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They got some bad legal advice, all of them looking to make lots of $$$ elleng Jan 2024 #1
The rioters were told to disperse, they didn't ... Ashli was trespassing and breaking the law FakeNoose Jan 2024 #55
I dunno about her not posing a threat. She tried to get thru a broken window... brush Jan 2024 #2
Bottom line, she was unarmed. She should have never been shot. SlimJimmy Jan 2024 #16
Have you seen the video? Playingmantis Jan 2024 #22
Post removed Post removed Jan 2024 #102
What an interesting observation dpibel Jan 2024 #107
If I remember correctly RoeVWade Jan 2024 #109
Everyone has an opinion, among other things. brush Jan 2024 #23
My Step brother was on the other side of that door. Lochloosa Jan 2024 #28
No she didn't. And you know that. SlimJimmy Jan 2024 #98
Yep. dchill Jan 2024 #105
That was the last door protecting my brother. Exactly what "real police" work is required? Lochloosa Jan 2024 #125
A lot more of them ... Charging Triceratops Jan 2024 #138
and how were they to know that she was unharmed. It was such a "friendly crowd". They were prepared to stop the JohnSJ Jan 2024 #33
She had a backpack and was screaming incoherently. They could not allow her to advance further. Midnight Writer Jan 2024 #49
She could have been a suicide bomber ArkansasDemocrat1 Jan 2024 #70
And they could have used less than lethal force to stop her. SlimJimmy Jan 2024 #103
They are armed with handguns. Lochloosa Jan 2024 #144
Exactly and she was told by officers present not to go through that window. GreenWave Jan 2024 #147
THEY needed to know this! MyOwnPeace Jan 2024 #151
I don't know what you saw Voltaire2 Jan 2024 #34
On the other end of the spectrum tazkcmo Jan 2024 #36
🤜🤛 Traildogbob Jan 2024 #67
Brazil didn't FAFO with their insurrectionists ArkansasDemocrat1 Jan 2024 #71
Absolutely Traildogbob Jan 2024 #72
If you had been the police officer facing a mob shouting Hang Mike Pence Frances Jan 2024 #43
I think I was a police officer for 38 years. SlimJimmy Jan 2024 #97
Interesting atreides1 Jan 2024 #152
How were you trained to treat an unarmed person Frances Jan 2024 #158
She was told repeatedly not to come in thru the window. It was unknown to the person that shot her PortTack Jan 2024 #44
Again, for clarity, less than lethal force would have worked just as well. SlimJimmy Jan 2024 #104
I don't think kacekwl Jan 2024 #135
Not necessarily...some of the other officers lost their lives trying to use less than deadly force! PortTack Jan 2024 #145
She was a member of an insurrectionist mob violently storming the capitol Orrex Jan 2024 #155
They all should have been shot. JenniferJuniper Jan 2024 #51
Agree! PortTack Jan 2024 #65
Yes, let's just shoot all the BLM rioters while we're at it as well. SlimJimmy Jan 2024 #96
What does kacekwl Jan 2024 #136
BLM didn't try to overthrow the US government JenniferJuniper Jan 2024 #150
I've been seeing that false equivalence from a lot of Reichwingers on FB lately Orrex Jan 2024 #156
The shot was the only thing that kept the crowd from breaking through the door with a clear intent KPN Jan 2024 #61
How do you know their intent? SlimJimmy Jan 2024 #95
"Hang Mike Pence" dpibel Jan 2024 #110
Read with me. SlimJimmy Jan 2024 #124
Have you watched the video? What, they were just KPN Jan 2024 #157
How would he know she was unarmed TexasBushwhacker Jan 2024 #73
If he was trained properly, he would have aimed for center mass. SlimJimmy Jan 2024 #94
"Decedent made a furtive motion toward his waistband" dpibel Jan 2024 #111
She was the point man of a violent, raging mob Mysterian Jan 2024 #78
No, not by police standards. I don't care where you heard it. SlimJimmy Jan 2024 #93
There's already been an investigation by law enforcement Mysterian Jan 2024 #130
Do you think the family should be suing Trump? Kaleva Jan 2024 #88
No, that's not going to bring her back. SlimJimmy Jan 2024 #92
So the family shouldn't sue at all? Kaleva Jan 2024 #149
Do you understand the concept of nwduke Jan 2024 #24
Meaning what? Be clear. brush Jan 2024 #25
