Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-01-06 22:45:28 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D722EA0756904A07D4B66CB261D696C9BB9620DECC6AE61DC488DCE6C5E76484
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Original Note:
No wrong-doing was found. Ashli Babbitt, ignoring multiple warnings from police, was shot after climbing through the broken glass of a barricaded door leading to the Speaker Lobby. The man who caught her confirmed police made several audible warnings towards the crowd. https://theintercept.com/2021/08/27/capitol-police-officer-shot-ashli-babbitt-insists-warn-opening-fire/ https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/department-justice-closes-investigation-death-ashli-babbitt https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/evaluating-police-shooting-ashli-babbitt
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