIHQGODS9fB3e&t=323
- like_any_other 8mo agoThe agent was leaning significantly forward, and suddenly acquired backwards momentum just when the car got close, despite his center of mass being in front of his feet. The only way he could move like that was by getting hit by the car.
- dctoedt 8mo ago> The only way he could move like that was by getting hit by the car. He had a hand braced on the left-front fender and was leaning against it, with his feet maybe a yard away — apparently on icy pavement. The vehicle could well have pushed him as it moved; that's not the same as hitting him.
- like_any_other 8mo agoSo she rapidly accelerated at him, and her car pushed him away, either by hitting his torso or his arm. And that in the 1-2 seconds the agent had to figure out her actions and intent, he arguably made the wrong call, is rephrased as: "Speech is disallowed if someone with any authority feels like killing you"
- dctoedt 8mo agoYou’re seeing what you want to see.