BearGoggles said:
What is the law of "good shootings"? Please detail that law on police use of force and explain how it applies here.
You do, inadvertently, raise an interesting point. You acknowledge there were many people behaving in an illegal manner similar to Babbitt that day. If this was a good shoot, why was Babbit the only one shot by police? Why did all other police officers elect not to shoot?
"The United States Capitol Police (USCP) policy on the use of deadly force, as stated in their internal investigations, allows officers to use deadly force only when they reasonably believe it's necessary in
defense of human life, including their own, or to protect anyone in immediate danger of serious physical injury.This policy aligns with the general legal principle that deadly force is justified when necessary to prevent imminent death or serious bodily harm.
Key aspects of the USCP's deadly force policy include:
Defense of Human Life:
Officers can use deadly force when they reasonably believe it's necessary to protect themselves or others from imminent death or serious bodily harm.
Reasonable Belief:
The use of deadly force is based on the officer's reasonable belief, not necessarily on objective certainty, about the threat.
Objectively Reasonable Force:
The USCP policy emphasizes using only the level of force that is objectively reasonable to accomplish their duties and protect lives."
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District of Columbia | Department of Justice Closes Investigation into the Death of Ashli Babbitt | United States Department of Justice
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/department-justice-closes-investigation-death-ashli-babbitt"USCP officers used furniture to barricade a set of glass doors separating the hallway and Speaker's Lobby to try and stop the mob from entering the Speaker's Lobby and the Chamber, and three officers positioned themselves between the doors and the mob. Members of the mob attempted to break through the doors by striking them and breaking the glass with their hands, flagpoles, helmets, and other objects.
Eventually, the three USCP officers positioned outside the doors were forced to evacuate. As members of the mob continued to strike the glass doors, Ms. Babbitt attempted to climb through one of the doors where glass was broken out. An officer inside the Speaker's Lobby fired one round from his service pistol, striking Ms. Babbitt in the left shoulder, causing her to fall back from the doorway and onto the floor. …..
Specifically, 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.""Why did all other police officers elect not to shoot?""The only reason why I didn't do it was because the mentality was this is a four-alarm blaze," Officer James Blassingame told "PBS News Hour" in an interview that aired Wednesday, "and if I pull my gun out and start shooting, I'm throwing kerosene on it.
Maybe there's a chance I survive if I don't pull my weapon, but if I do, I'm probably not going to make it out of here alive, you know. You don't have enough bullets."https://www.businessinsider.com/capitol-police-officer-james-blassingame-insurrection-gun-2021-6
The police could have legally shot every insurrectionist participating in this.
"During the January 6th Capitol riot, 138 law enforcement officers were injured, including 73 from the U.S. Capitol Police and 65 from the Metropolitan Police Department.
Some officers suffered serious injuries, including traumatic brain injuries, cracked ribs, shattered spinal discs, lost fingers, and being stabbed.*
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*An officer does not have to subject himself to these serious injuries before using deadly force. He just has to "reasonably believe" it's necessary to use deadly force to protect himself or others from injuries like those listed above. Based on how it played out on J6, it was certainly a "reasonable belief" that those breaching the chamber intended to inflict the same harm they had inflicted on officers on their way into the building.
Lt. Michael Byrd fatally shot Babbitt:
"Byrd's connection to what was going on outside and inside the building was his police radio. For several minutes, it crackled with a cascade of alarming messages.
There were shouts of officers down. Screams from his colleagues under attack by rioters with chemical agents. A report that an officer's fingertips were blown off."https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1277736 Cancel my subscription to the Resurrection
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