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More consequences over the killing and the attempt to control the narrative.
Probably most have not viewed the video from the officer's viewpoint. If after doing so people want the law changed I urge them to contact their elected official's office. Meanwhile, on a more pressing matter, I continue to urge the political leaders to pull back on their violent rhetoric and urge people to stop doxxing and stop interfering so that there are not more people killed. Remember the two immigrants killed by a sniper in Texas.
That has no effect on whether the shooting was justified. I am not going to attempt to look at your assertion, since it’s irrelevant. Typically, the civil rights group examines officer shootings. They aren’t being allowed to in this case. Rather, attempts are being made to attack the victim. It is certainly possible that a careful investigation would clear the officer. But the current situation looks like a coverup. As such, many people are going to consider him guilty based on what is known so far. This is not fair to the officer or the public.
This is where an effective leader is required. Otherwise we continue our descent into chaos.
To be fair, Babbitt being MAGA is all the justification some here need for the deadly force used against her, just as Good opposing ICE is all the justification some here need for condemning her shooting.
Sadly, we don't have such people in charge here. The course for ICE is straightforward, they are simply enforcing the law. That is what was promised from the administration and that must be continued. I spoke about this before, the approach the administration has taken is to avoid confrontation and arrests of those who interfere as much as possible. Arrests slow the process of getting the worst of the worst and rescuing trafficked women and children. They will hold off as long as they can. But eventually, with the radical leaders continuing to incite their base, they will have to start making arrests and prosecute.
I hope those you speak of are a tiny, fringe minority. Though I am appalled by January 6th MAGA riot at the capital I grieve for Babbitt and others who died as a result of that dark day.
The video shows him drawing his gun as she puts the car in drive. This officer had recently been dragged by a car and had suffered significant injury. He killed a woman who obviously was not intending to run him over, but he was probably reacting to the fact that the other officer was trying to get her out of the car and it triggered the reaction. I think he called her the b-word after he shot her; the officer should not be in the field.
That little morsel of information was disclosed quickly, just in case the investigation into the shooting goes against him. That temporary insanity PSD defense will be whipped out quicker than you can say Bob's your uncle.
You may be right. But it’s sort of irrelevant. He’s not going to be charged. It’s virtually impossible to charge a law enforcement officer. The legal bar is very high. He doesn’t need a legal defense. I doubt his previous encounter will have much effect on public opinion. It might suggest that supervisors should take some action, but given how it’s being spun, that’s unlikely.
I doubt if there was body cam footage, and if there was, I doubt of the present administration will make it available to the police. However, the videos clearly show the ICE agent firing twice more into the car as the car moved away from him. In most police departments, that would (at very least) end the officer's career.
The cell phone footage from the office was released as per below:
alphanews.org
To be fair, if Babbit was attempting to flee the Capitol, and a police officer shot her three times as she fled, the outcome of the investigation would have been very different. Likewise, if Goode was actually attempting to run over the ICE agent with her car, people would be much less outraged at the killing.
Because no department authorizing shooting a fleeing person. Most states, including Minnesota, it can be a crime. Because if Babbit was no longer threatening police, it would have violated department policy to shoot her.
A driver driving away is not a threat.