There's audio video nwduke Jan 2024 #133
Audi has videos on TV all the time.... rzemanfl Jan 2024 #79
Fixed it! nwduke Jan 2024 #132
She had no gun jimfields33 Jan 2024 #26
They ultimately had to retreat from the chambers Gore1FL Jan 2024 #29
That's fantasy land reasoning. See post 27. brush Jan 2024 #30
In addition, how were they to know they were unarmed? Most ridiculous nonesense I have heard. Capital police JohnSJ Jan 2024 #32
seriously? there was a large group right behind her. Voltaire2 Jan 2024 #35
If the cop would have done that Deep State Witch Jan 2024 #47
Nobody knew whether she was armed or not. yardwork Jan 2024 #52
She did not have a gun visible in her hands at that moment. niyad Jan 2024 #56
I explained that. jimfields33 Jan 2024 #63
Wow. way to avoid the questions. But, nice try. niyad Jan 2024 #64
They should have opened the doors and let them in one at a time while patting them down ArkansasDemocrat1 Jan 2024 #84
Lets see how that could go Timewas Jan 2024 #66
Certainly! Let's sit down and talk about this like sensible people! Aussie105 Jan 2024 #81
Oh great. Now they can do that when a group goes jimfields33 Jan 2024 #82
This was not vandalism, Jim. This was not simple property damage ... marble falls Jan 2024 #85
Thank you for that Hong Kong Cavalier Jan 2024 #141
I just hate it when RW talking points accidently make it into discussions on DU. marble falls Jan 2024 #153
And how were several hundred police supposed to arrest 6,000 other "tourists"? marble falls Jan 2024 #154
Looks like a fund raising scam C_U_L8R Jan 2024 #3
ta da! nt msongs Jan 2024 #5
I really think she'd have better luck suing Trump William Seger Jan 2024 #11
These idiots could not find a real attorney to bring this case and so they are using Judicial Watch assholes LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2024 #4
She ought to sue Trump, imavoter Jan 2024 #6
That terrorist got shot while attacking Congress. ZonkerHarris Jan 2024 #7
By her own statement, right wing heroine Ashli Babbit was WOKE! keithbvadu2 Jan 2024 #8
At least in the Capitol, she didn't take anyone with her. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2024 #13
She was mentally stable. The Grand Illuminist Jan 2024 #15
Wow skydive forever Jan 2024 #68
"GET OVER IT!" - former guy. nt TeamProg Jan 2024 #9
The court should toss it pfitz59 Jan 2024 #10
You think that shooting an unarmed person is a good thing? SlimJimmy Jan 2024 #17
Perhaps you could help us by answering the questions in post 56. niyad Jan 2024 #58
A good thing? Nothing about this was a good thing. yardwork Jan 2024 #59
She was not unarmed pfitz59 Jan 2024 #118
Snitch then? Good to know. SlimJimmy Jan 2024 #121
MAGAt family of MAGAt loon doing what MAGAts do best. . .blame others for their crap and then attempt a grift AZLD4Candidate Jan 2024 #12
As I watched this play out on TV... ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2024 #14
I've read all the replies. Are we saying that the officer didn't have any less than lethal options? SlimJimmy Jan 2024 #18
A horde of raving loons battering down the door, ChazInAz Jan 2024 #21
You are absolutely right. They were out to kill some representatives and stop the certification of the election. JohnSJ Jan 2024 #40
It sure seems that way. LiberalFighter Jan 2024 #76
Have you ever seen what bean bag bullets can do? Very effective at stopping people in a less than lethal manner. SlimJimmy Jan 2024 #108
The guards had pistols, not riot gear. Voltaire2 Jan 2024 #115
I agree with you pfitz59 Jan 2024 #119
The gear is available to them at a moments notice. That's why they have it. SlimJimmy Jan 2024 #120
This is a joke, right? Voltaire2 Jan 2024 #127
Has it been established that this officer had access to bean bag bullets? MaryMagdaline Jan 2024 #128
no it is utter bullshit Voltaire2 Jan 2024 #143
That's fantasy land reasoning. That officer's duty was to protect the Speaker and her staff... brush Jan 2024 #27
After 38 years in law enfoecement, I can tell you with certaintly, that bean bag bullets SlimJimmy Jan 2024 #106
