ibraheim718 wrote:The way I saw it Gard instigated it... the way he grabbed Howard was the way a parent grabs a child. Not a good look.. trying to reprimand Howard for saying "I'll remember that". He baited him and then backed away.. something about that guy gives me bad vibes.
I had the parent vib yeterday as well, but with the new video and the audio to me it is clear that Gard wanted to recover a relationship.
Howard said something to the effect "ill remember this"
Gard attempted to stop Howard from passing, and said " oh... Hey...."
I suspect that Gard intended to explain what happened and at least try to remove the idea it was personal of punitive, who knows maybe even apologize. I could see if that was not interrupted as going "oh hey man, my bad..."
When Howard said "dont touch me" then proceeded to grab Gard's shirt, Gard responded several times "you're just frustrated".
That is not baiting
It appears much closer to de-escalation
Gard likely thought they were personable enough that Gard could block Howard's path and touch him, he was clearly wrong and backed away. Nothing he said in this incident warranted his shirt being grabbed or someone being swatted at.
There could be other stuff out there that happened in private, and Gard could have been posturing for the Cameras, or Howard could need anger management therapy...i have no idea.