Well, we’re going to stir up a lot of people with this article today. Why? Because we’re going to revisit the Capitol Hill protests on January 6, 2021 which many political leftists consider to be as bad as the 911 attacks on the Twin Towers (no, really, they do) and which many conservatives feel the Federal government and the judicial system used as an excuse to commit lawfare at its absolute worst against Trump supporters.
Today, though, we’re going to get into a few details that you probably didn’t know about the only shooting that happened during that entire protest situation, a shooting in which an unarmed Trump supporter, a military veteran named Ashli Babbitt, was shot and killed.
And those details are disturbing. Joseph M. Hanneman writes,
The U.S. Capitol Police officer who shot and killed Ashli Babbitt on January 6 once fired his service weapon at fleeing vehicles near his home while his neighbor was in the line of fire, a congressional oversight committee reported.
Michael L. Byrd was promoted from lieutenant to captain in 2023 despite a “significant” history of referrals to the Capitol Police Office of Professional Responsibility, said U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), chairman of the Committee on House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight.
The records of three disciplinary cases against Byrd are missing, according to Loudermilk. “This is disappointing, as the inability to locate these documents hinders the subcommittee from fulfilling its responsibility to conduct comprehensive oversight over the USCP,” Loudermilk wrote in a Nov. 20 letter to Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger.
Hanneman continues:
Loudermilk also cited “favorable treatment” given to Byrd, including a $36,000 retention bonus, more than $21,000 in security upgrades at his personal residence, and instructions that Byrd not sit for a fitness-for-duty evaluation after Jan. 6, 2021.
This was the same guy who left “his loaded service weapon in a bathroom at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center.” The gun was later found by another Capitol Hill police officer.
So, to be clear, he shot and killed an unarmed woman and has a history of what appears to be misusing firearms and being irresponsible with them, but he’s received huge bonuses, customizations to his home, and has had a security detail all paid for by your tax dollars after he murdered an unarmed military veteran.
I’m not making accusations at this point. But I think that you’ll agree that this whole situation sounds fishy and not at all on the up-and-up.
And that this guy sounds like exactly the kind of person that you don’t want “protecting people” or carrying a firearm, especially at taxpayer expense ($189,787 per year before those bonuses).
ANY OTHER COP IN THIS COUNTRY WOULD HAVE BEEN FIRED
AND BROUGHT UP ON CHARGES , YOU KNOW IT , I KNOW IT
AND THE REST OF THE COUNTRY KNOWS IT , HE SHOT AND
KILLED AN UNARMED WOMAN FOR NO REASON AT ALL , SHE WAS NO THREAT TO HIM OR ANYONE ELSE.
THAT PIECE OF GARBAGE SHOULD BE ARRESTED , PROSECUTED AND SENT TO PRISON FOR LIFE FOR
THE MURDER OF THAT YOUNG WOMAN , NO EXCUSES AND NO MORE LIES AND COVERING UP FOR
A CORRUPT DEMOCRAT COP .
And we all know why he was even hired!
He should have faced charges for murder
in my personal opinion mister Byrd should be charged and put on trial for a double HATE CRIME: #1 the murdered victim was an UNARMED Woman and #2 a White Woman. The woman posed no threat and he shot without warning with other people in the general line of fire.
The Capitol Police should be investigated to find out who was involved in removing his records as well as all her SPECIAL TREATMENT .. MY OPINION.
The man who shot and killed Ashley Babbitt was a DEI hire and has had numerous firearm incidents and should have been fired years ago. This man has no business carrying a firearm and working for our Capital Police period. I hope our new AG arrests him and jail’s him for negligent homicide and sends him to prison for life….
As a 31 year law enforcement officer it’s my opinion that he should have been fired immediately and charged with a crime. His actions and use of deadly force were totally against the rules of using deadly force. After reading this article it appears that he has received way more favors and entitlements (passes) than any officer I’ve ever heard of. This action should be investigated to the fullest and appropriate actions taken. Ron g 32year officer now retired.
Byrd is a true coward – he shot an unarmed woman from behind & then quickly moved to disappear into the crowd of people. He was never in any ‘imminent danger’ from her or any others. A TRUE COWARD!!
If a white man had shot a black woman he would have been convicted long ago.
Babbitt had no damn business climbing her ass in that window! Stupidity will fuck up your day! Sorry I am a veteran also !
You are hardly a “Reverend” with that attitude and language use but as the Good Book says we are NOT supposed to ‘judge’ (which you did).
RE – little byrd – please explain what rules of engagement or use of force policy he used to ‘justify’ his use of deadly force particularly when there were numerous other officers closer to Ashli than he was and NONE of them deemed her a threat.
BTW – I have over 40 years civilian and military LE experience so I suspect I know a bit more about such policies than you do. Further BTW I don’t expect a response from you.
Bye, and Happy Thanksgiving.
Right. You sound like a Democrat vet that has never seen combat.
I question he is even a veteran. At least not one that cares about the Constitution, citizen’s rights, or lawless police officers.
TOO YOU REVEREND DWAYNE. WRONG IS WRONG,demos DON’T HAVE THE RIGHT ANY TIME OF DAY TO TAKE INNOCENT LIFE BECAUSE YOUR A DEMO, LITTLE MORE CALIRATY TO THE WORD DEMO, REVEREND- WHAT IS THE FIRST 4 letter WORD IN democrat. YOU WILL FIND THE (TRUE) MEANING OF democrat.
it’s been stated too many people are in DARKNESS, ALL GOD’S CHILDREN SHOULD APPLY TO THOSE IN
(DARKNESS)! THE LADY WHOM WAS SHOT FOR NO REASON- THE SO CALLED OFFICER SHOULD BE PUT 9under gitmo), no ?”s asked! IN ADITION REVEREND IF YUOUR A demo I ASSURE YOU I WILL BE PRAYING FOR YOU, REFEEENCE TO HER CLIMBING THE WALL-? FOR YOU demos DON’T (OWN) SO CALLED WHITE HOUSE, IT'[S NEW (NAME) IS THE (BLAACK HOUSE0, AGAIN I WILL PRAY FOR YOU ALONG WITH ALL demos!
Ashley was assisted pure and simple. Byrd should swing for this terrible crime
Not only the officer but also Nancy Polassi.
We now have another VET who is in the LIGHT of justice and under the thumb of RADICAL injustice at present His life and service record are on the line because of folks with the same mindset as the ( questionable ) Reverend Dywayne ! Even though there were other patrons on the same subway car that carried this HERO and his mentally challenged fellow passenger, he is being accused of enormous wrongdoing ! PRAY for OUR America !