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In reply to the discussion: DC AG declines to charge mother of Ashli Babbitt, Jan. 6 protester killed by police [View all]bottomofthehill
(8,327 posts)30. Yes she did, but a mother has the right to grieve the loss of her daughter
Suicide, OD, her daughter is dead. No matter who is at fault, and make no mistake, I believe Ashley Babbit is responsible for her own death through her actions, but a mother is still with out her daughter
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DC AG declines to charge mother of Ashli Babbitt, Jan. 6 protester killed by police [View all]
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Jan 2023
OP
If you're going to accept BLM and Occupy Wall Street protestors blocking streets...
brooklynite
Feb 2023
#62
You think she should have been charged with assaulting a police officer for that ?
MichMan
Jan 2023
#10
I saw thousands of protesters blocking a bridge in Memphis while protesting Tyre's death
MichMan
Jan 2023
#37
She should be protesting at Mar-A-Lago. Trump is the person who killed her daughter.
SunSeeker
Jan 2023
#13
True, but her daughter is dead because she took part in an insurrection to overthrow the government
JohnSJ
Jan 2023
#27
Yes she did, but a mother has the right to grieve the loss of her daughter
bottomofthehill
Jan 2023
#30
Grieving is one thing, but what she was doing was a political protest that got out of hand.
SunSeeker
Jan 2023
#42
You'll have to do better than that if you also want to be a martyr, Micki.
LudwigPastorius
Jan 2023
#12
The misleading article says Ashli Babbitt "protestor" was "killed by police", on January 6th, with
JohnSJ
Jan 2023
#17
It's like Corrections folks in prisons. The prisoners outnumber them, so brute force don't work.
Kennah
Feb 2023
#56
She wasn't jaywalking; she walked into a cop (assault) who was ordering her to stop.
SunSeeker
Jan 2023
#43
What do you think would happen to a BLM protester who intentionally chest bumped a cop?
SunSeeker
Jan 2023
#45
Yes, it was a minor offense from the mother, but what her daughter did was NOT a minor offense
JohnSJ
Jan 2023
#28
A mother doesn't haave charges brought against her because their daughter did something
iemanja
Jan 2023
#29
Of course not, but the USA Today article brought what the daughter did, and formed the daughter's
JohnSJ
Jan 2023
#31
Smart decision. Prevents her from politicizing it and making her a martyr for the right.
Martin68
Jan 2023
#34
Basing charging decisions on politics rather than facts is a loss for the rule of law.
SunSeeker
Jan 2023
#46
I wouldn't characterize the decision that way. She was peacefully protesting. She hurt no one.
Martin68
Jan 2023
#48
The fact that you keep comparing her to a BLM protestor says it all. We are better than that.
Martin68
Feb 2023
#57
WTF. I am not comparing her to a BLM protester. She is nothing like a BLM protester.
SunSeeker
Feb 2023
#58
Read your own posts. You constantly bring up BLM Protestors and ask how they would be treated.
Martin68
Feb 2023
#60
I'm comparing the JUSTICE SYSTEM's response to BLM vs. white insurrectionists.
SunSeeker
Feb 2023
#63