Ashli Babbitt's Death: Hero or Hypocrisy? Deadly Force Rules Broken on January 6

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The episode discusses the shooting of Ashli Babbitt during the January 6 Capitol events and the implications of deadly force rules.

Send us Fan Mail In this hard-hitting episode, Macky Outlaw and Jus break down the shooting of Ashli Babbitt during the January 6 Capitol events. An unarmed Air Force veteran and mother was fatally shot while climbing through a broken window in a barricaded door—yet the officer who pulled the trigger has been widely labeled a hero and cleared of any wrongdoing. We examine how this case directly contradicts the long-standing American legal standard on deadly force: Deadly force is generally no...

People in this episode

Host: Macky Outlaw

Guest: Jus

Topics covered

• Ashli Babbitt
• January 6
• deadly force
• Capitol shooting
• law enforcement
• heroism
• hypocrisy

Keywords

• Ashli Babbitt
• January 6
• deadly force
• Capitol events
• law enforcement
• shooting
• hero
• hypocrisy

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Organizations: Air Force

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