No, he did not. As they were advancing in a line tellling people to clear the street, the old man was trying to tap them them with his phone like an agitation technique. Then he got within grabbing distance of the cop’s sidearm and was pushed away, forcefully. His fall was an accident, provoked by his behavior,
Yep, people that make a living picking up nickels in front of steam rollers shouldn't expect long and happy lives.
“the old man was trying to tap them them with his phone like an agitation technique”
Huh?
You mean like touch them with his phone is a “technique”?