"I was trying to back him up"

Kids. Playing. Laughing. Disagreeing. Then crying. 

Chad: "What happened Jude, why is your brother crying? Did you hit him?"

Jude: "No."

Chad: "Did you push him."

Jude: "No."

Chad: "Then what happened?"

Jude: "I was trying to back him up."

Chad: "So you pushed him."