With Zimmerman, he was having his head bashed against the sidewalk. The level of assault had escalated to clear intent to kill.
Throwing popcorn is the lowest level of assault. No physical contact was made. No injury rendered. It was a clear over-reaction.
No one takes such an absurd moral equivalence attempt seriously.
So, you're convinced Reeves is guilty of second degree murder? Tell me how you ruled out voluntary manslaughter.
The jury did not convict Zimmerman, but I can assure you that there are literally millions of people who don't believe that Zimmerman was justified in shooting. In their minds, there is little difference in these two cases.
I wasn't aware that no physical contact was made. Tell me more.