Forwarded from Lori's Place
1 The U.S. Capitol police is claiming that it's use-of-force policy allows USCP officers to use deadly force against subjects even when
a) they do not see the person's hands, much less a weapon and
b) do not witness the person committing any deadly acts. Furthermore, they would have us believe that they train their officers accordingly.
2) Chilling as that purportedly official position is in its own right, it's even more amazing to consider the implication: On Jan 6 2021, every single USCP officer, save one, ignored their training and disregarded their own agency's official rules for using deadly force. Ashli Babbitt was not the only person who climbed through the only broken window/door in the U.S. Capitol that day, and Lt. Byrd was not the only armed officer on scene.
3) Yet, according to their own statement, the Capitol Police are alleging that Byrd's actions were lawful according to a policy that — evidently — only Lt. Michael Byrd had read, understood, and trained for. Either Byrd was right to shoot Babbitt, or every other USCP officer was right to not use their weapons against unarmed rioters. Both things cannot be true. Federal agents like me need clarity when it comes to making life—or—death decisions involving firearms. Is the new normal that we can shoot empty—handed threats who aren't trying to kill someone?
4) This is not conjecture, either. In Lt. Byrd's own words, he admits that he "could not fully see [Babbitt's] hands or what the intentions are (sic)." There is no misunderstanding here: law enforcement doesn't get to assume people are armed until they prove otherwise. Again, NBC's Lester Holt asked Byrd if the fact that he didn't know if Babbitt was armed affected his decision to shoot, and Byrd said "It did not." If Byrd acted lawfully, then the USCP is claiming this conduct is the law of the land. That is outrageous.
5) You will not find a police or law enforcement agency anywhere in the country that subscribes to this dangerously reckless ruleset. Quite the opposite, in fact: reputable organizations would fire officers and agents who killed subjects in situations where they can't articulate the means/opportunity/intent necessary to justify deadly force. Byrd admitted he was afraid, but he did not share why or what about Ashli Babbitt in particular scared him.
6) To merely call her a "threat" without a reasonable explanation doesn't pass legal muster, and it feeds the sense that Byrd acted out of panic instead of reason. But rather than hold Byrd accountable for his wrongful and negligent action, the USCP simply lowered their official standards to a point that conveniently excuses it. https://twitter.com/ForAshli/status/1431622837660438529?s=20
a) they do not see the person's hands, much less a weapon and
b) do not witness the person committing any deadly acts. Furthermore, they would have us believe that they train their officers accordingly.
2) Chilling as that purportedly official position is in its own right, it's even more amazing to consider the implication: On Jan 6 2021, every single USCP officer, save one, ignored their training and disregarded their own agency's official rules for using deadly force. Ashli Babbitt was not the only person who climbed through the only broken window/door in the U.S. Capitol that day, and Lt. Byrd was not the only armed officer on scene.
3) Yet, according to their own statement, the Capitol Police are alleging that Byrd's actions were lawful according to a policy that — evidently — only Lt. Michael Byrd had read, understood, and trained for. Either Byrd was right to shoot Babbitt, or every other USCP officer was right to not use their weapons against unarmed rioters. Both things cannot be true. Federal agents like me need clarity when it comes to making life—or—death decisions involving firearms. Is the new normal that we can shoot empty—handed threats who aren't trying to kill someone?
4) This is not conjecture, either. In Lt. Byrd's own words, he admits that he "could not fully see [Babbitt's] hands or what the intentions are (sic)." There is no misunderstanding here: law enforcement doesn't get to assume people are armed until they prove otherwise. Again, NBC's Lester Holt asked Byrd if the fact that he didn't know if Babbitt was armed affected his decision to shoot, and Byrd said "It did not." If Byrd acted lawfully, then the USCP is claiming this conduct is the law of the land. That is outrageous.
5) You will not find a police or law enforcement agency anywhere in the country that subscribes to this dangerously reckless ruleset. Quite the opposite, in fact: reputable organizations would fire officers and agents who killed subjects in situations where they can't articulate the means/opportunity/intent necessary to justify deadly force. Byrd admitted he was afraid, but he did not share why or what about Ashli Babbitt in particular scared him.
6) To merely call her a "threat" without a reasonable explanation doesn't pass legal muster, and it feeds the sense that Byrd acted out of panic instead of reason. But rather than hold Byrd accountable for his wrongful and negligent action, the USCP simply lowered their official standards to a point that conveniently excuses it. https://twitter.com/ForAshli/status/1431622837660438529?s=20
Twitter
Justice For Ashli Babbitt
FEDERAL AGENT PENS OPEN LETTER RESPONSE TO US CAPITOL POLICE DECISION TO CLEAR MICHAEL BYRD OF WRONG DOING
Forwarded from Captain Keshel and Co. American Election Integrity HQ
Need some research assistance:
Can someone please tell me which precincts, out of the 748 county wide, belong to Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Position 1?