The officer's duty was to protect the Speaker, not some insurrectionist comitting a crime... brush Jan 2024 #113
Never the end to the story. SlimJimmy Jan 2024 #123
Well as you claim to be a former leo Voltaire2 Jan 2024 #129
Re-watch the videos. nt Gore1FL Jan 2024 #31
Yes. Shooting her was to best option to shut down the mob storming the chamber. Voltaire2 Jan 2024 #37
Good point. It stoopped the mob from storming the chamber cold. JohnSJ Jan 2024 #41
Because they were cowards. They were not trained military, as they pretended. yardwork Jan 2024 #57
God almighty, you are so wrong. SlimJimmy Jan 2024 #100
You're funny. Enjoy the laughs. nt Phoenix61 Jan 2024 #112
You're very close. Voltaire2 Jan 2024 #116
No asps, or expandable Pr24s, or standard batons then? I see. SlimJimmy Jan 2024 #122
You clearly did not watch the videos. Voltaire2 Jan 2024 #140
I totally agree with you it was a last resort bottomofthehill Jan 2024 #142
I'm saying tazkcmo Jan 2024 #42
IMO the officer did what he was trained to do - protect Congress. yardwork Jan 2024 #54
The Capital was under attack pfitz59 Jan 2024 #117
I wish I coukd serve on this jury. sinkingfeeling Jan 2024 #19
Republicons Have Some Nerve Mr. Mustard 2023 Jan 2024 #20
It's sad she died over Trumps lies. Trump should be the one sued. Don Spikers Jan 2024 #38
Welcome to DU. Thank you for sharing what you saw. yardwork Jan 2024 #50
Welcome to our DU family. niyad Jan 2024 #60
500,000 of us died because of Trump's lies ArkansasDemocrat1 Jan 2024 #75
As likely has already been correctly noted, J_William_Ryan Jan 2024 #39
If She Hadn't Been Breaking the Law Deep State Witch Jan 2024 #45
You are right! Can somebody show pictures of the protesters shot years ago at Kent State? and Jackson State? raging moderate Jan 2024 #146
Nope. She assumed the risk of harm no_hypocrisy Jan 2024 #46
All I have to say is GET OVER IT! nt doc03 Jan 2024 #48
FAFO Bayard Jan 2024 #53
The Capitol Police Should Have Used Deadly Force Against More of Those Violent Dipshits Mortos Jan 2024 #62
Good luck finding 12 magats for the jury. Cartoonist Jan 2024 #69
Who is advising the family? Trump attorney Alina Habba? LiberalFighter Jan 2024 #74
Why was it filed in Southern California? It happened in Washington DC. LiberalFighter Jan 2024 #77
yes, I believe the trials are susposed to take place where crime committed, even if she riversedge Jan 2024 #89
I personally wouldn't label it a crime. More like an incident. LiberalFighter Jan 2024 #90
Ashli was a domestic terrorist. No different from ISIS. Thank goodness our government was properly defended. texasfiddler Jan 2024 #80
Only one shot fired. Aussie105 Jan 2024 #83
I saw that attorneys from Judicial Watch are representing the plaintiffs LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2024 #86
The cop was just, "standing his ground." Isn't that what the right demands? Chainfire Jan 2024 #87
So much for the party of personal responsibility. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2024 #91
She betrayed the country and her oath of office kevinore Jan 2024 #99
She betrayed the country and her oath of office kevinore Jan 2024 #101
only question to ask, if she was BLM, publikkans would be screaming jan 6 forever. pansypoo53219 Jan 2024 #114
I saw a meme yesterday about Ashlii Babbitt that read... SKKY Jan 2024 #126
By then the mob had attacked and bludgeoned dozens of Capitol Police Zambero Jan 2024 #131
The woman was involved in a felonious assault on the Congress of the U.S. Chainfire Jan 2024 #134
I am... Mike Nelson Jan 2024 #137
Live by the sword, die by the sword. She knew better but didn't give a damn. Oh well. There's no way they will win. Firestorm49 Jan 2024 #139
This lawsuit is a political stunt being pushed by Judicial Watch LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2024 #148
Simple answers here. ificandream Jan 2024 #159
Trump open to possible 'compensation fund' for pardoned Jan. 6 criminals LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2025 #160
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