Woman shot and killed during Capitol riot was a QAnon supporter

[Thaivisa Web Content Team 1,564]

In the days leading up to yesterday’s U.S. Capitol riot, the woman shot and killed during the mayhem expressed fervent support for the QAnon conspiracy theory movement on social media, tweeting and retweeting several messages suggesting that Democrats would face a reckoning when it came time to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College votes in Congress.

 

Ashli Babbitt, a 35-year-old woman identified as an Air Force veteran by the Washington Post, was one of hundreds of Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol on Wednesday, breaking into the House Chamber and leaving shattered windows in their wake.

 

Amid the bedlam, a gunshot hit Babbitt, and she was seen hitting the Capitol floor and bleeding from her shoulder. She died later that day. 

 

Babbitt expressed a myriad of pro-Trump sentiments on Twitter, echoing his unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud and retweeting several messages that contained the #StopTheSteal hashtag.

 

On Sept. 7, Babbitt tweeted a photo of herself attending a Trump boat parade in San Diego. She can be seen wearing a shirt that says “We Are Q,” and her tweet includes the QAnon rallying cry “WWG1WGA,” which stands for “where we go one, we go all.” 

 

Babbitt’s last original tweet came on Jan. 1, when she quote-tweeted an account that asked, “When do we start winning???” and responded, “Jan. 6. 2021,” in an apparent reference to the Capitol riot.

 

One of Babbitt’s final posts came on Jan. 5, when she responded to another pro-Trump Twitter user who complained that “a lot of flights into DC are being cancelled with no bad weather” and lamented that “the entire world is corrupt.” 

 

“Nothing will stop us....they can try and try and try but the storm is here and it is descending upon DC in less than 24 hours....dark to light!” Babbitt replied.

 

She was ostensibly referring to “The Storm,” which QAnon supporters believe to be the day of reckoning when Trump will take down the cabal of Satan-worshipping pedophiles conspiring against him and thousands of arrests will be made. The Storm was originally forecast for October and November 2017. 

 

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[onebir 1,060]

Whatever her motivation, she was basically unlucky. She was climbing through a broken window in an internal partition, and a policeman on the other side felt threatened enough to shoot her. Meanwhile there were several police in amongst the intruders on her side of the partition who weren't being harmed - at that moment at least.

 

Given the how easily US police seem to resort to lethal force, I'm surprised many more people weren't shot. Ironically, the lack of preparation (/incompetence?) of the Washington police may have been what prevented many "martyrdoms for Trump", which could have made repairing America's disunity totally impossible. (Not that it'll be easy...)

 

 

 

[Jingthing 70,990]

Join a mob of domestic terrorists invading the capitol building trying to overturn the results of a democratic election and disrupt the peaceful transition of power which is a cornerstone of American democracy, you take your chances. 

[sirineou 17,926]

55 minutes ago, onebir said:

Given the how easily US police seem to resort to lethal force, I'm surprised many more people weren't shot. Ironically, the lack of preparation (/incompetence?) of the Washington police may have been what prevented many "martyrdoms for Trump", which could have made repairing America's disunity totally impossible. (Not that it'll be easy...)

I I don't disagree with the sentiment of your post. I just want to make one correction  and one comment. 

 

"Given the how easily US police seem to resort to lethal force, I'm surprised many more people weren't shot. " given how easily US police seem to result to lethal force when it comes to people of color, when it comes to white boys, well,,, not so much.

 

"he lack of preparation (/incompetence?) of the Washington police " I don't think think it was lack of preparation or incompetent. they seem to me pretty well prepared and competent when the BLM crowd was in town. I think there was something more sinister at play here and with the democrats controlling both the House and Senate I am sure there will be an investigation. Expect heads to roll. 

 

 

Edited January 7 by sirineou

[liddelljohn 507]

Yee-Haw boys Hang em High   ,,, 

[Jeffr2 9,917]

On 1/8/2021 at 2:27 AM, onebir said:

Whatever her motivation, she was basically unlucky. She was climbing through a broken window in an internal partition, and a policeman on the other side felt threatened enough to shoot her. Meanwhile there were several police in amongst the intruders on her side of the partition who weren't being harmed - at that moment at least.

