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US riot: woman killed in US Capitol siege was a
pro-Trumper sucked in by QAnon conspiracy theory
CRUSHED UNDERFOOT AT TRUMP'S INSURRECTION
9 Jan, 2021
One of the people who died during this week's horrific riot on the US Capitol was a conspiracy theorist trampled to death by fellow pro-Trump rioters.
Roseanne Boyland travelled from Georgia to attend a rally held by Donald Trump to coincide with the confirmation of the electoral college vote in the Congress on Wednesday, local time.
Boyland's devastated family have revealed the 34-year-old "spiralled" into the depths of the QAnon theory, which peddles the belief that a global gang of high-profile paedophiles wants to topple Trump.
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9 Jan, 2021
One of the people who died during this week's horrific riot on the US Capitol was a conspiracy theorist trampled to death by fellow pro-Trump rioters.
Roseanne Boyland travelled from Georgia to attend a rally held by Donald Trump to coincide with the confirmation of the electoral college vote in the Congress on Wednesday, local time.
Boyland's devastated family have revealed the 34-year-old "spiralled" into the depths of the QAnon theory, which peddles the belief that a global gang of high-profile paedophiles wants to topple Trump.
Roseanne Boyland is 34 and travelled from Georgia to attend a rally. Photo / Twitter
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"There were people stacked two, three deep… people just crushed."
"It cost her her life," her sister, Lonna Cave, said.
Cave said her sister had sworn to her family that she wasn't going to get caught up in anything violent.
She pleaded with Boyland not to make the trip to Washington.
"She promised me, 'I'm going to stand on the side lines. I'm just going to show my support,'" she said.
The sisters fought about politics and QAnon, which contends e-retailer Wayfair is part of a secret cabal of child-sex traffickers. She glommed on to other conspiracy theories.
"It just spiralled," said Cave, 39.
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Roseanne Boyland pictured carrying a Don't Tread On Me flag. Photo / Twitter
Boyland's friend, Justin Winchell, who was with her, recalled her final moments as protesters began falling over one another
"I put my arm underneath her and was pulling her out and then another guy fell on top of her, and another guy was just walking [on top of her]," Winchell told the news network CBS46.
Boyland's friend, Justin Winchell, who was with her, recalled her final moments as protesters began falling over one another
"I put my arm underneath her and was pulling her out and then another guy fell on top of her, and another guy was just walking [on top of her]," Winchell told the news network CBS46.
"There were people stacked two, three deep… people just crushed."
"It cost her her life," her sister, Lonna Cave, said.
Cave said her sister had sworn to her family that she wasn't going to get caught up in anything violent.
She pleaded with Boyland not to make the trip to Washington.
"She promised me, 'I'm going to stand on the side lines. I'm just going to show my support,'" she said.
The sisters fought about politics and QAnon, which contends e-retailer Wayfair is part of a secret cabal of child-sex traffickers. She glommed on to other conspiracy theories.
"It just spiralled," said Cave, 39.
Pro-Trump protesters gather in front of the US Capitol Building on January 6 before a mob stormed the Capitol, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. Photo / Getty Images
Boyland was a staunch Trump supporter, posting photos and videos of the president and posting wild allegations, including one that the pandemic was just a way to steal the November election.
Her last Twitter post was on Wednesday, before Trump urged his supporters to march to the Capitol, where lawmakers were debating the Electoral College outcome.
She retweeted a picture of thousands surrounding the Washington Monument.
The tragic revelation comes as Trump's opponents in Congress move swiftly to impeach him, but there's one huge obstacle they will not be able to overcome in time.
This all comes in the wake of Twitter's decision to permanently suspend Trump from its platform yesterday. That choice has already caused plenty of fallout.
Four rioters were killed, including one shot by authorities while trying to breach a door.
A Capitol police officer suffered head injuries and died in hospital a day later.
Boyland was a staunch Trump supporter, posting photos and videos of the president and posting wild allegations, including one that the pandemic was just a way to steal the November election.
Her last Twitter post was on Wednesday, before Trump urged his supporters to march to the Capitol, where lawmakers were debating the Electoral College outcome.
She retweeted a picture of thousands surrounding the Washington Monument.
The tragic revelation comes as Trump's opponents in Congress move swiftly to impeach him, but there's one huge obstacle they will not be able to overcome in time.
This all comes in the wake of Twitter's decision to permanently suspend Trump from its platform yesterday. That choice has already caused plenty of fallout.
