[Lurkinanloomin]

Three SWAT guys right behind her did not see her as a threat.

[cuban leaf]

Three SWAT guys right behind her did not see her as a threat.

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I agree. I wonder if he saw them, or perhaps even thought they were with her. After all, how did she (and others) get between them and the door?

Second guessing the actions of others in highly charged situations like that is a very difficult art.

[TChad]

Three SWAT guys right behind her did not see her as a threat.

Also, those SWAT guys should have responded to Byrd screaming warnings at Ashli, as he insisted he did. They did not respond because Byrd almost certainly lied about those warnings. He said nothing, aimed at Ashli, and pulled the trigger.

Byrd had non-lethal options to convince Ashli to retreat. He chose not to use them. He preferred to murder an unarmed woman.

All of this could have been painstakingly sorted out in an obscure procedure called a "TRIAL." However, the Capitol Police decided that they were above the law, and that they were permitted to murder Republicans without having to defend themselves in court. Democrats in Congress could have forced the trial to take place, but of course they did not. They do not object to murdering Republicans.