i've been meaning to post this all day... there's a HUGE difference between "he's trying to kill me" and "he acted without complete and utter regard for my safety"...
I think we're splitting hairs at this point. If someone intentionaly attempts to cause harm (and he very well could of if he miss judged the distance, or scared me enough to cause me to go down) then I think its fair to say he tried to 'kill' me. Sure it sounds harsher then saying he attempted to scare me , but we're living in a fox news world.... it has to be sensational.