Fri Jan 27, 2023, 10:19 PM

DC AG declines to charge mother of Ashli Babbitt, Jan. 6 protester killed by police

Source: USA Today

Prosecutors have declined to file charges against the mother of Ashli Babbitt, Micki Witthoeft, who was arrested on traffic charges this month on the two-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot where her daughter was fatally shot by a police officer.

Witthoeft, 58, was arrested as she and other District of Columbia protesters blocked traffic on Independence Avenue, U.S. Capitol Police said in a news release.

Police gave the group multiple warnings to get out of the road. Refusing to leave, Witthoeft instead turned around with her hands behind her back and asked to be arrested, the police statement said. She was arrested on citations for failure to comply with an order and obstructing roadways. Witthoeft was released later the same day.

The case went to the office of D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb. Prosecutors there declined to file court charges against Witthoeft, said Gabe Showglow-Rubenstein, a spokesman for Schwalb. He said the office does not discuss charging decisions.

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DC AG declines to charge mother of Ashli Babbitt, Jan. 6 protester killed by police (Original post)	Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin	Jan 27	OP
In Other Words, Feel Free To Do It Again. No Harm, No Foul. nt	SoCalDavidS	Jan 27	#1
Why not?	Marthe48	Jan 27	#2
If you're going to accept BLM and Occupy Wall Street protestors blocking streets...	brooklynite	Feb 2	#62
BOOOOO! Bad AG.	PlutosHeart	Jan 27	#3
Tyre Nichols was beaten to death for a lot less.	SunSeeker	Jan 27	#4
The ideal is not to find equality in pain.	Gore1FL	Jan 27	#5
That was not my point at all. Of course there should not be pain.	SunSeeker	Jan 28	#7
Where did you see that the mother assaulted officers?	MichMan	Jan 28	#8
She walked right into a cop trying to keep her from going into the street.	SunSeeker	Jan 28	#9
You think she should have been charged with assaulting a police officer for that ?	MichMan	Jan 28	#10
Yes.	SunSeeker	Jan 28	#11
So do you believe this should be standard enforcement at all protests?	ripcord	Jan 28	#19
Yes, when you get physical and walk into cops like she did. nt	SunSeeker	Jan 30	#41
I saw thousands of protesters blocking a bridge in Memphis while protesting Tyre's death	MichMan	Jan 29	#37
Did they walk into cops like Right Wing Mama did?	SunSeeker	Jan 30	#40
Did you watch the video?	ShazzieB	Jan 28	#15
That guy in the Meidas Touch video did a great impression of MTG!	ShazzieB	Jan 28	#14
OMG he had MTG down pat (complete with air quotes)!	BumRushDaShow	Jan 28	#16
Her daughter is dead	bottomofthehill	Jan 27	#6
She should be protesting at Mar-A-Lago. Trump is the person who killed her daughter.	SunSeeker	Jan 28	#13
You're right, of course.. but these	Cha	Jan 28	#23
Agreed. It also would've been a PR nightmare.	NH Ethylene	Jan 28	#18
Thousands in DC are Citation Released	bottomofthehill	Jan 28	#21
+1	femmedem	Jan 29	#35
True, but her daughter is dead because she took part in an insurrection to overthrow the government	JohnSJ	Jan 28	#27
Yes she did, but a mother has the right to grieve the loss of her daughter	bottomofthehill	Jan 28	#30
Grieving is one thing, but what she was doing was a political protest that got out of hand.	SunSeeker	Jan 30	#42
You'll have to do better than that if you also want to be a martyr, Micki.	LudwigPastorius	Jan 28	#12
The misleading article says Ashli Babbitt "protestor" was "killed by police", on January 6th, with	JohnSJ	Jan 28	#17
"Protester".. oh god! She was a	Cha	Jan 28	#25
Thank-you	JohnSJ	Jan 28	#26
Post removed	Post removed	Jan 29	#36
A 35 year old woman who was	Cha	Jan 29	#38
Should have killed every single one of them	MichMan	Jan 29	#39
I disagree	Kennah	Jan 30	#47
Plus, several of the insurrectionists were armed.	wnylib	Jan 31	#52
It's like Corrections folks in prisons. The prisoners outnumber them, so brute force don't work.	Kennah	Feb 1	#56
mistake	republianmushroom	Jan 28	#20
Standard operating procedure.	onenote	Jan 31	#49
Yep	republianmushroom	Jan 31	#50
It's a minor offense	iemanja	Jan 28	#22
I agree. And to think that some folks here want her to do	SlimJimmy	Jan 28	#24
She wasn't jaywalking; she walked into a cop (assault) who was ordering her to stop.	SunSeeker	Jan 30	#43
OMG she "walked into" the cop	SlimJimmy	Jan 30	#44
What do you think would happen to a BLM protester who intentionally chest bumped a cop?	SunSeeker	Jan 30	#45
They dropped the charges.	SlimJimmy	Jan 31	#51
It's another example of two different justice systems.	SunSeeker	Jan 31	#54
Or they realized the charges were excessive and decided	SlimJimmy	Feb 1	#55
That "realization" seems to happen a lot when the person charged is white.	SunSeeker	Feb 1	#59
Whatever	SlimJimmy	Feb 2	#61
I don't "make it racial when it's not." nt	SunSeeker	Feb 2	#64
It's not (nt)	SlimJimmy	Feb 4	#65
That's your opinion and I disagree with it.	SunSeeker	Feb 4	#66
Yes, it was a minor offense from the mother, but what her daughter did was NOT a minor offense	JohnSJ	Jan 28	#28
A mother doesn't haave charges brought against her because their daughter did something	iemanja	Jan 28	#29
Of course not, but the USA Today article brought what the daughter did, and formed the daughter's	JohnSJ	Jan 28	#31
Okay	iemanja	Jan 28	#32
I was just explaining that it wasn't the mother's protest that bothered me	JohnSJ	Jan 28	#33
Smart decision. Prevents her from politicizing it and making her a martyr for the right.	Martin68	Jan 29	#34
Basing charging decisions on politics rather than facts is a loss for the rule of law.	SunSeeker	Jan 30	#46
I wouldn't characterize the decision that way. She was peacefully protesting. She hurt no one.	Martin68	Jan 31	#48
She was not "non-violent." She assaulted a cop and resisted arrest.	SunSeeker	Jan 31	#53
The fact that you keep comparing her to a BLM protestor says it all. We are better than that.	Martin68	Feb 1	#57
WTF. I am not comparing her to a BLM protester. She is nothing like a BLM protester.	SunSeeker	Feb 1	#58
Read your own posts. You constantly bring up BLM Protestors and ask how they would be treated.	Martin68	Feb 1	#60
I'm comparing the JUSTICE SYSTEM's response to BLM vs. white insurrectionists.	SunSeeker	Feb 2	#63

Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Jan 27, 2023, 10:34 PM

SoCalDavidS (9,988 posts)

DC AG declines to charge mother of Ashli Babbitt, Jan. 6 protester killed by police

1. In Other Words, Feel Free To Do It Again. No Harm, No Foul. nt

2. Why not?

62. If you're going to accept BLM and Occupy Wall Street protestors blocking streets...

3. BOOOOO! Bad AG.

4. Tyre Nichols was beaten to death for a lot less.

5. The ideal is not to find equality in pain.

7. That was not my point at all. Of course there should not be pain.

8. Where did you see that the mother assaulted officers?

9. She walked right into a cop trying to keep her from going into the street.

10. You think she should have been charged with assaulting a police officer for that ?

11. Yes.

19. So do you believe this should be standard enforcement at all protests?

41. Yes, when you get physical and walk into cops like she did. nt

37. I saw thousands of protesters blocking a bridge in Memphis while protesting Tyre's death

40. Did they walk into cops like Right Wing Mama did?

15. Did you watch the video?

14. That guy in the Meidas Touch video did a great impression of MTG!

16. OMG he had MTG down pat (complete with air quotes)!

6. Her daughter is dead

13. She should be protesting at Mar-A-Lago. Trump is the person who killed her daughter.

23. You're right, of course.. but these

18. Agreed. It also would've been a PR nightmare.

21. Thousands in DC are Citation Released

35. +1

27. True, but her daughter is dead because she took part in an insurrection to overthrow the government

30. Yes she did, but a mother has the right to grieve the loss of her daughter

42. Grieving is one thing, but what she was doing was a political protest that got out of hand.

12. You'll have to do better than that if you also want to be a martyr, Micki.

17. The misleading article says Ashli Babbitt "protestor" was "killed by police", on January 6th, with

25. "Protester".. oh god! She was a

26. Thank-you

38. A 35 year old woman who was

39. Should have killed every single one of them

47. I disagree

52. Plus, several of the insurrectionists were armed.

56. It's like Corrections folks in prisons. The prisoners outnumber them, so brute force don't work.

20. mistake

49. Standard operating procedure.

50. Yep

22. It's a minor offense

24. I agree. And to think that some folks here want her to do

43. She wasn't jaywalking; she walked into a cop (assault) who was ordering her to stop.

44. OMG she "walked into" the cop

45. What do you think would happen to a BLM protester who intentionally chest bumped a cop?

51. They dropped the charges.

54. It's another example of two different justice systems.

55. Or they realized the charges were excessive and decided

59. That "realization" seems to happen a lot when the person charged is white.

61. Whatever

64. I don't "make it racial when it's not." nt

65. It's not (nt)

66. That's your opinion and I disagree with it.

28. Yes, it was a minor offense from the mother, but what her daughter did was NOT a minor offense

29. A mother doesn't haave charges brought against her because their daughter did something

31. Of course not, but the USA Today article brought what the daughter did, and formed the daughter's

32. Okay

33. I was just explaining that it wasn't the mother's protest that bothered me

34. Smart decision. Prevents her from politicizing it and making her a martyr for the right.

46. Basing charging decisions on politics rather than facts is a loss for the rule of law.

48. I wouldn't characterize the decision that way. She was peacefully protesting. She hurt no one.

53. She was not "non-violent." She assaulted a cop and resisted arrest.

57. The fact that you keep comparing her to a BLM protestor says it all. We are better than that.

58. WTF. I am not comparing her to a BLM protester. She is nothing like a BLM protester.

60. Read your own posts. You constantly bring up BLM Protestors and ask how they would be treated.

63. I'm comparing the JUSTICE SYSTEM's response to BLM vs. white insurrectionists.