Capitol Police union boss decries special treatment for officer who killed unarmed J6 protester

https://justthenews.com ^ | 12/5/2024 | stephen richards

[bitt]

The union's statements come after reports that the officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt received special financial support from police leadership under pressure from Democrats.

The U.S. Capitol Police union leader is calling out the department for providing special financial and other benefits to Capt. Michael Byrd, the officer who fatally shot Jan. 6 protestor Ashli Babbitt, that were not given to fellow officers.

“What a slap in the face to the rank and file officers of the USCP, especially all who were on duty on J6,” U.S. Capitol Police union Chairman Gus Papathanasiou said in a statement Thursday to Just the News.

Just the News reported Wednesday that House Democratic leadership pressured the Capitol Police to provide financial and other assistance to then-Lt. Michael Byrd after the shooting that included a $37,000 retention bonus, help with $160,000 in private fundraising, housing, and a promotion to captain.

This assistance far surpassed the support given to other officers who were serving on the Capitol grounds that day.

Papathanasiou demanded that Byrd be forced to repay the amounts he was given that exceeded bonuses for other officers who served on Jan. 6, 2021, or that the department provide the same benefits to all.

"Not sure what makes Mike Byrd so special that he thinks he needed to be 'taken care of' by the Department. USCP should give every officer a $37k bonus or have Mike Byrd pay it all back," the union boss said.

[bitt]

P

[Uncle Miltie]

Pay to Slay!

[Paladin2]

Somebody is needing a Jao BiXiden Pardon.....

[xp38]

And they say crime doesn’t pay.

[clee1]

Hush money

[webheart]

My speculation: if The agitators needed to start a riot because what was happening was like people waiting in line to get into a Black Friday sale. They needed someone to be shot and Byrd was the one who stepped up. The problem was that the people who they needed to get violent were not predisposed to commit violence and all they accomplished was killing someone. The videos were edited and withheld and the rhetoric was magnified by inflammatory terminology and Byrd got a payoff for his efforts. He was guilty of killing somebody and I really don’t know if he was OK with that. I hope not. I know I could not live with myself if I did something like that.

[captmar-vell]

Satan wanted a sacrifice on January 6th and may reward on this Earth anyone he so chooses.

This is not a battle against flesh and blood.

[dadgum]

BINGO

[metmom]

He needs to also go to jail for murder.

[dadfly]

looks like the fed code of silence is beginning to crack.

byrd was ‘special’ all right.

[Clay Moore]

Who knew murder paid that well?

[piytar]

Pls see my tag line…

[piytar]

Exactly correct.

[Manic_Episode]

I think Byrd may have made even more than Wednesdays assassin and even lived to tell the tale.

[vpintheak]

You could almost say he was a hired hitman.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

#10: "He needs to also go to jail for murder."

Byrd needs to be tried before a jury of J6. When found guilty he needs to do the "rope dance".

[Mark17]

You could almost say he was a hired hitman.

Almost say???

[GOPJ]

Just the News reported Wednesday that House Democratic leadership pressured the Capitol Police to provide financial and other assistance to then-Lt. Michael Byrd after the shooting that included a $37,000 retention bonus, help with $160,000 in private fundraising, housing, and a promotion to captain. This assistance far surpassed the support given to other officers who were serving on the Capitol grounds that day.

If the other officers had shot and killed unarmed conservative protesters they to could have been showered with cash...It's the democrat way.

[Liz]

Disgusting.