Ashli Babbitt Wrongful Death Suit V. Good and Pretti Cases

[2na fisherman]

The family of Babbitt received a settlement offer of about $5 million. And her death by a Capitol Police officer was deemed justifiable because the officer fired at her in self-defense because she was a member of a violent mob criminally trespassing and attempting to break into a room where members of Congress were sheltering in fear for their lives. Though Babbitt was thought to be unarmed, she was wearing a backpack at the time of her breaching the opening in the door. What if she had explosives in that backpack? So here is a case of an officer using deadly force in real defense of lives whereas the Good and Pretti cases appear to involve the use of deadly force by agents initiating these deadly encounters with little justification for use of force. So even if these Federal agents are never criminally charged for the Good and Pretti homicides, wrongful death civil suits must be filed with the Babbitt case in mind. But the amount of damages may be far in excess of a $5 million settlement. And if these cases go to trial, discovery and testimony will offer much more than dollars in terms of justice and accountability. Does this sound right? Any thoughts?

[srobertss]

1. I was just searching for info if they had initiated this

And I found your post during my search. I couldn't find any indication that Good's family has started working with a lawyer on this, but it seems like this could be the only recourse for both Good and Pretti's families, since the FBI is not investigating. It might even be preferable to an investigation by this administration since they would be manipulating it to suppress the truth.

[W_HAMILTON]

2. That was only done because Trump won the election.

If we want the families of Good and Pretti to receive similar settlements, we'll need to elect a Democratic president in 2028 because there is zero chance this Trump administration will give them anything.