via Revolver:
One of the reasons that conspiracy theories and internet sleuthing are on the rise is because there’s a critical breakdown in trust between the public and the government.
That breakdown can be organic and it can also be manufactured. Either way, it breeds distrust, suspicion, and drives a frenetic need in the public to uncover the “truth.”
We saw that happen in 2016 with the left’s obsession over all things “Russia.” Those conspiracy theories ran amok for four-plus years, and were fueled by political leaders and the mainstream media which convinced a large swath of the public that Vladimir Putin was secretly running the White House.
The left sincerely thought they were completely justified in what they believed — they felt distrust, disenfranchised, and out of control.
In the end their conspiracy was proven false, but to this day, many on the left are still wearing their tinfoil hats and pushing the Russia nonsense.
In all fairness, the right also engages in conspiracy theories as well — again, it’s human nature to distrust the “powers that be.”
And one incident that has sparked a lot of different theories and internet sleuthing is the melee that unfolded at the Capitol on January 6th.
That event has been marred by fake news, politicization, and has also been used by politicians as a weapon of mass control and destruction- and no, that’s not a “conspiracy theory,” it’s fact.
Early reports from “trusted” mainstream news sources claimed that Trump supporters beat a cop to death with a fire extinguisher.
That never happened, but if you spend any time on social media, you will see many people still pushing that lie. The same goes for calling it an “armed insurrection.” Trump supporters were not armed. The only people who had guns were Capitol Police. And to this date not a single person has been charged with the crime of insurrection.
However, those lies were the green light for Joe Biden to turn DC into a real-life version of the Hunger Games and unleash the power of his DOJ on “political dissenters.”
When in realty, the biggest tragedy that unfolded on January 6th was the shooting death of unarmed Trump Supporter Ashli Babbitt.
Many of the conspiracy theories surrounding January 6th revolve around her death — mainly because the government will not reveal the name of the man who shot her. By law, they don’t have to tell us who he is. Basically, “what happens on Capitol Hill, stays on Capitol Hill.”
They also decided not to charge him with her death, even though the Medical Examiner listed her cause of death as “homicide.”
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This is a hard pill for the public to swallow, especially since we’ve seen working-class cops all across America get called out publicly when there’s a shooting of a black man, and then watched in horror as BLM burned our cities and businesses to the ground and threatened the officer’s life.
So, that’s why many people online have dedicated a lot of time to trying to figure out who shot Ashli Babbitt. They feel they have no other choice and that the government has let them down.
But it’s not just “citizen sleuths” who want to get to the bottom of this. Award-winning journalists also want answers.
From Bizpacreview:Journalist Sharyl Attkisson is still trying to get an answer regarding who shot and killed protester Ashli Babbitt during the Capitol riot on January 6 and why the officer’s name is being kept secret.
The Capitol Police officer who killed Babbitt has not faced any charges for doing so. Rumors are still swirling that the officer is in hiding because he fears for his life but there has been no credible evidence to support those claims or actions.
The Capitol Police officer who killed Babbitt has not faced any charges for doing so. Rumors are still swirling that the officer is in hiding because he fears for his life but there has been no credible evidence to support those claims or actions.
One debunked theory that got a lot of attention online was that the man who shot Ashli was a Capitol Hill police officer by the name of David Bailey. But the family of Ashli Babbitt issued a statement that made it clear that Mr. Bailey was not the shooter.
That didn’t stop the sleuths and conspiracy theorists from more digging, and now, after uncovering two January 6th videos, these “citizen investigators” believe they’ve identified the officer who shot Ashli Babbitt.
The first video they uncovered is just 19-seconds long, and all you see is the hand of the shooter holding and firing the gun. However, the one thing the sleuths zeroed in on was the “French cuff” on the the shooters sleeve. They claim that’s not in-line with a standard Cap police officer uniform. They also took note of the bracelet the man is wearing.
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“In the end their conspiracy was proven false, but to this day, many on the left are still wearing their tinfoil hats and pushing the Russia nonsense.”
Yeah… GREG. The left loves their conspiracy theories and, apparently, the more outrageous and false, the more dedicated they are to them.
As I’ve said, I understand the shooting in a moment of panic. Until evidence to the contrary is found, I don’t think anything but that played a factor. But, as those who defend violent criminals that struggle and fight with cops and wind up getting shot, “panic” is not a death sentence. I don’t think the shooting was anywhere close to justified, but only a trial (a fair one, if one can be found) would determine that. But, the left is denying that justice to the Babbitt family because the left does not care one bit about justice.