Four rioters were killed, including one shot by authorities while trying to breach a door.
A Capitol police officer suffered head injuries and died in hospital a day later.
'It just spiralled' - family of Trump supporter who died in Capitol siege believe US President incited riot
Rosanne Boyland was one of three people who died of medical emergencies.
She said the family has heard conflicting accounts. A friend who was with her said Ms Boyland was pinned to the ground and trampled during a violent clash between rioters and police, but her sister said a police detective told the family she had collapsed while standing to the side in the Capitol Rotunda.
Ms Cave said her sister had no intention of committing violence when she travelled to Washington, but the family had begged her not to go.
“She promised me, ‘I’m going to stand on the sidelines. I’m just going to show my support’,” Ms Cave told the Associated Press.
Ms Boyland had been arrested multiple times on drug offences, but had been sober for several years and found new purpose in politics, according to a friend, Nicholas Stamathis.
“She got clean and sober and stopped blaming other people for her problems and got real conservative,” he said.
She attended meetings of an addiction group in Atlanta and picked up her young nieces every day from school, her sister said.
The deadly insurrection led Ms Boyland’s brother-in-law, Justin Cave, to call for Donald Trump’s removal from office.
“My own personal belief is that I believe that the president’s words and rhetoric incited a riot (Wednesday) that killed four of his biggest fans,” said Mr Cave.
The sisters also clashed over Ms Boyland’s political views and the QAnon myth, which includes wild allegations of a child sex ring. Ms Boyland had begun following the conspiracy theory over the past six months, Ms Cave said.
Ms Boyland explored its baseless accusations that online furniture retailer Wayfair was part of the fictional ring, her sister said, and her faith in conspiracies spiralled from there.
“She would text me some things, and I would be like, ‘Let me fact-check that’. And I’d sit there and I’d be like, ‘Well, I don’t think that’s actually right’. We got in fights about it, arguments.”
Ms Boyland’s Facebook page featured photos and videos praising Mr Trump and promoting fantasies, including one theory that a shadowy group was using coronavirus to steal elections.
While they had not seen each other in years, Mr Stamathis said they chatted over Facebook Messenger regularly. A week or two ago, they had traded memes “of liberals losing their mind” online.
Another friend, Justin Winchell, said Ms Boyland was pinned to the ground when bodies of police and protesters pushed against each other. People began falling and then trampling one another, he told WGCL-TV in Atlanta.
“I put my arm underneath her and was pulling her out and then another guy fell on top of her, and another guy was just walking (on top of her),” he said. “There were people stacked two to three-deep… people just crushed.
The two others who died of medical emergencies were Kevin Greeson, 55, of Alabama, and Benjamin Philips, 50, of Pennsylvania.
Ashli Babbitt, 35, of San Diego, was shot dead by police as she tried to climb through the broken window of a barricaded doorway inside the Capitol.
Capitol Police Officer Brian D Sicknick was hit on the head with a fire extinguisher, according to law enforcement officials. He died in hospital.
Ms Boyland’s family has received multiple threats since her death. They blame Mr Trump for the violence, believing she got caught up in the president’s lies about the election.
“It cost her her life,” Ms Cave said.
Rosanne Boyland was one of three people who died of medical emergencies.
This photo provided by Justin Cave shows Rosanne Boyland. Boyland, from Kennesaw, Ga., was one of three people who died of medical emergencies during the violence inside and outside the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. A friend said Boyland was pinned to the ground and trampled during a violent clash between rioters and police. (Justin Cave via AP)
Associated Press Reporters
January 09 2021
One of the Trump supporters who died during Wednesday’s siege at the US Capitol was a recovering drug addict who wanted to become a sobriety counsellor, but had also started following the widely discredited QAnon conspiracy theory that has circulated online, her family has said.
Rosanne Boyland, 34, from Georgia, was one of three people who died of medical emergencies when a pro-Trump mob, egged on by the outgoing president, stormed the Capitol as Congress was certifying Joe Biden’s victory. A fourth person was shot dead by police and an officer was also killed.
Capitol police have not released details about how Ms Boyland died.
“It just spiralled,” Ms Boyland’s sister, Lonna Cave, said outside her home in Atlanta.
Associated Press Reporters
January 09 2021
One of the Trump supporters who died during Wednesday’s siege at the US Capitol was a recovering drug addict who wanted to become a sobriety counsellor, but had also started following the widely discredited QAnon conspiracy theory that has circulated online, her family has said.
