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US Capitol Attack a Reminder of the Perils of Using Violence in the Name of Fighting Injustice
The percentage of US adults who say violence is a justifiable means to advance political change has surged in recent years, among both Democrats and Republicans. This should be troubling to all Americans.
Friday, January 8, 2021
Ashli Elizabeth Babbitt served in four tours of duty during her 14-year US Air Force enlistment. A high-level security official, she survived some of the deadliest war zones in the world, including Iraq and Afghanistan.
Her life came to an abrupt end on Wednesday, not in a foreign country but in the US Capitol, where she was shot and killed by a plainclothes Capitol police officer after she and other rioters sought to breach a barricade in the building.
Law enforcement officers at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 attempt to regain control of the building (Photo: Blink O fanaye/Flickr, Creative Commons).
In a series of statements and interviews, Wyoming’s elected officials have condemned the actions of a group of insurrectionists that stormed and vandalized the U.S. Capitol Wednesday afternoon.
From where he stood, the protests at the U.S. Capitol yesterday appeared organized and peaceful, Wyoming Republican Party Chairman Frank Eathorne said in a statement Thursday.
He attended the rally in support of President Trump, he said, but left the rally mid-afternoon before any of the violence began.