Posted on 08/29/2021 7:12:23 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Numerous aspects of what unfolded during the Capitol riot have been hotly debated in the months since it happened, but few have been as contentious and emotional as the debate over the officer-involved shooting death of Trump supporter Ashli Babbitt.
The 35-year-old Air Force veteran was shot and killed by Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd on January 6th after she tried to climb through a glass-paneled door after parts of it had been shattered by another rioter, identified as Zachary Jordan Alam.
Babbitt, who reportedly had been standing next to Alam, was shot.
In April, the Biden Department of Justice announced they had closed the investigation into the fatal shooting and would not be pursuing criminal charges against Byrd, citing “insufficient evidence to support a criminal prosecution.”
Just last week, the Capitol Police confirmed a report from NBC News that they had exonerated Byrd, a 28-year veteran of the force. They stated in a press release that Byrd – who they did not name – “will not be facing internal discipline” because in their view Byrd’s conduct “was lawful and within Department policy, which says an officer may use deadly force only when the officer reasonably believes that action is in the defense of human life, including the officer’s own life, or in the defense of any person in immediate danger of serious physical injury.”
On the heels of the USCP exonerating Byrd, he did an interview with NBC News anchor Lester Holt, identifying himself publicly for the first time.
Instead of clearing things up, the interview only intensified the debate over his actions and whether they were justified. Here’s a key moment from their back and forth:
Video shot by a person in the crowd showed two officers posted in front of the door. Heavily outnumbered, they eventually stepped...
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This will be ignored by the eneMedia
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Enjoy walking the streets pig.
He’s a violent, racist cop.
In the eyes of the left, Trump supporters are not human, so it’s OK to kill them.
And the officers who were behind Ashli were in the direct line of fire from this a$$hole.
He's a fat, stupid loser trying to make a name.
I've got a few for him.
Mark
No one should threaten his life. Instead he should be called a coward and be mocked where ever he goes.
It took them 8 months to write their narrative and get their stories straight before they could allow him to give an interview.
You’re free to your opinion.
Begs the question: Which one is the lie?
Yes, all very good (and obvious) points.
Thus it will be ignored in favor of the narrative.
Welcome to Oceania.
>> Video shot by a person in the crowd showed
A hapless charade.
The mechanics of the event are being totally ignored — pathetic.
Depending on who the US Attorney General is in February 2025 this murderous punk might not be out of the woods. Unless,of course,Feels Up...or Heels Up...gives him a pardon.
Blank rounds don’t kill.
The angle of the barrel was too low when the muzzle flashed
I’ll bet the Capitol PD didn’t interview a single person who was present when she was shot.
But only two days to cremate the body — someone’s body.
It’s my far-fetched opinion, the gunman at the scene did not kill Babbitt
Quick question for the crowd…..
How do you get death threats if your identity has been concealed all this time?
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