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happens.

Q It will speak for itself, won’t it?

A It will.

Q I believe it will.

A I believe you will see I turned away, took a
step forward, and then I turn around and say, “Oh, you
think so.”

Q It is clear on that video, wouldn’t you agree,
Mr. Minton, that you were on the offensive at that point
in time once you round that corner?

A No, sir, I don’t think so.

Q Mr. Howd has got this camera up to his face
when you round the corner and all he has got is this,
that’s all he’s got. You are not trying to tell me that
he was on the offensive, are you?

A He was on the offensive, he was on the
offensive by being in my face.

Q Okay. But when you do it it’s different. Your
activities are different. When you go to people’s houses
it is different. Is that what you are telling the jury?

A No, I’m not telling them that, and I’m not
saying that -- I don’t think I am on trial here for going
to Benetta Slaughter’s house.

Q You are on trial here because you committed a
battery, and your defense is —-