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-Great Cultural Revolution
Capitol cop who shot rioter Ashli Babbitt dead sheds tear as he defends killing her 'as a last resort' and says he 'saved countless lives'
2021-08-27
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • DailyMail.com can reveal the Capitol Hill cop who shot Air Force vet Ashli Babbitt, 35, on January 6 is Lieutenant Michael Leroy Byrd, 53
    Nice of the good lieutenant to admit what had been reported for months...
  • Byrd, a 28-year police veteran, will reveal he was the shooter in an interview with Lester Holt on NBC News Thursday night

  • The Metropolitan Police Department has steadfastly refused to name the officer involved

  • The Department of Justice announced in April that it will not pursue criminal charges against the officer responsible for Babbitt's death

  • Following an internal review, the Capitol Police announced on Monday that he will not be disciplined

  • DailyMail.com spotted Byrd and his wife out shopping near their home, about 30 minutes outside of Washington, DC last February when he refused to comment

  • Babbitt's family lawyer remarked: 'Quite a turn-around, given the months of constantly saying that to identify him would expose him to danger. Where did that one go?'
Speaking hours after he was publicly identified for the first time, Lt Michael Byrd went on the defensive during an interview with NBC News star Lester Holt Thursday.

Explaining his decision to finally come forward, Byrd - a 28-year veteran of the force - said: 'I showed the utmost courage on January 6, and its time for me to do that now.'
Mom used to say: "Self Praise Stinks!" He just called himself a great man for killing an unarmed woman! Think about that.
Father-of-two Byrd's actions were deemed lawful by the Department of Justice, which said in April there was no evidence to support a criminal prosecution. In that announcement, the department did not identify him.
Related:
Michael Byrd: 2021-08-21 Internal probe clears Capitol Police officer who shot Ashli Babbitt: report
Michael Byrd: 2021-08-21 Capitol Police officer who shot Ashli Babbitt exonerated in internal probe
Michael Byrd: 2021-08-14 Who killed Ashli Babbitt (podcast)
Posted by:Skidmark

#24  You are not the victim!
Posted by: Procopius2k   2021-08-27 17:33  

#23  
Posted by: 3dc   2021-08-27 17:10  

#22  ^ A most likely explanation, ruprecht. I'm putting a chip on "Affirmative Action Hire", also.

The interesting question, IMHO, is why the cover-up? I believe it was Besoeker who suggested the reason was to avoid embarrassment to the shooter's employer.
Posted by: SteveS   2021-08-27 16:37  

#21  This is the idiot who left his sidearm in one of the Capital building bathrooms. My gut says he dhad his finger on the trigger and twitched and killed Ashli by accident and decided to lie and pretend he was saving everyone rather than admit his incompetance took a life.
Posted by: ruprecht   2021-08-27 15:20  

#20  And his Deep State comrades are still arresting Trump supporters.
Posted by: Blackbeard Barnsmell6454   2021-08-27 14:24  

#19  ^ neck
Posted by: Frank G   2021-08-27 14:24  

#18  Correct me if I am wrong but there was a video of the shooting and he shot her in the back of the head
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom    2021-08-27 14:23  

#17  Royal Guards
Out: Kheshig
In: CryingXe
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-08-27 14:09  

#16  He is Deep State.
Posted by: Blackbeard Barnsmell6454   2021-08-27 13:32  

#15  He could have just pistol whipped her a bit at she tried to climb through that window. Or maybe fired a warning shot to alert the Capitol police on the other side of the door.
Posted by: KBK   2021-08-27 13:29  

#14  She command The Weirding Way or some shit?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-08-27 12:47  

#13  George Will worships baseball. He probably had a spontaneous emission over the Babbitt shooting,
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-08-27 11:11  

#12  Unlike baseball, there *is* crying in the Capitol Police. For sworn law enforcement officers, they seem to be a big bunch of wussies. A bit lacking in crowd control skills, too.
Posted by: SteveS   2021-08-27 10:02  

#11  ^ Correct. No jeopardy until an indictment is brought. A whitewash by a bureaucratic entity is not a No Bill by a grand jury.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-08-27 08:11  

#10  Assuming DC can be cleaned up - I believe he can still be charged before a Grand Jury regardless of an inhouse white?wash. No double jeopardy involved.
Posted by: Mercutio   2021-08-27 07:32  

#9  Vengeance is mine
I shall repay
Posted by: Omaitle Crager3187   2021-08-27 07:11  

#8  What #5 said.
Posted by: Xyz   2021-08-27 06:48  

#7  One sick bastid, but you knew that. The really troublesome reality is the State's continued recruitment of suck evil dreck.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-08-27 06:41  

#6  
'I showed the utmost courage...' Yeah, right. In killing an unarmed white woman. Your cousins show such courage every damn day.

The piece of Wakandan shit bastard likely had a good laugh with his asshole friends over it. Derek Chauvin is a criminal but this is a national hero.
Posted by: Dron66046   2021-08-27 04:40  

#5  There will be justice for Ashli.
Posted by: Helmuth, Speaking for Thromons3612   2021-08-27 04:12  

#4  Just wait till we take back power. I hope we have enough to convict in the Senate.
Posted by: Helmuth, Speaking for Thromons3612   2021-08-27 04:09  

#3  It is my fervent hope that extremely malicious, weeks long karmic justice.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2021-08-27 00:36  

#2  'Suck it up and take it': Ashli Babbitt's widower blasts Capitol cop who killed his wife for complaining about death threats and says his blood boiled listening to officer's first interview
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-08-27 00:26  

#1  I saw parts of this interview; he has 'affirmative action hire' written all over him.
Posted by: Raj   2021-08-27 00:14  

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