To protect the Members in the lobby, he discharged his weapon

[bottomofthehill]

What a horrible decision to have to make. The President did this.

[elleng]

1. Was the right decision.

[bottomofthehill]

2. It was, but still what a horrible decision to have to make.

[Lars39]

3. He was exonerated

[intrepidity]

4. Absolutely. And there was better footage that showed the threat more clearly

I'm disappointed they didn't use it.

[DURHAM D]

5. Not proud of the fact I am having a hard time

giving a shit about the person who was shot.

oh well

[bearsfootball516]

6. I feel the same way.

The rioters pushed the Capitol police to the point where they could no longer control the rioters without using lethal force.

At some point, it was going to happen. I very, very rarely would use the term "that person was asking for it" but with what they were doing, it was only a matter of time before someone got shot.

[2naSalit]

13. +1

[Progressive Jones]

14. Same here. The rest got lucky. Most deserved it. nt

[roamer65]

7. I would have made the same decision.

[JustAnotherGen]

8. I'm still wondering

A month later - why more were not shot and or killed.

Every time I see these people - I imagine what would have happened if they had been in hijabs. Or in BLM t-shirts.

I want everyone treated the same. If they can't fix the 'bad apples' then treat everyone the same.

These are terrorists.

[Demsrule86]

12. The cop who almost died...answered that...you couldn't get them all...and they had weapons

too in many case.

[Progressive Jones]

16. No doubt. We need to know why there wasn't a stronger force.

We need to know who made that decision. They need to pay.

[electric_blue68]

9. To see that where first you see the last congress person was ..

really running to safety way near the top left, then just a little bit later that person comes through window. Officer probably had to shoot, bc others would have come right through. It shocked the terrorists and slowed them down.

[XanaDUer2]

10. I firmly believe she was going to unbar and unlock

the doors to let the mob in. Shooting her stopped them cold. Shit got real

[Nevilledog]

15. Absolutely

[PCIntern]

18. Yes. I posted that the rioters froze

and flipped out

It’s funny: my assumption is that if I pulled shit like this I’d get shot. No question about it.

[XanaDUer2]

22. They were heady that day

and I'll swear thought Trump would exonerate them. Ha!

[11 Bravo]

11. Unless one is a sociopath, taking another's life stays with you forever.

Trust me.

And every bit this is on the head of Donald Trump.

[bottomofthehill]

19. This is exactly my point

He did his job, did what he had to do, and now has to live with the decision. It was the right thing to do in the totality of the circumstances, but still a life was ended and another life ( the USCP Officers, is changed forever)

[Beaverhausen]

17. Seeing that made me understand how none of the congress or senate were hurt

The small number of officers couldn't keep them out of the capital but they managed to keep the rioters from getting to anyone else.

I wasn't really so clear on that for the past month...just how it was that crowd didn't manage to kill or hurt one or more of the congresspeople or their staff.

Now I understand - their main effort that was was keeping the rioters from getting to their prey.

[bottomofthehill]

21. Correct, when Members lives were in danger

And only at that point, lethal force was used.

[Bradshaw3]

20. That officer's decision stopped them from getting to Congress people

She could have undone the barriers and let them all in. And whether we like it or not, her getting shot stopped the animals in their tracks and likely saved many innocent lives. Babbitt was not innocent and he made the right choice.