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The only footage that I have seen is from here on Twitter.
Is there more footage of the altercation that is available to the public that I'm not aware of? If so, please share it.
it hasn’t been released yet
Then there is a lot of sensationalism surrounding this. As far as I can see, Dan picks up the board and grabs a hold of someone's arm that is standing on the ledge and forcefully pulls them down. Then the fight breaks out.
So saying that the fight was instigated by anyone other than the security guard is complete bullshit. I could care less who disagrees. He didn't need to assert his authority by getting physical.
The outcome of this was tragic and fucked up. And one person did hit him while he was down which was a pussy move.
I've seen people suggesting that a sea of skaters bombarded him while he was putting out the barriers. Which also isn't true. A lot of them were nonchalantly skating around and no one seemed to care that he was even there. The only time you see people go after him is when he yanks the skater off the ledge and starts a physical altercation.
As I said, this is tragic. But dismissing Dan's actions that lead to the altercation isn't getting anyone anywhere. Just because he was severely injured during the incident doesn't mean he wasn't also responsible for things going South.