Rosanne Boyland, 34, from Georgia, was one of three people who died of medical emergencies when a pro-Trump mob, egged on by the outgoing president, stormed the Capitol as Congress was certifying Joe Biden’s victory. A fourth person was shot dead by police and an officer was also killed.
Capitol police have not released details about how Ms Boyland died.
“It just spiralled,” Ms Boyland’s sister, Lonna Cave, said outside her home in Atlanta.
She said the family has heard conflicting accounts. A friend who was with her said Ms Boyland was pinned to the ground and trampled during a violent clash between rioters and police, but her sister said a police detective told the family she had collapsed while standing to the side in the Capitol Rotunda.
Ms Cave said her sister had no intention of committing violence when she travelled to Washington, but the family had begged her not to go.
“She promised me, ‘I’m going to stand on the sidelines. I’m just going to show my support’,” Ms Cave told the Associated Press.
Ms Boyland had been arrested multiple times on drug offences, but had been sober for several years and found new purpose in politics, according to a friend, Nicholas Stamathis.
“She got clean and sober and stopped blaming other people for her problems and got real conservative,” he said.
She attended meetings of an addiction group in Atlanta and picked up her young nieces every day from school, her sister said.
The deadly insurrection led Ms Boyland’s brother-in-law, Justin Cave, to call for Donald Trump’s removal from office.
“My own personal belief is that I believe that the president’s words and rhetoric incited a riot (Wednesday) that killed four of his biggest fans,” said Mr Cave.
The sisters also clashed over Ms Boyland’s political views and the QAnon myth, which includes wild allegations of a child sex ring. Ms Boyland had begun following the conspiracy theory over the past six months, Ms Cave said.
Ms Boyland explored its baseless accusations that online furniture retailer Wayfair was part of the fictional ring, her sister said, and her faith in conspiracies spiralled from there.
“She would text me some things, and I would be like, ‘Let me fact-check that’. And I’d sit there and I’d be like, ‘Well, I don’t think that’s actually right’. We got in fights about it, arguments.”
Ms Boyland’s Facebook page featured photos and videos praising Mr Trump and promoting fantasies, including one theory that a shadowy group was using coronavirus to steal elections.
While they had not seen each other in years, Mr Stamathis said they chatted over Facebook Messenger regularly. A week or two ago, they had traded memes “of liberals losing their mind” online.
Another friend, Justin Winchell, said Ms Boyland was pinned to the ground when bodies of police and protesters pushed against each other. People began falling and then trampling one another, he told WGCL-TV in Atlanta.
“I put my arm underneath her and was pulling her out and then another guy fell on top of her, and another guy was just walking (on top of her),” he said. “There were people stacked two to three-deep… people just crushed.
The two others who died of medical emergencies were Kevin Greeson, 55, of Alabama, and Benjamin Philips, 50, of Pennsylvania.
Ashli Babbitt, 35, of San Diego, was shot dead by police as she tried to climb through the broken window of a barricaded doorway inside the Capitol.
Capitol Police Officer Brian D Sicknick was hit on the head with a fire extinguisher, according to law enforcement officials. He died in hospital.
Ms Boyland’s family has received multiple threats since her death. They blame Mr Trump for the violence, believing she got caught up in the president’s lies about the election.
“It cost her her life,” Ms Cave said.
'Nothing will stop us': Woman fatally shot during riot ex Air Force staffer
6 Jan, 2021
A woman who was shot during the Washington riots has died from her injuries.
The grim news of the woman's death was confirmed by US media and Washington DC police this morning, although it has not yet been confirmed who fired the fatal shot.
However, an eyewitness interviewed by CNN claimed the woman may have been hit by an individual guarding the inside of the House Chamber.
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Just a day before her death, Babbitt took to Twitter to vow that "nothing will stop us".
"They can try and try and try but the storm is here and it is descending upon DC in less than 24 hours ... dark to light," she posted.
Nothing will stop us....they can try and try and try but the storm is here and it is descending upon DC in less than 24 hours....dark to light!— CommonAshSense (@Ashli_Babbitt) January 5, 2021
Babbit also retweeted on Wednesday morning (US time) a "MUST BE DONE LIST before Congress meets today".
It included, "Mike Pence must resign & thereafter be charged with TREASON" and "Chief Justice John Roberts must RESIGN".
