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KayF

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24. that's what made me think of it
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 07:01 PM
Jan 2021

it made me think, these people didn't realize that if they went further, the guns would come out. I saw video of the cops holding the doors open for them like it was a tour. These people basically thought they were allowed to be there. So this door was the limit, ok, it makes sense. The government leaders are on the other side. But it looks like there was time to communicate that.

Again, this is just my thought from that brief video.

why did the police abandon their duties and move away. they had a bunch with big guns coming msongs Jan 2021 #1
The guns were coming to evacuate them first... Ellipsis Jan 2021 #11
They were getting out of the way of those with guns who prepared to shoot protestors if Demsrule86 Jan 2021 #60
I read somewhere this was the same hallway Pence was evacuated through moments before. liberalmuse Jan 2021 #2
If the terrorists breached those doors they would have had access to the House Floor just feet away. aeromanKC Jan 2021 #3
Got what she deserved... Moostache Jan 2021 #4
Capitol Police 'didn't have a choice' in shooting Ashli Babbitt, GOP lawmaker says BeyondGeography Jan 2021 #5
Here is the graphic video of the woman being shot - please don't watch if you're sensitive coeur_de_lion Jan 2021 #6
And let us remember that earlier in the day, dware Jan 2021 #18
Really tragic but true. coeur_de_lion Jan 2021 #46
Somehow, I think the cop-shooter was wrong on this. 3Hotdogs Jan 2021 #7
The doors were being breached. The shot woman was climbing through a fucking opening. SMC22307 Jan 2021 #10
Agreed. Had she gotten through the door she would have removed the barricade. Ellipsis Jan 2021 #14
Exactly. I may be a bad person but I have no sympathy for her. Those three unarmed cops... SMC22307 Jan 2021 #22
I've been numb since the election on all this stuff. Ellipsis Jan 2021 #28
I also have no sympathy for her but was any life in danger when she was shot? 3Hotdogs Jan 2021 #48
She climbed through the window it was aimed at her.She was air force and was a trained killer. Demsrule86 Jan 2021 #62
Yes. They were about to gain access to the House chamber. Straw Man Jan 2021 #64
That was the last barrier Sgent Jan 2021 #70
Yes. If those terrorists had gotten past the barrier, they would have taken Blue_true Jan 2021 #72
Ahhh, she climbs thru and OPENS the door for the rest of the rabble? Ya think? winstars Jan 2021 #16
Somehow I don't. 11 Bravo Jan 2021 #20
Suppose she had a fucking bomb in that back pack? dware Jan 2021 #21
If that entire room full of terrorists had ended up lying in pools of their own blood Crunchy Frog Jan 2021 #23
You're so right. meadowlander Jan 2021 #37
And they need to all end up in prison, with the murder of Ashli among the convictions. Crunchy Frog Jan 2021 #50
An alternate thought for this to remember. Oneironaut Jan 2021 #27
Agree..it wasn't just "her", it was an entire mob LeftInTX Jan 2021 #40
Yep, and what happened after that lone shot? misanthrope Jan 2021 #84
Yeah you're right UnderThisLaw Jan 2021 #29
Half of her body was though the opening. Ms. Toad Jan 2021 #31
She has to have put him in reasonable threat of his life treestar Jan 2021 #42
There is a big freaking difference between BarackTheVote Jan 2021 #66
She was climbing through the window...no doubt many other would have followed...there Demsrule86 Jan 2021 #61
I think your definition of breech is incorrect kcr Jan 2021 #83
before the cops moved away from the door KayF Jan 2021 #8
The MAGAT on the left repeatedly yelled "there's a gun!" while pointing to it. SMC22307 Jan 2021 #19
that's what made me think of it KayF Jan 2021 #24
Three unarmed cops were trying to keep them from breaking through those doors. SMC22307 Jan 2021 #41
Did they think they were allowed to be smashing in windows and doors? Crunchy Frog Jan 2021 #47
They were white. All the disturbances that have happened, no cop has fired on white folks, just LiberalArkie Jan 2021 #32
The woman killed was white. I don't know who shot her, do you? SMC22307 Jan 2021 #43
They are secret service.. Once she got her body through the opening an officer with a hand gun shot LiberalArkie Jan 2021 #49
OK. And that MAGAT on the left yelled a couple of timese about a gun... SMC22307 Jan 2021 #55
They could not let her in. The police had no idea what was in the backpack. They knew LiberalArkie Jan 2021 #57
Exactly. Send in the smallest, open the doors for the rest, then wham! SMC22307 Jan 2021 #59
No they weren't. dware Jan 2021 #65
So, was Speaker Pelosi, Senator President McConnell, or Senate President-elect Blue_true Jan 2021 #75
I don't know, the article doesn't say, but it could have been dware Jan 2021 #76
It was a joint session, with Pence present, that was abruptly stopped. nt Blue_true Jan 2021 #77
So it could have been a combination of Capitol Police and Secret Service. dware Jan 2021 #78
I agree. Blue_true Jan 2021 #79
+100. dware Jan 2021 #80
Had that woman had gotten through, others would have followed. Blue_true Jan 2021 #81
There is no doubt in my mind that they had inside help, dware Jan 2021 #82
If they were Secret Service, Pence was likely very nearby. nt Blue_true Jan 2021 #73
According to the previous reports, they had just escorted him out. LiberalArkie Jan 2021 #74
When you can see a gun or guns drawn that is the time to take it seriously. BannonsLiver Jan 2021 #35
We don't know how many or what warnings they got before the tape starts. meadowlander Jan 2021 #39
I agree, there's a ton we don't know KayF Jan 2021 #44
She brought it on herself. Evidently these MAGAT terrorists had maps of the tunnels... SMC22307 Jan 2021 #9
That is a very good way to get a bullet in your head. nt BrightKnight Jan 2021 #12
Nice, clear video of rabid MAGATs breaking down the door... more arrests and firings forthcoming. SMC22307 Jan 2021 #13
Those cops must have been scared to death. StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #15
Thank you for connecting the dots on that point. crickets Jan 2021 #54
There were riot cops coming up the stairs to their left who were relieving them. BarackTheVote Jan 2021 #67
Also true, but they weren't going to get there in time to stop Babbitt. Unfortunate. nt crickets Jan 2021 #68
Act like a terrorist... 2naSalit Jan 2021 #17
All terrorists who were in that area, who are identified and arrested Crunchy Frog Jan 2021 #25
And it's Ashley you stupid girl, edhopper Jan 2021 #26
She spelled it Ashli XanaDUer2 Jan 2021 #30
I know edhopper Jan 2021 #33
ah, my bad nt XanaDUer2 Jan 2021 #36
Ashli knew exactly what she was doing and wanted to be a martyr ansible Jan 2021 #34
The officer acted appropriately IMO BannonsLiver Jan 2021 #38
All the police did. catch more video on ABC.. Officers wedging their bodies in doorways to keep LiberalArkie Jan 2021 #52
There are definitely a few those actions need to be reviewed. BarackTheVote Jan 2021 #69
The Ultimate "Karen" BruceWane Jan 2021 #45
Seems like an unfortunate circumstance Dem2 Jan 2021 #51
Why are you assuming she wasn't a threat? LisaL Jan 2021 #85
They are shooting at us LiberalArkie Jan 2021 #53
Those two guys: "Let us in. We won't hurt you" LeftInTX Jan 2021 #56
SHE FUCKED AROUND AND FOUND OUT Blue_Tires Jan 2021 #58
That officer deserves a medal! Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #63
They were threatening and she jumped through the broken glass. Dawson Leery Jan 2021 #71
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