From what I saw the guy pushes the shooter pretty hard and the shooter falls backward onto the pavement. Then the person who did the pushing backs up....was not advancing on the man on the ground.

Big size and age disparity...benefits the pusher.

Older man on the pavement in a very bad position to defend himself if the younger/larger man advances on him.

Woman also gets out of the vehicle as this was happening.

Seems to me the pusher had no intention of doing more...but I can understand the man on the ground feeling threatened/at a disadvantage...he sure does not get up fast at all...almost like he could not get up easily.

I guess if the guy did not push him he would not have been shot?

I guess if the shooter did not decide to verbally enforce the parking laws he would not have been pushed to the ground?

Toss up....

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Physically assault the right person and you end up dead just like in the video.

There might of been some history between these two or indirectly to others that they knew about that caused each to react the way they did.

Under Florida law, the shooter could have been charged with assault. The state of Florida's definition of assault differs from yours. Florida's definition is what matters in this case.

http://www.husseinandwebber.com/crimes/violent-crimes/simple-assault/

Keith

X2 and most times it's NOT justified, so keep that in mind before you assualt someone.

how do you know he intentionally made a threat to her to create fear? Maybe he did but you can't see that in the video.

This is weird one and I guess it's because both of these people acted like idiots. This never had to happen. The guy could have either minded his own beeswax with the lady in the spot of called the police. Then the guy coming out of the store over reacted and was overly aggressive which made the shooter over react by pulling the trigger. Like I said before, I think he had a right to draw but when the victim backed off, that should have ended it. Personally, just by watching the video, I think the guy that was pushed lost his cool and pulled the trigger.

I agree that he probably shot the guy out of anger

Still not really a reason to start a physical confrontation. Words are just words and can be deescalated by simply leaving. When you get physical, you take it to the next level and it's not going to turn out well for you in most cases.

Based on the video only, I agree and I don't see how anyone could see it differently, but obviously they do.

Agreed.... But it would be hard to not shove someone away from family that was treating them in the way it "appears" this guy was.

Agree.
This holier than thou, nosey pos should have minded his own business. He should have taken getting his old, fat arse on the ground as a lesson to mind his own business.
He was harassing the lady in the car with her kid, for no reason.
Then he got pushed down as he should have.

But since he’s stupid, old and has low self esteem and confidence he has to shoot someone???

He should be in jail and paying bubba with .........

In no way was this guys life in danger nor was deadly force warranted.

Had the boyfriend started beating him like Rodney king, fire away.

Starting trouble and writing a check your arse can’t cash isn’t justifiable.

There is is enough evidence in the video to charge him. It's possible that a jury may disagree with the charge. Charging someone with a crime is different then convicting them.

Keith

Huperest
Unless you were there or heard audio of this incident you are making an assumption that he was harassing the lady.

Keith
I disagree. According to the link you posted someone must intentionally make a verbal or physical action with the intent to create fear to be a simple assualt. I don't think pointing a finger and bobbing your head meets those grounds and that's all I could get from the video.

So what do you think he was doing?? Inviting her to church? Maybe commenting on how nice she looked or asking for directions?

Yes, I assume based on his actions, motions and posture he was yelling at, confronting or otherwise harassing whoever was in the car, you assumed it was a lady, even though we aren’t sure. 🙄.

Just don't park in a disabled parking spot unless you have the right.
Lawbreaker right there.

The shooter appears to be intentionally trying to scare the woman into never parking in a handicapped space again, thus intentionally causing fear. I think the assault case would stick, but that would be for a jury or judge to decide, if the shooter waived his right to a trial by jury.


Keith

The old adage two wrongs never made a right.

Brandishing a firearm is a felony in most states, if you use the excuse that you fear for your life to pull a gun out, then don't shoot, it follows that you are not truly in fear of your life. No fear=no excuse to draw, eh?
So either he is justified in shooting or he is not justified in displaying the gun. The same applies for any of you in the same circumstance.

Who ever mentioned that cops often brandish their weapons must know that cops are largely above the laws that apply to the rest of mankind.