On May 4, 2021, Tampa police were called to a Dunkin' Donuts after a 27-year-old shift manager punched a 77-year-old customer who had used a racial slur — twice. Three days later, the victim was dead from a skull fracture. The manager was charged with aggravated manslaughter. Then prosecutors dropped it to felony battery. No prison time. In this video, we analyze the full Tampa Police Department bodycam footage, every witness interview, the surveillance account, and the complete legal record — including Florida's Stand Your Ground law, aggravated manslaughter statute, and the prosecution's controversial charge reduction decision. - Florida Statute § 782.07(2) — Aggravated Manslaughter of an Elderly Adult - Florida Statute § 784.08 — Battery on a Person 65 or Older - Florida Statute § 776.013 — Stand Your Ground Law - Prosecutorial discretion and the "unsympathetic victim" standard - The legal limits of verbal provocation as a defense Bodycam footage obtained through public records request. Case is closed. All information is drawn from public record.

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