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Capitol Police union boss decries special treatment for officer who killed unarmed J6 protester
https://justthenews.com ^ | 12/5/2024 | stephen richards
Posted on 12/05/2024 8:18:37 PM PST by bitt
The union's statements come after reports that the officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt received special financial support from police leadership under pressure from Democrats.
The U.S. Capitol Police union leader is calling out the department for providing special financial and other benefits to Capt. Michael Byrd, the officer who fatally shot Jan. 6 protestor Ashli Babbitt, that were not given to fellow officers.
“What a slap in the face to the rank and file officers of the USCP, especially all who were on duty on J6,” U.S. Capitol Police union Chairman Gus Papathanasiou said in a statement Thursday to Just the News.
Just the News reported Wednesday that House Democratic leadership pressured the Capitol Police to provide financial and other assistance to then-Lt. Michael Byrd after the shooting that included a $37,000 retention bonus, help with $160,000 in private fundraising, housing, and a promotion to captain.
This assistance far surpassed the support given to other officers who were serving on the Capitol grounds that day.
Papathanasiou demanded that Byrd be forced to repay the amounts he was given that exceeded bonuses for other officers who served on Jan. 6, 2021, or that the department provide the same benefits to all.
"Not sure what makes Mike Byrd so special that he thinks he needed to be 'taken care of' by the Department. USCP should give every officer a $37k bonus or have Mike Byrd pay it all back," the union boss said.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: ashlibabbitt; j6; michaelbyrd
1 posted on 12/05/2024 8:18:37 PM PST by bitt
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2 posted on 12/05/2024 8:18:50 PM PST by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)
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3 posted on 12/05/2024 8:19:42 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (The ACLU's Chase Strangio, a woman with a beard, argued that two-year-olds should be castrated.)
To: bitt
Somebody is needing a Jao BiXiden Pardon.....
4 posted on 12/05/2024 8:23:15 PM PST by Paladin2
To: bitt
And they say crime doesn’t pay.
5 posted on 12/05/2024 8:23:55 PM PST by xp38
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6 posted on 12/05/2024 8:24:12 PM PST by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and don't wish to smile.)
To: bitt
My speculation: if The agitators needed to start a riot because what was happening was like people waiting in line to get into a Black Friday sale. They needed someone to be shot and Byrd was the one who stepped up. The problem was that the people who they needed to get violent were not predisposed to commit violence and all they accomplished was killing someone. The videos were edited and withheld and the rhetoric was magnified by inflammatory terminology and Byrd got a payoff for his efforts. He was guilty of killing somebody and I really don’t know if he was OK with that. I hope not. I know I could not live with myself if I did something like that.
7 posted on 12/05/2024 8:33:06 PM PST by webheart
To: bitt
Satan wanted a sacrifice on January 6th and may reward on this Earth anyone he so chooses.
This is not a battle against flesh and blood.
8 posted on 12/05/2024 8:33:56 PM PST by captmar-vell
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9 posted on 12/05/2024 8:39:05 PM PST by dadgum (Trump 2024)
To: bitt
He needs to also go to jail for murder.
10 posted on 12/05/2024 8:44:59 PM PST by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus)
To: bitt
looks like the fed code of silence is beginning to crack.
byrd was ‘special’ all right.
11 posted on 12/05/2024 8:46:03 PM PST by dadfly
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Who knew murder paid that well?
12 posted on 12/05/2024 8:46:09 PM PST by Clay Moore (My pistol identifies as a cordless hole punch. )
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13 posted on 12/05/2024 8:47:51 PM PST by piytar (Remember Ashli Babbitt, Rosanne Boyland, and Corey Comperatore!)
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14 posted on 12/05/2024 8:48:42 PM PST by piytar (Remember Ashli Babbitt, Rosanne Boyland, and Corey Comperatore!)
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