Posted on 04/14/2021 10:51:12 AM PDT by semimojo
Federal prosecutors will not charge a police officer who shot and killed a woman as she climbed through the broken part of a door during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Authorities had considered for months whether criminal charges were appropriate for the Capitol Police officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt, 35, an Air Force veteran from San Diego. The Justice Department’s decision, though expected, officially closes out the investigation.
Prosecutors said they had reviewed video of the shooting, along with statements from the officer involved and other officers and witnesses, examined physical evidence from the scene and reviewed the autopsy results...
The Justice Department does not bring criminal charges in most police shootings it investigates in part because of the high burden for prosecution. Criminal charges were not expected in this case because videos of the shooting show Babbitt encroaching into a prohibited space, and second-guessing the actions of an officer during the violent and chaotic day would have been a challenge.
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And STILL no name,
no gender,
no race.
And Ashli Babbitt’s murder’s name is????
Do we get to riot now?
And the name of the officer is.....?
Except, of course, when the victim is a black man with a long criminal record, and the police officer is a white male.
He got away with a calculated, cold-blooded, politically motivated MURDER.
What’s the difference between this case and the cop in Minnesota who was just charged with second degree manslaughter?
Justice for Ashli! No Justice! No Peace! Let’s all go out and get a new free flat screen tonight.
Liberals: Never any charges.
Conservatives: Always charge.
Our government no longer represents us.
Can SOMEONE on the GOP leak the name of this murderer?
I think his name is David Bailey. They know who he is, but you know, Pelosi is just protecting her own.
But when criminal are being violent and resisting on the streets cops can’t shoot them without being in trouble. Who was the shooter in the Capitol Hill riot. Did they release the name of the person who shot a unarmed white women. Crawling through a window with 2 cops standing there watching her do it.
I mean, do we burn down Antifa houses, BLM headquarters or what?
I am so confused on how this works.
So... they let the heat die down, then dismissed the charges.
The Justice Department does not bring criminal charges in most police shootings it investigates in part because of the high burden for prosecution. Criminal charges were not expected in this case because videos of the shooting show Babbitt encroaching into a prohibited space, and second-guessing the actions of an officer during the violent and chaotic day would have been a challenge.
The shooter was not a Capitol Cop. The shooter was not a Capitol Cop. Epstein didn’t kill himself. The shooter was not a Capitol Cop. The shooter was not a Capitol Cop.
It would appear that Ofc Potter may have just fallen onto an Affirmative Defense....second guessing a cop during a violent and chaotic encounter would be a challenge.
However, now that they have decided to end the investigation, the file is closed.......cue Tom Fitton and Judicial Watch for the FOIA.
If they resist the FOIA request.....it will show that....The shooter was not a Capitol Cop. The shooter was not a Capitol Cop. The shooter was not a Capitol Cop.
Yes. It is hard to charge a person for something that didn’t happen.
On this, we definitely agree.
The DS criminals keep getting away with....murder.
Can we swing by a Lowe’s. My AC is out. Need a new unit.
I recall, at the time, hearing: “He had no choice.” from one of the bosses Only applies when conservatives are threatened or killed.
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