Special project ongoing.
Can someone please tell me which precincts, out of the 748 county wide, belong to Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Position 1?
Special project ongoing.
Forwarded from Praying Medic (Dave Hayes)
Two Lieutenant Colonels who spoke out against their chain of command.
One was lionized by the press and protected by the intelligence community.
The other was fired within 24 hours.
One was lionized by the press and protected by the intelligence community.
The other was fired within 24 hours.
Forwarded from The Library (Mr Dirt)
Looks like the media lied, and then their fact-checkers lied.
Senator Johnson's letter to the FDA makes it clear the The FDA's "authorization" of the Pfizer "vaccine" isn't really an authorization.
Details: https://t.co/NVGByIqnQ1
Senator Johnson's letter to the FDA makes it clear the The FDA's "authorization" of the Pfizer "vaccine" isn't really an authorization.
Details: https://t.co/NVGByIqnQ1
Twitter
Ed Rankin, PhD
The FDA's "authorization" of the Pfizer "vaccine" isn't really an authorization.
Forwarded from The Library (Mr Dirt)
So the head of bioethics at the National Institutes of Health, who gives FDA approval for pharmaceuticals…
is married to Dr. Fauci.
Think about that. https://t.co/iWAXkoMkl0
is married to Dr. Fauci.
Think about that. https://t.co/iWAXkoMkl0
Twitter
Errol Webber
So the head of bioethics at the National Institutes of Health, who gives FDA approval for pharmaceuticals… is married to Dr. Fauci. Think about that.
Forwarded from Tracy Beanz (Tracy Beanz)
https://t.me/UncoverDCOfficial
Make sure to follow the UDC channel for all of our reporting in one easy to view place ;)
Make sure to follow the UDC channel for all of our reporting in one easy to view place ;)
Forwarded from The Western Journal
You Can't Trust a Word Out of His Mouth: US Allies Finally Realize the Truth About Biden
READ: http://w-j.co/s/f134f
READ: http://w-j.co/s/f134f
The Western Journal
You Can't Trust a Word Out of His Mouth: US Allies Finally Realize the Truth About Biden
President Biden is apparently more ready to listen to the Taliban than to our NATO allies.
Forwarded from The Library (Judas Goat)
Twitter
Andy Ngô
"Learn violence" Seattle #antifa member Nicholas James Armstrong is furious the antifa in Portland were forced to retreat following a failed attack on a rally last week. Armstrong was one of the armed antifa providing "security" at the checkpoints in CHAZ.…
Forwarded from The Western Journal
Biden Administration Can No Longer Deny It, Dark Economic Prediction Now Doubled
READ: http://w-j.co/s/c891b
READ: http://w-j.co/s/c891b
The Western Journal
Biden Administration Can No Longer Deny It, Dark Economic Prediction Now Doubled
'The catalyst for skyrocketing prices for food is fuel has gone up, our insurance has gone up, all the costs have gone up.'
Forwarded from The Library (Harold Wren)
Hours before the FBI takedown of the Michigan kidnapping plot, a right wing troll account appeared to tweet it was coming. Oddly, the account is linked to a company, Exeintel, that is owned by one of the FBI agents on the case. My latest, w/ @jvgarrison
-Mr. Dirt
https://t.co/FbfFdzGXr9
-Mr. Dirt
https://t.co/FbfFdzGXr9
Forwarded from The Library (Harold Wren)
BuzzFeed News
A Right-Wing Troll Appears To Have Tweeted About An FBI Investigation Into The Michigan Kidnapping Plot Before It Went Public
Adding to the confusion, one of the lead FBI agents in the case is listed as the owner of an “internet intelligence company” for which the troll claims to be CEO. No one is talking.
Forwarded from The Library (Harold Wren)
'Alt Right' is an FBI invented term as a catch all to smear conservatives and to pin FBI planned and led false flags on. Like Jan 6th, planned and organized by FBI in the Los Angeles FBI Field Office. 👇
Forwarded from Mr Dirt
Twitter
Barrett Brown
A few weeks before US Capitol was stormed by alt-right, federal agents from around the country assembled at @FBILosAngeles HQ to question source Val Broeksmit about me, @NatSecGeek, and our journalist associates. The meeting was secretly recorded. twitte…
Forwarded from Mr Dirt
Twitter
Never negotiate with tourists.
"The Exeintel website went offline soon after BuzzFeed News sent in queries, and it is not cached online because it has been “excluded” from the Internet Archive. The Twitter account for @exeintel, meanwhile, has been suspended." twitter.com/BarrettB/statu…
Forwarded from The Library (Mr Dirt)
Putin has banned forcing Russians to get vaccinated and firing them for refusing to get vaccinated https://t.co/ERqRXVjl7O
Twitter
Dustin PREM-SINGH-Penner
Putin has banned forcing Russians to get vaccinated and firing them for refusing to get vaccinated