 

Given the how easily US police seem to resort to lethal force, I'm surprised many more people weren't shot. Ironically, the lack of preparation (/incompetence?) of the Washington police may have been what prevented many "martyrdoms for Trump", which could have made repairing America's disunity totally impossible. (Not that it'll be easy...)

 

 

 

It's easy.  Stay home.  You join a protest that was planned in advance to be a violent attack, ya get what ya deserve.  Stay home.

[NanLaew 23,143]

On 1/7/2021 at 11:29 PM, Thaivisa Web Content Team said:

Ashli Babbitt, a 35-year-old woman identified as an Air Force veteran by the Washington Post, was one of hundreds of Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol on Wednesday, breaking into the House Chamber and leaving shattered windows in their wake.

 

Amid the bedlam, a gunshot hit Babbitt, and she was seen hitting the Capitol floor and bleeding from her shoulder. She died later that day.

 

She shouldn't have given up her day job.

 

"She last served on active duty at Dyess Air Force Base in Texas as a security forces controller, a job that usually entails manning gate security at Air Force installations."

 

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2021/01/07/woman-shot-and-killed-at-capitol-was-security-forces-airman-qanon-adherent/

 

[Pedrogaz 3,986]

Like anyone, she is entitled to her view, but not to express it violently. 

[Jeffr2 9,917]

7 minutes ago, Pedrogaz said:

Like anyone, she is entitled to her view, but not to express it violently. 

Agreed...but believing in QAnon shows a mental disorder.  Shows how gullible some are.  They fall for these lies too easily.  Shows the problems with democracy, some aren't smart enough to vote for the right people.

[4MyEgo 15,249]

RIP, no doubt a sad day for America, so divided.

 

 

[Scott 16,314]

Inflammatory, troll posts and replies reported and removed.

 

[ChouDoufu 4,944]

On 1/8/2021 at 3:27 AM, onebir said:

Whatever her motivation, she was basically unlucky. She was climbing through a broken window in an internal partition, and a policeman on the other side felt threatened enough to shoot her. Meanwhile there were several police in amongst the intruders on her side of the partition who weren't being harmed - at that moment at least.

 

Given the how easily US police seem to resort to lethal force, I'm surprised many more people weren't shot. Ironically, the lack of preparation (/incompetence?) of the Washington police may have been what prevented many "martyrdoms for Trump", which could have made repairing America's disunity totally impossible. (Not that it'll be easy...)

 

 

 

 

unlucky? 

 

"She was climbing through a broken window in an internal partition, and a policeman on the other side felt threatened enough to shoot her"

 

shirley, you can't be serious!

[Jeffr2 9,917]

24 minutes ago, ChouDoufu said:

 

unlucky? 

 

"She was climbing through a broken window in an internal partition, and a policeman on the other side felt threatened enough to shoot her"

 

shirley, you can't be serious!

Just watched a full video of the event.  The door was barricaded by police from the other side.  People were trying to smash their way in.  Breaking the glass and pounding on the door. 

 

Someone yelled there's a gun on the other side.  they didn't stop, she poked her head in, and was shot.  Sorry, but she's a violent criminal.  Not unlucky as this was remediated.

[ChouDoufu 4,944]

4 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

Just watched a full video of the event.  The door was barricaded by police from the other side.  People were trying to smash their way in.  Breaking the glass and pounding on the door. 

 

Someone yelled there's a gun on the other side.  they didn't stop, she poked her head in, and was shot.  Sorry, but she's a violent criminal.  Not unlucky as this was remediated.

 

lemme see if i can follow you here.

 

ongoing joint session of congress. 

vice president in attendance. 

rioting mob breaches outer perimeter

armed rioters force their way into the building.

security detail barricades inner door.

rioters in hallway smash window.

rioter attempts to crawl through window.

rioter is ordered to stop by security.

rioter disregards warning.

rioter is shot.

 

 

sure, just darned unlucky, i guess.

[PGSan 383]

3 minutes ago, ChouDoufu said:

sure, just darned unlucky, i guess.

Or careless of her?  Don’t poke your nose in where it’s not wanted!