Ok. Let’s take a look at the definition again that we agreed on.
"Assault is generally defined as an intentional act that puts another person in reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact. No physical injury is required, but the actor must have intended to cause a harmful or offensive contact with the victim and the victim must have thereby been put in immediate apprehension of such a contact."
That’s not assault. Pretti was pushed off the streets, meaning that the officer was the one initiating contact.
If you stand in my way, and I push you, we can’t say that
you’re guilty of assault because I pushed you.