THIS VIDEO provides analysis of the alleged shooting of Ashli Babbitt, a Trump supporter who was supposedly shot while climbing through a door during the staged Capitol insurrection two days ago. (Warning: Although there is almost no blood in this video, it still may be upsetting to the sensitive.)
Along with photos in the news showing fake-looking blood (real blood is not bright, candy red) on Babbitt and the stagey video rant Babbitt allegedly posted before the protests, it offers strong support for claims that the whole shooting was political theater of the most tawdry and transparent variety. Notice, as the creator of the video points out (and I thank him for his work here), Babbitt is surrounded by police officers as she is climbing through the window. They unrealistically make no effort to stop her. Then, even though police officers are trained in basic emergency resuscitation and even though simple help, such as staunching blood flow, at that critical moment can save someone’s life, they make no effort to treat her wound or help her other than shouting, “Get back!” So often in fake shooting events, standard emergency protocols are not followed. As a former newspaper reporter who covered real crimes and accident scenes for two newspapers, I can tell you that real officers and real paramedics would lose their jobs or face massive lawsuits if they did not follow emergency rules. And most officers and paramedics want to save lives anyway so they react appropriately.
It looks like Ashli Babbitt, a supposed Air Force veteran, is either alive and well — or a fictitious character. Her name certainly sounds like something out of a cheap novel. The Babbitt in the video, whatever her name, deserves a shout out for a performance which, in the annals of crisis acting, is pretty good. She could have added a few screams or audible gasps to make it better. (I’m not trying to tell her what to do next time, I’m just saying it would have made it more life-like.)
Of course, it was a black police officer who allegedly shot Babbitt — and that fits in with the purposes of this event — to create division; to demoralize and agitate Trump supporters; and to incite civil war so that those in power can stay in power.
Oh, and by the way, where is Donald Trump in all this? When will he point out the obvious?
Once again, he is missing in action. If you think Trump isn’t aware of the obvious anomalies in the Capitol siege, or at least suspicious, then I would like to interest you in a piece of real estate. (more…)