CiG
Approximately Infinite Universe
You're trying to project rationality onto people whose tempers are flaring and all of whom are already on edge. Nothing about the situation is "normal," and people won't act as expected.
I also said I don't think it makes sense if we're talking instincts.
You're actually the one choosing to believe something based on--I can only assume--some predisposition you have to whatever occurred. And unless you have forensic training and experience analyzing body movements in violent situations, what expertise can you claim?
I didn't even know about this Harris incident until I saw it here and I've already implied several times that it's plausible the Canuck was aiming for the woman's phone and hit her face because both potential targets are inches apart. Harris however, going by the footage, didn't do anything to indicate he was aiming at waist level and the arc of his swing was aimed high and what a shock, he landed high.
Dunno about you but I've been in/seen enough fights to understand something as basic as how body language telegraphs intent. The Canuck telegraphed his kick by pivoting his hip and doing a slight bounce with his feet. Harris telegraphed his head-strike with the angle of his shoulder and elbow and just now I've also noticed that he's seemingly looking at the man's head area as he swings, if he was aiming for the pole at the man's waist he would have been looking downward in that direction because who the fuck strikes a target while not looking at it? Is he Bruce Lee? Or is he some kind of sociopath who looks at targets with only his eyes while he keeps his head level?
I personally just think you're desperate to have a black victim at the hands of the whitenats with no ambiguity or chance that the black guy was in the wrong.