Right-wingers claim video shows Ashli Babbitt was 'trying to stop the attack on the windows' before

[turbinetree]

Full headline:
Right-wingers claim video shows Ashli Babbitt was 'trying to stop the attack on the windows' before she was shot


By Sky Palma
Published January 26, 2022

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According to an article published in the conspiracy theory-prone Epoch Times, deceased Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt "was so upset about the escalating attack on the Speaker’s Lobby at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, she grabbed one of the primary rioters and punched him in the face seconds before she climbed through a broken window and was fatally shot by police, a new video reveals."

The theory is based on about two seconds of video that apparently shows someone's hand knocking the glasses off another Capitol rioter's face. However, it's impossible to tell if the hand is Babbitt's and it's impossible to tell if it was indeed a "punch" rather than a random mishap during the commotion of rioters trying to breach the doors to the Senate chamber.

Nevertheless, there's a segment of right-wing Twitter who've convinced themselves that the video is vindication of Babbitt and proves that she was murdered in cold blood, one of whom is the self-proclaimed founder of "Baby Lives Matter" and "Field Reporter" Tayler Hansen.

https://www.rawstory.com/ashli-babbitt-2656482204/

Hey Hansen.....she should never had been there and neither should have you.....your hero is a fucking criminal. that wanted to throw out votes because of his BS.....have you ever fucking thought that it is his fault....

[Mr. Ected]

1. Maybe if someone had just punched Ashli before she breached the Capitol

She wouldn't have led the damned charge.

[turbinetree]

4. Yeah..... right in front of door screaming her shit....she was leading that charge....

apparently that Hansen character forgets that all important point....

[Mr. Ected]

7. Knowing these snowflake MAGAts like we do

The guy that got punched will probably now sue Babbit's estate for injuries sustained on 1/6.

[HAB911]

2. mental masturbation

[secondwind]

3. The newest "martyr" for The Cause...

*vomit*

[tanyev]

5. ...seconds before she climbed through a broken window...

while police were ordering her to stop and get back.

[NutmegYankee]

6. She's on video clearly yelling "Let us in".

Not that facts matter with the fascists.

[Effete Snob]

8. How brave of her to rush ahead of the crowd to try to stop them

What nonsense.

She earned exactly what she got.

[CrispyQ]

9. There is video here.

No paywall for this NTY INSURRECTION VIDEO REPORT, released June 30, 2021

Day of Rage: An In-Depth Look at How a Mob Stormed the Capitol
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000007606996/capitol-riot-trump-supporters.html

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8:55 - Map of the outside of the Capitol Building & where the rioters were gathering.

14:14 - Floor plan of inside of Capitol Building & then fans out to the entire grounds.

19:17 - Floor plan of Senate side of Capitol Building. Rioters have broken into the Capitol building by this point.

20:44 - Officer Goodman lures the rioters away from an unguarded door & into a line of fellow officers.

21:33 - Layout of the Rotunda & Crypt & House side of the Capitol Building.

22:22 - A copy of the tweet Trump sent out at 2:24pm as the Capitol Building was being stormed by angry MAGA.

22:50 - Rioters breach the other side of the Capitol Building & look for House chambers.

27:16 - Ashli Babbitt arrives at the place where she will be shot.

28:20 - Ashli Babbitt is shot trying to breach the House chamber.

29:49 - Map of outside Capitol Building & where the crowd is. Continues into stunning footage of how the police were overwhelmed, & calls for backup were ignored.

33:00 - "Law respecting" trumpers beating police as they storm the Capitol Building.

34:06 - Trumpers trample one of their own, after she collapses & her friend's cries for help are ignored.

34:55 - Map of the Capitol Building & an overview of all the places it was breached. If you don't watch any other part of this report, watch this. It shows the scope of the breach.

[IbogaProject]

10. She actively smashed the door's window.

She actively smashed the door's window. She was in no way innocent. And what about her history of stalking and domestic violence?

[Caliman73]

11. That is a stupid assumption.

Whether or not she "punched another insurrectionist in the face" is irrelevant. Her supposed upset at the "escalation" is irrelevant. What she thought about the situation, is irrelevant. She was shot while trying to climb through a window she had helped to break. She was warned several times that she would be shot if she did not stop.

If she was "upset" about the "escalation", the best course of action for her would have been to leave. She was actively participating in the insurrection and threatening the lives of duly elected representatives at the time of her death.