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Nope:

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He was scared and had a history of violations including leaving his gun in a public place in the capital in 2019. Byrd violated just about every USCP directive on the use of deadly force.

Masked and out of uniform, Byrd did not identify himself as a police officer, did not give Ashli verbal orders to stop, nor give her a chance to comply. He did not “diligently assess” the situation before firing. He never considered any other defensive tactics or compliance techniques. He disregarded the presence of seven other police officers in his line of fire. And as incident commander for the House, he appeared to have no comprehension of who was in the Speaker’s Lobby or the House Chamber or what was going on around him. Most critically, Ashli did not pose “an imminent danger of death or serious injury.” When Byrd fired, he did not even know she was a female.

Nope:

He was scared and had a history of violations including leaving his gun in a public place in the capital in 2019. Byrd violated just about every USCP directive on the use of deadly force.

Masked and out of uniform, Byrd did not identify himself as a police officer, did not give Ashli verbal orders to stop, nor give her a chance to comply. He did not “diligently assess” the situation before firing. He never considered any other defensive tactics or compliance techniques. //He disregarded the presence of seven other police officers in his line of fire.// And as incident commander for the House, he appeared to have no comprehension of who was in the Speaker’s Lobby or the House Chamber or what was going on around him. Most critically, Ashli did not pose “an imminent danger of death or serious injury.” When Byrd fired, he did not even know she was a female.

I was comparing the shooting of Babbit with the shooting of Pretti.

Here, in full:

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ICE shot Alex Pretti.

In the back. [Pretti]

From three feet away whilst he was pinned down by a bunch of other officers. [Pretti]

After they had taken his gun. [Pretti]

'Yeah, but two weeks earlier he had kicked out the rear window of an ICE car, so that makes the execution all right. He was probably a Communist, too.'

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Masked federal ICE officers had Pretti pinned to the ground. A bunch on top of him and some standing, a few feet away. They found a gun on him, took it, and then proceeded to shoot him ten times in the back.

Are you okay with that?

Does that prove that it happened like that in all other cases?

What do you expect the police officers to do? After hours of bloody fighting, outnumbered hundred to one? The smart thing was to lead them through the building and back out again. Which they did and you provided the evidence.

But what about this?

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Do you call all of it "peacefully protest"? Watch it and tell me everybody was let in and shown around by the cops. Tell me there was absolutely no violence at all, and nobody did anything that could warrant an arrest and eventually a conviction.

I linked to a video of people smashing windows and climbing in, no cop in sight. What does that tell you?

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I know that you have seen the videos of protesters beating up the cops, breaking windows to get into the capitol, seen them looting the offices of congress members. I know that you know that it was extremely violent in many cases, and the fact that you try to white wash that day, shows me that you don't give a f*ck about the truth.

WTF kind of creative re-writing exercise is this?

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AI Overview

No, there were not hours of bloody fighting before the incursion. The violent clashes and physical breaches at the U.S. Capitol began shortly after 1:00 p.m. on January 6, 2021, immediately following a rally near the White House where outgoing President Donald Trump spoke.

Timeline of EventsMorning (Before 1:00 p.m.): Supporters gathered on the National Mall and listened to speeches. While some extremist groups came prepared with tactical gear or intent on confrontation, the area outside the Capitol was largely peaceful before the crowd marched over.1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: The initial crowds arrived at the Capitol perimeter. The first outer police barricades were rushed and breached around 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., marking the start of the physical confrontations.After 2:00 p.m.: The first breaches of the actual Capitol building windows and doors occurred, leading to several hours of intense, brutal hand-to-hand fighting inside and outside the complex until the building was cleared and secured later that evening.

You suck and you blow. It was a set up and you know it. This is settled.

The problem here is that DC Democrats are sneaky.

On J6, there were unhinged undercover Deep State Democrats

 posing as MAGA. I think Ray Epps was one of those provocateurs.

"Tomorrow, We must go into the Capitol blah blah blah"

Of course, J6 was just a Deep State operation to cover up the stolen election.

It clearly worked.

Their narrative is their religion. They think if you tell a lie often enough, people will start to think it is true. To them, "normals" are heretics.

"Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” ― George Orwell, 1984

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” ― George Orwell, 1984

You are dealing with actual (not what they call everyone else) fascists.

Observationally and factually so.

As we shall see, your AI Overview agrees with me. You didn't even read it, did you?

Yes. Violent clashes and physical breaches. Just like I told you. But I admit, it wasn't literally "hours", only one hour and 18 minutes before the perimeter was first breached, but the fighting went on outside the Capitol and the riot... the tourists continued to enter the Capitol through broken windows and doors:

My AI overview:

"Yes, intense fighting continued outside the building for hours after the initial 2:11 PM breach. Overcoming the outer perimeter did not stop the violence on the grounds; instead, the battles shifted to specific access points and choke points as thousands more rioters arrived from the Ellipse rally."

So, not everyone was invited in by the police, which was my argument from the start. Thanks for confirming it.

Didn't I tell you that there was violence? "Hours of bloody fighting" were my words, and your AI Overview confirms it, "several hours of intense, brutal hand-to-hand fighting inside and outside the complex". You didn't answer my simple question, so I'll post it again:

But what about this?

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Do you call all of it "peacefully protest"?

You're about as "danish" as:

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