Posted on 10/14/2021 7:29:55 AM PDT by rktman
More than 500 pages of internal documents from DC Metropolitan Police concerning the fatal shooting of Ashli Babbitt in the Capitol on Jan. 6 reveal witness accounts stating she was not holding a weapon at the time of her death and how "upset" the officer was after shooting her.
"These previously secret records show there was no good reason to shoot and kill Ashli Babbitt," stated Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, which obtained the documents through a May 2021 FOIA lawsuit. "The Biden-Garland Justice Department and the Pelosi Congress have much to answer for the over the mishandling and cover-up of this scandalous killing of an American citizen by the U.S. Capitol Police."
Babbitt, an Air Force veteran, was shot and killed during the storming of the Capitol by a bullet fired by Capitol Police officer Lt. Michael Byrd. The documents from the DC Metropolitan Police department show that witnesses did not see Babbitt holding a weapon prior to her being shot, and reveal conflicting accounts of whether Byrd verbally warned Babbitt before shooting her.
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Preface to my comment:
I don’t consider Jan 6 to be an insurrection. In fact, I would have been there except there is no way I’m entering that hell hole without a gun, and they are not allowed there.
I’ve defended the “rioters” to anyone that will listen.
That said, If I put myself in the shooters shoes, and am experiencing the events from his viewpoint (based on what I’ve seen in all the videos) I’d have shot the first person as they are getting through the broken glass in that door. And it would have been not to stop that person, but the mob behind them.
So I actually cut the shooter a lot of slack. I consider this shooting to be, although tragic for those involved, a red herring regarding the event itself.
Doesn’t the process of elimination tell us she was shot for a bad or no reason (which is also bad)?
Where are the charges?
Ummmm….
Isn’t this called murder or manslaughter?
I can’t believe anyone sees it any other way.
Why weren’t all those police standing a few feet behind her blocking that oh so important door in the first place? They weren’t pointing guns at anyone, and weren’t even paying attention to her. There was no crowd behind her pushing to get through. Why did the shooter point the gun at her a bit earlier and then pull it down again? Nothing changed between that action and him then raising the gun again, and then shooting her as she stood still doing nothing and unarmed.
If she had been black there would have riots.
I understand that Tom Fitton has been banished from FOX news.
That's very conservative of you.
I believe the whole thing was staged.
Once again you prove how f'ing crazy you are...
Babbitt shooting internal police docs reveal ‘no good reason for shooting,’ according to Judicial Watch
More than 500 pages of internal documents from DC Metropolitan Police concerning the fatal shooting of Ashli Babbitt in the Capitol on Jan. 6 reveal witness accounts stating she was not holding a weapon at the time of her death and how “upset” the officer was after shooting her.
“These previously secret records show there was no good reason to shoot and kill Ashli Babbitt,” stated Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, which obtained the documents through a May 2021 FOIA lawsuit. “The Biden-Garland Justice Department and the Pelosi Congress have much to answer for the over the mishandling and cover-up of this scandalous killing of an American citizen by the U.S. Capitol Police.”
https://www.foxnews.com/us/documents-ashli-babbitt-death-foia-capitol-police
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4003384/posts
Well we do
Try shooting an unarmed person on the street under those circumstances
Which btw I deal with daily since as you may know I own that wash next to Jim and nicks on Charlotte and if I’m. Not mistaken you’re in music city too
A camp with at times 1000 drug addicts behind Walmart and Lowe’s exists nearby and now they stretch from Charlotte to Cabot to Ray Stevens hilltop music venue....a tent city of junkies less than 500 yards from toney West Meade and Hillwood
I feel threatened plenty times by the walking dead there
This was a woman with her head sticking through broken glass with other cops right beside her
He shot because he was a panicky idiot
Panicky idiots are hardly heroes
The propaganda surrounding this event from jump street has been defeaning.....WWII era disinformation level
No one on this forum should heed any of it
“I can’t believe anyone sees it any other way.”
Shoot an unarmed 5’2” 110 pound woman because there’s no other way?
Right. SMH
Three SWAT guys right behind her did not see her as a threat.
duh...
There’s no statute of limitations on murder. We can charge and convict the murderer when the Democrats lose the next elections.
Is the guy that shot her the same one who was overheard saying “I’m gonna get me one” (overheard by another capitol police officer)
Babbling on........
Thanks for your thoughts, Mike Pence!
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