My unpopular opinion: this is the way most of these cases should be handled.
The Capitol was being breached. Ashli was climbing in through a window. Shooting was not the best choice but it's not so out of line as to be shocking. And police should have broad leeway in how to handle this kind of situation.
That said . . .
LOTS of these cases should be investigated and quietly closed, nationwide. Instead, police in similar situations across the country face serious consequences and public shaming. But this case? Our TV-watching friends never even heard about it. The double standard is disgusting.
My unpopular opinion: this is the way most of these cases should be handled.
The Capitol was being breached. Ashli was climbing in through a window. Shooting was not the best choice but it's not so out of line as to be shocking. And police should have broad leeway in how to handle this kind of situation.
That said . . .
LOTS of these cases should be investigated and quietly closed, nationwide. Instead, police in similar situations across the country face serious consequences and public shaming. But this case? Our TV-watching friends never even heard about it. The double standard is disgusting.
The capitol wasn't "being breached" any more than it has during dozens of protests over the years.
Stop using their language.
There is NO justification for shooting an unarmed woman on the other side of a door.