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She was shot for violently entering a secure area as part of a mob, after being warned not to do so by an officer pointing a firearm.
As part of a mob smashing through windows and doors, she was definitely a threat. Moreover, she was leading the way for others to penetrate that obstacle into the secured space where lawmakers were trying to move to a place of safety.
Yep. That is the part that bugs me as well.
Assuming all that trash is true, how does that legally justify the use of deadly force?
Because the rest of the rioters learned the lesson that they could not get past that officer without risking severe injury or death. If she had not be shot, you can be sure that the rest of them would have followed into that space.
Pelosi was not responsible for Capitol security. In fact, lawmakers could not get much of the response from the rest of the government for hours because of the people that President Trump had placed in key positions.
That does not invalidate their testimony, nor all of the evidence, video and otherwise.
It adds up just fine. The problem for you is that the reality of it does not match your delusions.
Where is the evidence that it is true?
Because the officers were protecting the lives of Congress and the Vice President. The mob was clearly hoping to catch and (at a minimum) abuse Polosi, Vice President Pence, and others.
Congratulations, I am also trained in the force continuum, the use of various weapons and techniques of deescalation, as well as methods of deadly force.
The claim that the Capitol Police "let them in" has not been backed up here, but even if they had, the Capitol Police were NOT "letting them in" to the area where Ashli Babbitt entered. They were smashing the doors and windows to try to enter that space.
I don't know about that. Armed has nothing to do with it. It can meet an element.
The video was out there.
It can meet the "means" element, but does not in itself justify a shooting.
It can meet one of the three required elements. It can not meet the other two.
Ok, one window
LEO testimony with video showing the assaults.
The LEO shot once because he was trained to “stop the threat”. One shot was enough to stop the threat.
"Great bodily harm" had already been inflicted upon Capitol Police officers, as well as stated (shouted) intent to harm lawmakers. Deadly force was easily justified.
Means (a riotous mob armed with striking weapons), opportunity (the mob -- including Babbitt) were successfully breaking through the windows and doors (with Babbitt getting through), jeopardy (members of Congress and the Vice President were until immanent threat) were all present.
As an individual, maybe and maybe not. She was ex-military AND was carrying a backpack with unknown contents. She would have not been the only one to go through that window if she had not been met with deadly force.
Only because she was shot.
All of the Capitol Police officers were in danger of losing their lives.
Can’t say I disagree with the smell of it all. Lots of unanswered questions. Lots of video not released. Clearly politicized to hurt Trump.