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发帖数: 1 | 1 Ashli Babbitt’s Legal Team Releases First Official Press Release
https://davidharrisjr.com/steven/ashli-babbitts-legal-team-releases-first-
official-press-release/
BLM and Democrats in Washington made the claim that if it were Blacks that
rioted, the police would have shot them. But of the riots in Washington by
BLM exactly no Blacks were shot but one three hour riot that did not include
the assault of police officers like you get from antifa or BLM and a young
white girl was murdered b a Capitol cop. The Capitol police are still
keeping the officer’s name from the public.
Now, for the first time, the family through their lawyer has made a
statement and it’s pretty obvious they plan on suing once the name is
revealed. They are also requesting that anyone with evidence or the video of
the unprovoked attack to notify them to hand it over. What’s worse is that
the government has not released any information on the shooting. How many
nights in how many cities would the killing of a Black girl would it have
caused. No riots for Ashli Babbitt.
Here is the statement in part:
The shooting of Ashli Babbitt on January 6, 2021 by an unidentified U.S.
Capitol Police Officer was an unjustified use of deadly force which violated
her constitutional rights. It is clear from video footage that Ashli did
not pose a danger to the officer, or any other person, when she was shot.
Ashli was unarmed. She did not assault anyone. She did not threaten to harm
anyone. There was no excuse for taking her life.
It is a universal law enforcement standard that a police officer should use
no more force than necessary to accomplish a lawful purpose. At 5′ 2″
tall and 110 pounds, an arrest of Ashli could have been accomplished by a
single trained officer with a set of handcuffs. At the time of the shooting,
there were over a half-dozen police officers in close proximity to the
Speaker’s door where Ashli was standing. Some of those officers had just
allowed protesters access to the door by stepping aside.
Other officers, dressed in full tactical gear, stood among the protesters
just a few feet behind the door. Still others stood casually at the opposite
end of the Speaker’s Lobby, unconcerned with the activities of Ashli and
the protesters around her. All of these officers were in a position to have
aided in the apprehension of Ashli if it was necessary. Given her background
as a 14-year veteran of the Air Force, it is likely that Ashli would have
complied with simple verbal commands, thereby making the use of any force
unnecessary.
However, the officer who shot Ashli never attempted to arrest her. Nor did
he call on his fellow officers to arrest her. Instead, he fired a shot into
her chest. Witnesses confirm that the officer did not give Ashli a single
verbal warning prior to firing. In fact, Ashli was not even aware that the
officer was present, as he was located in the doorway of a room off to the
side of her field of vision.
To date, the officer who shot Ashli has not been identified. Neither the
Capitol Police nor any other governmental authority has given an account of
the facts surrounding the shooting. There has been no official explanation
or justification for the use of lethal force in this matter.
This lack of transparency impedes the public scrutiny which is necessary to
hold government officials accountable in a free society. It also interferes
with the ability of Ashli’s family to obtain justice for their loss.
My law firm and I represent Ashli’s husband and family members. We will
continue to investigate this matter. We intend to take appropriate legal
action when our investigation has been completed. We call upon the Capitol
Police as well as the United States Congress to make public the facts and
circumstances of Ashli’s shooting.
If you have information regarding this matter, you may contact us and
receive updates on Twitter at Justice for Ashli Babbitt @ForAshli. Emails
can also be to the address alone.
Terrell N. Roberts, III
Roberts and Wood
Riverdale, Maryland
[email protected] |
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