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In reply to the discussion: Ashli Babbitt was a thug and had a rap sheet.. [View all]Mike 03
(16,616 posts)11. Same here. I really got this one wrong.
The more I learn about her, any shred of sympathy I had vanished.
The first two eye witness statements I read turned out to be wrong (or at least not the complete story).
But I never thought the shooting was unjustified. What were the police supposed to do?
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Well, there it is. That's the standard, right MAGAts? If you've ever been arrested ...
mr_lebowski
Jan 2021
#2
I'm going with: they shouldn't have shot more and also should not shoot people of color
soothsayer
Jan 2021
#16
Believe me, I wanted them tear gassed and shot point blank with grenades and rubber bullets
soothsayer
Jan 2021
#22
Thank you...I wish I were alone in this pain, but there are too many others too...
Moostache
Jan 2021
#31
I watched the video of her being shot, and I'm no expert in police shootings, but she's no
RockRaven
Jan 2021
#8
She was attempting get on the other side of a barricaded door to let the other goons in
BlueNProud
Jan 2021
#28
carlson might be a little heartsick after slobbering over babitt at such length
empedocles
Jan 2021
#32