Officer who shot Ashli Babbitt during Capitol riot breaks silence: 'I saved countless lives'

[livingston]

Officer who shot Ashli Babbitt during Capitol riot breaks silence: 'I saved countless lives'


In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Lt. Michael Byrd said he opened fire only as a “last resort” after the rioters failed to comply with his commands.


For Byrd, who is Black, the incident turned his life upside down. He has been in hiding for months after he received a flood of death threats and racist attacks that started when his name leaked onto right-wing websites.


“I know that day I saved countless lives,” Byrd said. “I know members of Congress, as well as my fellow officers and staff, were in jeopardy and in serious danger. And that’s my job.”

“I tried to wait as long as I could,” he told Holt. “I hoped and prayed no one tried to enter through those doors. But their failure to comply required me to take the appropriate action to save the lives of members of Congress and myself and my fellow officers.”

Officer who shot Ashli Babbitt speaks after months in hiding: ‘I saved countless lives’

In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Lt. Michael Byrd said he opened fire only as a “last resort” after the rioters failed to comply with his commands.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[GOYABEAN]

Deadman walking

 

[tirwin1]

 

[Shoots100]

I guess he's never heard of a warning shot ?
Why this officer did this interview is beyond me, as now her parents have a taped excuse/confession and will drain the DC police Dept for a lot of money and possibly have his pension taken away too.
In the end, His decision to hole up with the people he was assigned to protect in a dead end location put them in a situation where he had to use deadly force.
He panicked and she died.
Sadly, I have a feeling that he'll be another capitol police riot suicide statistic.

 

[GOPerfect]

I see this rather simple.

A black man, filled with hate; murdered an UNARMED White woman in cold blood.

He killed her because she was White.

Go ahead, prove me wrong. This was a Hate crime against Whites.

 

[livingston]

I see this rather simple.

A black man, filled with hate; murdered an UNARMED White woman in cold blood.

He killed her because she was White.

Go ahead, prove me wrong. This was a Hate crime against Whites.

Toddlers are racist … and other insights from Bank of America’s woke training

Hogwash and balderdash. I'm glad I have no accounts there. I know for a fact that 'people of color' have taken issue with this article as well. A good person is a good person, regardless. Toddlers are racist and other insights from woke Bank of America training (nypost.com)

nygunforum.com

People of color, on the other hand, can’t be racist, because “racism is used to justify the position of the dominant group . . . and to uphold white supremacy and superiority.” Therefore, the discussion guide claims, “reverse racism and discrimination are not possible.”

Over the next three days, Bank of America immerses employees in full-spectrum CRT, not least framing all white people as oppressors and all racial minorities as irreproachable. “

 

[Robin]

Well, I always want to give a man some leeway until he can flesh himself out. Times up. What a pathetic piece of shit this guy is, and a murderer to boot.
Robin

 

[spat]

"I saved countless lives".

He is right, I'm not sure how you would go about counting to -1.

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

Beyond disgraceful.

 

[RooftopKorean]

We all know if he was white and Ashli Babbitt was black, more cities would be burning right now.

Why didn't he shoot for an extremity like the fool Biden had suggested at one of his town halls.


That didn't age too well, now did it?

 

[tirwin1]

I see this rather simple.

A black man, filled with hate; murdered an UNARMED White woman in cold blood.

He killed her because she was White.

Go ahead, prove me wrong. This was a Hate crime against Whites.

I understand your point but I get the sense he acted out of panic because he was in over his head.

 

[Grimscale]

I understand your point but I get the sense he acted out of panic because he was in over his head.

And I got the sense he acted as instructed, to further the lie of "armed insurrection".
After all, without this ONE DEATH, they cannot claim it was a deadly attack on the U.S. Capital.

This is all part of the Play, Mr Lincoln, and we are in the balcony seats.

 

[Jmac00]

RACISM IS A LEARNED BEHAVIOR, period.

 

[fresch]

Luckily for us he killed the ring leader, just in time to save our nation from the mass genocide she was about to release.
The world can sleep confident knowing people like it are protecting us!

 

[1911guy]

Luckily for us he killed the ring leader, just in time to save our nation from the mass genocide she was about to release.
The world can sleep confident knowing people like it are protecting us!

LOLOLOLOLOL

 

[Modean]

I guess he's never heard of a warning shot ?
Why this officer did this interview is beyond me, as now her parents have a taped excuse/confession and will drain the DC police Dept for a lot of money and possibly have his pension taken away too.
In the end, His decision to hole up with the people he was assigned to protect in a dead end location put them in a situation where he had to use deadly force.
He panicked and she died.
Sadly, I have a feeling that he'll be another capitol police riot suicide statistic.

No he did not "have" to use deadly force, he chose to. In doing so he distinguishes himself as the only person on either side of the events of that day that felt it necessary to discharge a firearm and kill someone. He has earned whatever negative karma may come his way.

 

[Phazer]

Ummm.... there were armed police on the side of the door with Mrs. Babbitt. They were directly observing the crowd. This officer, on the other side of a door, who had only an obstructed view, deemed it appropriate to shoot into a crowd?

I have yet to attend a defensive firearm course where someone teaches: If someone bangs on the door to your house, and you are scared, shoot.

 

[fresch]

Well bidong says pop off two shotgun blasts cures everything.

 

[livingston]