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In reply to the discussion: Before they try to make Ashli Babbitt some kind of martyred victim of police brutality... [View all]PatrickforO
(14,617 posts)26. Babbit died a traitor.
And this disgusting spectacle yesterday made the racial bias in police departments stand out in stark relief, as Biden pointed out.
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Before they try to make Ashli Babbitt some kind of martyred victim of police brutality... [View all]
Montauk6
Jan 2021
OP
She was shot while breaking her oath to protect and defend the Constitution.
TexasProgresive
Jan 2021
#3
Robert E Lee pretended his oath did not count because he resigned his commission.
keithbvadu2
Jan 2021
#84
There is a damning interview with a man standing next to her when she was shot.
Irish_Dem
Jan 2021
#4
Yep. She didn't know better I guess, she was was "special" because she was white. nt
Irish_Dem
Jan 2021
#49
I recommend people watch the video. There is one which shows the cop, the gun, the barricaded
RockRaven
Jan 2021
#7
Sorry, I didn't misunderstand the situation, but confused it with cops usual excuse.
KS Toronado
Jan 2021
#74
She HAD a rap sheet, WAS subject 2 restraining orders & peace order, knew what she was doing Jan6
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2021
#19
just another dead tRumpster, these brainwashed idiots are all dead to me anyway. nt
yaesu
Jan 2021
#25
Some of those rioters had weapons, including long guns and improvised explosives.
LudwigPastorius
Jan 2021
#31
How did the agents on the other side of that window she was climbing through know she wasn't armed?
StarfishSaver
Jan 2021
#108
And she knowingly kept advancing towards drawn guns, KNOWING they were there,
BobTheSubgenius
Jan 2021
#95
And she didn't have a broken taillight. And she wasn't breaking up a fight. And if she were black or
Pinkflamingo
Jan 2021
#98
She'd have been shot the minute she started to climb over the barricades
StarfishSaver
Jan 2021
#105