• oxjox@lemmy.ml
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    15 days ago

    Babbitt, an Air Force veteran, was shot and killed by law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot as she attempted to climb through a barricaded door to the Speaker’s lobby near the House chamber.

    In May, the government agreed to pay Babbitt’s family nearly $5 million as part of a settlement.

    The lawsuit alleged that the officer, who was not in uniform, failed to deescalate the situation and did not give her any warnings or commands before opening fire.

    Remember this when the conservatives scream about “rioters” and the “thin blue line”. Fucking traitors and hypocrites.

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      She was literally climbing through broken window of a door leading to the safe room members of the House of Representatives were sheltering in. The HEAD of the country was being pursued by a mob that had erected a scaffold and noose in front of the building.

      Somehow it was the officer’s job to deescalate the situation outnumbered 100:1 with a yelling riotous mob bashing in the doors? Yup, it’s all about the officer there.

      Conservatives, in the end, only care about owning others and power over others. Always realize they don’t like or care about your well being. They only play nice with society and a republic when forced to.

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      Wait, i thought only antifa stormed the building as a false flag? Was babbitt antifa? Or profa?