Babbitt was part of a violent mob forcibly breaking through a barricaded doorway in our nation’s Capitol, behind which elected officials, some of their family members, and those sworn to protect them had taken refuge.
What the hell would you expect to happen when it appeared that obstacle was being breached?
“Babbitt was part of a violent mob forcibly breaking through a barricaded doorway in our nation’s Capitol, behind which elected officials, some of their family members, and those sworn to protect them had taken refuge.”
Get your facts straight, liar.
Watch the videos, fool.
You mean the videos showing her being shot through the window of the door while two other cops casually stand behind her? Apparently, there was NO THREAT on that side of the door. Yeah, FOOL. Watch the videos and square your condoning Babbitt being killed with denouncing a cop shooting an armed criminal fighting with them.
“Watch the videos, fool.”
I did, assh0le. It was clear that a 5’2″ woman was trying to crawl through a broken window. Amazing how within seconds of her being shot SWAT teams were right behind her.
So a white woman was murdered by a black cop and you don’t care. Got it.
I think you care about Ms. Babbitt to the extent that her death can be be exploited by you and your fellow racist, hate-driven nutcases. What’s the significance that Capitol Officer was black? Nazi’s always need their Horst Wessel’s.
Ms. Babbitt is dead because of the lies Donald Trump told. Without them, and without the people who believe his bullshit, December 6 would have been a normal day.
No, we care about the leftist hypocrisy. NO lives matter to the left unless it is politically exploitable. Babbitt is dead because of a bullet from a cop’s gun. As in every other case like this, there should be an examination and trial. But, because the left wants to maintain the phony specter of the “armed insurrection”, they want to sweep Babbitt’s death under the rug.
Babbitt is dead because of Democrat fraud, if you want to go that far.
“I think you care about Ms. Babbitt to the extent that her death can be be exploited by you and your fellow racist, hate-driven nutcases. What’s the significance that Capitol Officer was black? Nazi’s always need their Horst Wessel’s.”
It is your side of the aisle that makes an issue out of the race of the victim and the race of the police officer, not mine. I was just using your rules.
Not to mention that you had to resort to the low life tactic of calling me a racist. Tell me, Comrade Greggie, when did it now become a left wing tactic of calling a minority a racist?
“Ms. Babbitt is dead because of the lies Donald Trump told.”
Ashli Babbitt is dead because a cop shot her without warning. When will he be held to the Chauvin standard? And what like are you referring to?
“Without them, and without the people who believe his bullshit, December 6 would have been a normal day.”
And without left wing Democrat lies, our major cities would not have burned and David Dorn would still be alive.
I agree with your point, but the shooter was neither s Capitol Policeman, nor was he Black. He was part of the private Security team, employed by Congress, you must not have seen the more detailed videos released a few days after Jan 6th,that clearly show a portly, Caucasian male shooting from an extreme angle to Ashli’s Left.
It doesn’t matter. The shooter needs to face an inquisition.
Does that draw a death penalty? Is it justified to shoot your BLM/ANTIFA terrorists? I seem to remember you crying your big, liberal crocodile tears over the criminals Rittenhouse shot in self defense; yet you approve of a panicking cop shooting an innocent woman? If he had shot Sullivan, that BLM thug leading the riot, we’d know his name.
But, now we know you approve of deadly force being the first response to any confrontation.
“They also decided not to charge him with her death, even though the Medical Examiner listed her cause of death as “homicide.””
Yeah, I’m going to nitpick, but I’m tired of seeing this. Please check a legal dictionary, homicide is not always a criminal act.
There have to be other factors in the death. Let’s let a jury figure out if there were.
She died as the result of a shot fired by another person with a firearm, so of course it was homicide. Any death of one person that directly results from an action on the part of another person is a homicide.
“This is a hard pill for the public to swallow, especially since we’ve seen working-class cops all across America get called out publicly when there’s a shooting of a black man, and then watched in horror as BLM burned our cities and businesses to the ground and threatened the officer’s life.”
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Who appointed this guy spokesman for “the public”?
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“Many of the conspiracy theories surrounding January 6th revolve around her death — mainly because the government will not reveal the name of the man who shot her. By law, they don’t have to tell us who he is. Basically, ‘what happens on Capitol Hill, stays on Capitol Hill.’ ”
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The pinhead at Revolver who wrote the preceding paragraph isn’t revealing HIS name either, is he?
What’s your point? DID they reveal the officer’s name? No, he didn’t. That’s how much the left cares about justice and anyone’s life; if it can’t be exploited, it didn’t happen and they DON’T care.