A confronting video of the moment Babbitt was shot began circulating online soon after the incident, which captured the sound of a gunshot before revealing the woman lying on the floor as blood poured from her mouth
Onlookers were heard screaming "Where's she hit?" as they rushed to assist her, and she was later taken from the building in a stretcher.
Babbitt was pictured on camera draped in a red, white and blue flag.
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A woman has been shot in Washington DC. Photo / Twitter
Audibly shaken media commentators have likened the situation to that of a "third world country"or "civil war", with CNN anchors this morning describing the chaos as a full-blown "rebellion" and "insurrection" in Washington DC and claiming Americans were "witnessing an attempt at sedition" on their television screens.
"This is just Bedlam … this is Trump's rebellion," one said, adding the situation was "very, very tense" and "out of control"
Reporters said they had not seen anything like the unfolding crisis since the Vietnam War, labelling the situation "unprecedented" and claiming it was "not a peaceful protest".
6 Jan, 2021
A woman who was shot during the Washington riots has died from her injuries.
The grim news of the woman's death was confirmed by US media and Washington DC police this morning, although it has not yet been confirmed who fired the fatal shot.
However, an eyewitness interviewed by CNN claimed the woman may have been hit by an individual guarding the inside of the House Chamber.
The Trump supporter was shot dead inside the Capitol building. Photo / Twitter
The victim has been identified as air force vet and Californian Trump supporter Ashli Babbitt, with her husband confirming the news with KUSI-TV.
Just a day before her death, Babbitt took to Twitter to vow that "nothing will stop us".
"They can try and try and try but the storm is here and it is descending upon DC in less than 24 hours ... dark to light," she posted.
Nothing will stop us....they can try and try and try but the storm is here and it is descending upon DC in less than 24 hours....dark to light!— CommonAshSense (@Ashli_Babbitt) January 5, 2021
Babbit also retweeted on Wednesday morning (US time) a "MUST BE DONE LIST before Congress meets today".
It included, "Mike Pence must resign & thereafter be charged with TREASON" and "Chief Justice John Roberts must RESIGN".
A confronting video of the moment Babbitt was shot began circulating online soon after the incident, which captured the sound of a gunshot before revealing the woman lying on the floor as blood poured from her mouth
Onlookers were heard screaming "Where's she hit?" as they rushed to assist her, and she was later taken from the building in a stretcher.
Babbitt was pictured on camera draped in a red, white and blue flag.
Onlookers rushed to the injured woman's aid. Photo / Twitter
The chaos arose after MAGA protesters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overthrow democracy in the dying days of Donald Trump's presidency this morning.
The outgoing President's supporters have not only taken to the streets, but have also breached the US Capitol building after breaking through barriers, withstanding tear gas and engaging in an armed standoff with police in a stunning refusal to accept Trump's election loss.
A number of police officers have also reportedly been injured during clashes with demonstrators.
The emergency kicked off while congress was in session to count and certify the Electoral College votes following the November 3 election, with MAGA supporters attempting to disrupt the proceedings and overturn Democrat Joe Biden's victory by storming the House Floor.
The joint session has since been halted, with a protester breaching the Senate floor and taking the Speaker's chair.
The chaos arose after MAGA protesters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overthrow democracy in the dying days of Donald Trump's presidency this morning.
The outgoing President's supporters have not only taken to the streets, but have also breached the US Capitol building after breaking through barriers, withstanding tear gas and engaging in an armed standoff with police in a stunning refusal to accept Trump's election loss.
A number of police officers have also reportedly been injured during clashes with demonstrators.
The emergency kicked off while congress was in session to count and certify the Electoral College votes following the November 3 election, with MAGA supporters attempting to disrupt the proceedings and overturn Democrat Joe Biden's victory by storming the House Floor.
The joint session has since been halted, with a protester breaching the Senate floor and taking the Speaker's chair.
A woman has been shot in Washington DC. Photo / Twitter
Audibly shaken media commentators have likened the situation to that of a "third world country"or "civil war", with CNN anchors this morning describing the chaos as a full-blown "rebellion" and "insurrection" in Washington DC and claiming Americans were "witnessing an attempt at sedition" on their television screens.
"This is just Bedlam … this is Trump's rebellion," one said, adding the situation was "very, very tense" and "out of control"
Reporters said they had not seen anything like the unfolding crisis since the Vietnam War, labelling the situation "unprecedented" and claiming it was "not a peaceful protest".
