BearHunter said:AunBear89 said:movielover said:
She was unarmed.
She should have complied.
Deadly force wasn't warranted.
Says who?
A keyboard warrior in his parent's basement?
Officer Byrd was exonerated and cleared of any wrongdoing.
"The investigation revealed no evidence to establish that, at the time the officer fired a single shot at Ms. Babbitt, the officer did not reasonably believe that it was necessary to do so in self-defense or in defense of the Members of Congress and others evacuating the House Chamber," federal prosecutors said in a statement.
"I tried to wait as long as I could," he told Holt. "I hoped and prayed no one tried to enter through those doors. But their failure to comply required me to take the appropriate action to save the lives of members of Congress and myself and my fellow officers."
Officer who shot Ashli Babbitt during Capitol riot breaks silence: 'I saved countless lives' (nbcnews.com)