Check out the new info about the disciplinary record of the officer involved. As I said several times before, the video shows that there were other officers closer to Babbitt who clearly saw her and did not have the panicked reaction that he did. Included in his disciplinary record is a referral for prosecution because he allegedly fired at a car that had already passed him and did not present a threat. How surprised am I that there is other evidence that he is a loose cannon? "Not much" is the answer. The government owes her family a big payout. The Officer Who Killed Ashli Babbitt Had Long History Of Disciplinary & Training Problems; Report https://www.zerohedge.com/political...history-disciplinary-training-problems-report
The allegation/finding that he fired at vehicles that were not a threat to him is included in the Office of Professional Responsibility report - which is part of the Department of Justice- not created by Zero Hedge. Try again, Asswipe. Given this history and the shooting of Babbitt, Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., the chair of the House Administration Oversight Subcommittee investigation, wrote to express concern over Byrd’s promotion to captain. Those incidents included Byrd firing at a car and allegedly misrepresenting the incident in claiming that “he fired at a vehicle trying to strike him when the evidence fellow officers found at the scene indicated he shot at the vehicle after it had already passed him and no longer posed a threat.” The letter states the Office of Professional Responsibility found that the evidence did not support his claim and “OPR concluded that the evidence suggests Byrd ‘discharged his service weapon at the vans after they passed him by.’”
Yep. Just imagine if the capitol police officer had been white and the victim a black woman. We know how that would play out.
Have to wonder where Treefrog and ipatent are originally from in Russia. This is exactly what the video indicates. Despite several calls of "he's got a gun" as Lieutenant Michael Byrd aimed his weapon on the other side of the barricade,[58] Babbitt, hoisted by two men,[19] began to climb through the shattered window. She was then shot in the left shoulder[10] by Lieutenant Byrd[11][7] and fell back among the other protesters.[19] Babbitt had been warned not to proceed through the window: one witness recalled that "A number of police and Secret Service were saying 'Get back! Get down! Get out of the way!'; [Babbitt] didn't heed the call."[59] Had the officer shot her in the head she would have been uninjured.
As a homeowner, if someone is trying to break into your home and those outside who came with the person trying to break into your home along with those outside behaving as an angry mob, and making threats... One of them breaks your window and you then yell you will shoot anyone that comes through your door or the broken window... You will never be found guilty if you shoot the intruder dead in the United States of America. There will be inquiries and investigations like all shootings involving law enforcement but it will not go to trial because it's self-defense within the context of that day. Simply, it's not an isolated event...it occurred during a riot by protestors rioting at the Capitol and attacking the Capitol police. All of America and the rest of the world saw the riot live on TV...it was not a peaceful protest. Police were been attacked and some injured. Just as important, Ashli Babbitt was a military veteran...she knew damn well the commands of stand down, you will be shot et cetera but she still proceeded to climb through that broken-out window at a great risk to her life with the support of an angry mob behind her. Simply, she knew she was a threat to those on the other side of that door and would be shot. At the time...she didn't realize she was about to lose her life for Trump's BIG LIE (the election was stolen from him because of election fraud). A soldier or veteran knows the rules of engagement. Reminder, hours later, Trump would call them "patriotic" but the next day...Trump called them a violent crowd. Months later, Trump would flip-flop again and say he would Pardon those arrested while refusing to acknowledge that +140 police officers was injured...a few would later commit suicide. Their injuries included broken bones, at least one officer lost an eye, one had two cracked ribs, two smashed spinal discs, another had a stroke. A few years later, Trump would say it was "A Day of Love". wrbtrader
Another example of a cop who has no business carrying a gun and a badge. Like so many of them he just can't wait to shoot someone or something. Others of his ilk lose all trigger discipline in stressed situations because their fear gets the best of them. A killer or a coward. He's one or the other, there is no door number 3.