Ashli Babbitt, rioter fatally shot in DC, was ‘bananas’ over Trump: grandfather
By Joshua Rhett Miller
January 8, 2021 |
Share: Ashli Babbitt, killed in Capitol, criticized politicians for ‘refusing to choose America’
The Air Force veteran who was fatally shot as she stormed the Capitol was an “excellent patriot” who was a fanatic follower of President Trump, her grandfather said.
Ashli Babbitt, 35, of San Diego, was among five people who died after Wednesday’s breach of the building following a rally held earlier outside the White House by Trump, whom she strongly supported since first announcing his White House bid.
“Ever since he was running for election, back in 2015, she’s been bananas over Trump,” Babbitt’s grandfather, Tony Mazziott, told “Good Morning America” in an interview. “She thinks he’s the final coming of the Lord, I guess.”
A day before she was killed by an unidentified Capitol Police officer, the married Babbitt tweeted that “nothing will stop us” while vowing that a “storm” would descend upon Washington within 24 hours.
Babbitt — who served 12 years in the Air Force, Air Force Reserves and Air National Guard — was a “loving person” who regularly attended rallies for Trump, her grandfather said.
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Ashli Babbitt, protester killed at Capitol, was Air Force vet from California
“She served time in the military and she’s passionate about everything, particularly Donald Trump, for some reason,” Mazziott continued.
Babbitt was also deployed three times during her military service, including tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to the report.
Mazziott told KGTV Babbitt was his only granddaughter and lived with him for several years as a child.
“We supported her passion, what can I say?” Mazziott told the station. “Didn’t argue with her because you’d never win.”
Babbitt’s husband, meanwhile, told KSWB he reached out to his wife about 30 minutes before she was shot, but never heard back. She was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
Babbitt -- who served 12 years in the Air Force, Air Force Reserves and Air National Guard -- was a "loving person" who regularly attending rallies for Trump, her grandfather said.
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“She loved her country and she was doing what she thought was right to support her country, joining up with like-minded people that also love their president and their country,” Aaron Babbitt told the station. “She was voicing her opinion and she got killed for it.”
A GOP lawmaker who witnessed the shooting said Thursday that Babbitt was shot as she tried to breach the House chambers. The officer who shot her “didn’t have a choice” but to open fire, Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) told “GMA” Thursday.
By Joshua Rhett Miller
January 8, 2021 |
Share: Ashli Babbitt, killed in Capitol, criticized politicians for ‘refusing to choose America’
The Air Force veteran who was fatally shot as she stormed the Capitol was an “excellent patriot” who was a fanatic follower of President Trump, her grandfather said.
Ashli Babbitt, 35, of San Diego, was among five people who died after Wednesday’s breach of the building following a rally held earlier outside the White House by Trump, whom she strongly supported since first announcing his White House bid.
“Ever since he was running for election, back in 2015, she’s been bananas over Trump,” Babbitt’s grandfather, Tony Mazziott, told “Good Morning America” in an interview. “She thinks he’s the final coming of the Lord, I guess.”
A day before she was killed by an unidentified Capitol Police officer, the married Babbitt tweeted that “nothing will stop us” while vowing that a “storm” would descend upon Washington within 24 hours.
Babbitt — who served 12 years in the Air Force, Air Force Reserves and Air National Guard — was a “loving person” who regularly attended rallies for Trump, her grandfather said.
SEE ALSO
Ashli Babbitt, protester killed at Capitol, was Air Force vet from California
“She served time in the military and she’s passionate about everything, particularly Donald Trump, for some reason,” Mazziott continued.
Babbitt was also deployed three times during her military service, including tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to the report.
Mazziott told KGTV Babbitt was his only granddaughter and lived with him for several years as a child.
“We supported her passion, what can I say?” Mazziott told the station. “Didn’t argue with her because you’d never win.”
Babbitt’s husband, meanwhile, told KSWB he reached out to his wife about 30 minutes before she was shot, but never heard back. She was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
Babbitt -- who served 12 years in the Air Force, Air Force Reserves and Air National Guard -- was a "loving person" who regularly attending rallies for Trump, her grandfather said.
Maryland MVA/Courtesy of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office via AP
“She loved her country and she was doing what she thought was right to support her country, joining up with like-minded people that also love their president and their country,” Aaron Babbitt told the station. “She was voicing her opinion and she got killed for it.”
A GOP lawmaker who witnessed the shooting said Thursday that Babbitt was shot as she tried to breach the House chambers. The officer who shot her “didn’t have a choice” but to open fire, Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) told “GMA” Thursday.
