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away, isn’t it?

A I didn’t reach for Mr. Howd.

Q You said, “What if I grab that strap?” Do you
got a strap in your hands?

A I think you are exaggerating something that is
a thumb on a strap.

Q But you grabbed his strap, didn’t you?

A No, I didn’t grab the strap.

Q What did you grab?

A I touched the strap.

Q So you just touched the strap after you told
him, “What if I take this out of your hand?”

Q Would you consider that an offensive move on
your part, you are on the offense when he has got this up
to his face?

A It was a demand to get sort of to get this
camera out of my face. That’s really what it was.

Q Have you ever heard the term, Mr. Minton, and
people —— video cameras are everywhere nowadays, people
are filming their kids, they go to sporting events, and
while they are filming they are looking through one,
almost looking through eye of a straw. And somebody
says, “Did you get that?” “Well, no, I didn’t see that,
I had the camera up to my eye.” Even though they are