He also identified his earlier concerns about evidence documentation.
The investigator asked why he hadn't intervened before the shove.
Jordan looked down.
For several seconds, he was silent.
Then answered.
"I was afraid of undermining my supervisor."
The interviewer waited.
Jordan continued.
"I thought I could calm things down without challenging him directly."
He took a breath.
"But I waited too long."
For a moment, his voice trembled.
He remembered Naomi falling.
Her frightened cry.
And the way she curled around her belly.
He looked toward the investigator.
"I can't change that."
The interviewer nodded.
Then asked what he did afterward.
Jordan described calling medical assistance, reporting the force, documenting the pharmacy's verification, and raising the evidence-label concern.
He didn't pretend those actions erased his earlier hesitation.
He acknowledged that he could have done more before Naomi was hurt.
The honesty mattered.
Because accountability required more than identifying one obviously aggressive officer.
It also required examining why other employees remained silent until the situation became dangerous.
Amanda declined several television invitations to discuss the case.
Producers wanted dramatic interviews.
They wanted her to describe what she would've done if Mercer had raised his hands toward her.
Some wanted to film her demonstrating fighting techniques.
Others asked whether she had been tempted to strike him.
Amanda rejected those requests.
She wasn't interested in turning Naomi's fear into entertainment.
Her best friend's pregnancy was not a promotional opportunity.
And the most important part of the story wasn't that a celebrated fighter could physically overpower an ordinary person.
The important part was that a pregnant woman carrying a valid prescription had been treated as a threat.
Amanda eventually agreed to one carefully arranged interview, with Naomi's consent.
She appeared wearing a simple black suit.
No dramatic fashion.
No expensive jewelry.
Just a composed woman sitting opposite a journalist.
The interviewer asked whether Amanda had been angry.
She nodded.
"Extremely."
"Did you want to hit the officer?"
Amanda considered the question.
Then answered.
"I wanted my friend safe."
The journalist leaned forward.
"But you're a professional fighter."
Amanda smiled faintly.
"Exactly."
For a moment, the interviewer looked confused.
Then Amanda continued.
"My job taught me that strength without control is dangerous."
She paused.
"Naomi needed an ambulance. She needed her medication verified. And she needed people who would preserve the truth."
The journalist asked whether Mercer's behavior changed after recognizing her.