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They just won't leave it alone for clicks. Disgusting.

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@tayler_hansen What ever happened to the video footage interview of the Capitol Police officers who were standing next to Lt. Bayrd when he shot #Ashli_Babbitt?

I saw it not very long after the shooting. The video interview was taken in the Capitol building at the exact location Bayrd was standing when he shot Ashli, while there were 3-5 other officers near him.

The officers stated on this video that Lt. Bayrd had been up-tight, nervous, most that day and that he gave no warning to Ashli Babbitt as she crawled atop a table to peer into the foyer where Bayrd & officers stood. She did not enter the room or pose a physical threat.

Police training nationwide makes the Use of Deadly Physical Force laws concise in Law Enforcement Training. It is nearly identical nationwide and federally. It actually applies to all citizens when using self defense.

[The Use of Deadly Physical Force is Justified in self defense of yourself, or another innocent person, if it would be reasonable to believe that you or another was in imminent danger of death or serious physical harm.]

It was by no means reasonable to believe Ashli Babbitt was an imminent threat to Bayrd, and several other, much larger than Babbitt, armed officers in an adjacent room, while tiny unarmed Ashli Babbitt was crawling on a table more than 15 feet away.

No sane law enforcement officer in the nation would deem this a justified shooting!

WHERE IS THE VIDEO AND WHY HAS IT VANISHED?

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I'm disgusted at the people dishonoring Ashli's name, such as one here below. They aren't fit to utter her name, IMO.

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B'H Thank you so much - fantastic journalism - Your missing one major point - Historical truth will always be truth - B'H DISCUSSION NOW ? B'H It is time to talk about the speech ? World opinion of a lye ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyBZhTaf1oU&t=2s

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She is dead because she was a kitten playing with tomcats. And she had no honor.

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