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originally posted by: eNumbra
originally posted by: Rezlooper
So, there were no officers behind their vehicles in the road block? They all went and hid up in the woods?
Since you're trying to be a snarky little # instead of answering the question, yes there were. One of them is even nearly hit by Finicum's vehicle at 9:16 in the released footage.
Not to mention having troopers in the woods to the sides of the roadblock is an intelligent tactical choice since Finicum could have decided to run into the woods if the road block should succeed in stopping him. Same reason SWAT teams usually have men at the front AND back doors of a house when they're looking to capture someone.
originally posted by: bandersnatch
Are we going to have the same conversation a thousand more times with the same obvious shills........
I go with a targeted killing by LEOs of the man who was the most well spoken and therefore dangerous to the PTB.
They wanted to kill this man and they did ........
To me, its an obvious ambush and assassination.
THe law started shooting before Fincum even went around the roadblock......
His daughter was in the truck with another girl.....
since he already knew they were going ti kill him, he got out to draw their fire from the girls and their attention from the truck.....
This was a PlANNED EXECUTION RIGHT FROM THE TIP OF OBAMAS PEN....
unless THE PEOPLE STAND TOGETHER THE NAZIS WILL TAKE US DOWN ONE BY ONE.......
Why would anyone demonize and slander something like that? Oh yeah, because they are white, Christians with cowboy hats.
originally posted by: LesMisanthrope
Why would anyone demonize and slander something like that? Oh yeah, because they are white, Christians with cowboy hats.
originally posted by: bandersnatch
Are we going to have the same conversation a thousand more times with the same obvious shills........
I go with a targeted killing by LEOs of the man who was the most well spoken and therefore dangerous to the PTB.
They wanted to kill this man and they did ........
To me, its an obvious ambush and assassination.
THe law started shooting before Fincum even went around the roadblock......
His daughter was in the truck with another girl.....
since he already knew they were going ti kill him, he got out to draw their fire from the girls and their attention from the truck.....
This was a PlANNED EXECUTION RIGHT FROM THE TIP OF OBAMAS PEN....
unless THE PEOPLE STAND TOGETHER THE NAZIS WILL TAKE US DOWN ONE BY ONE.......
yes, it is. The man said many times that he was willing to die for his cause. Being suicidal for a cause is still being suicidal. You don't have to be despondent to be suicidal. Stupidity will work just fine.
originally posted by: Rezlooper
You can't clearly see anything in the video. Looks more like to me that he reacted to either being shot, or shot at. And just because someone talks the tough talk of not being taken alive, doesn't mean its true. If he were going to carry out with his pledge of fighting first, he wouldn't have gotten out with his hands held high... he would have come out guns-a-blazin'
originally posted by: Blueracer
Where are the body cam videos and the video footage from the police vehicles? Those videos would help to clear things up.
originally posted by: TheBadCabbie
originally posted by: Rezlooper
You can't clearly see anything in the video. Looks more like to me that he reacted to either being shot, or shot at. And just because someone talks the tough talk of not being taken alive, doesn't mean its true. If he were going to carry out with his pledge of fighting first, he wouldn't have gotten out with his hands held high... he would have come out guns-a-blazin'
I agree, Rezlooper. I think he was reacting to being shot as well, or at least that's what it looks like. It looks like he goes for his gun right before the head shot, but you can see him stumble and lurch, and his arms jerk down to his sides(like an involuntary reaction to being hit by a high speed projectile) well before he makes the motion that could have possibly been him reaching for his weapon. Like reaching for his weapon was more of a last act of defiance or something.
He definitely wasn't charging anyone, and he didn't appear to be "running for it", either. He abandoned his hard cover, and didn't even have a weapon in his hand when he did it. Certainly not the image of a man who was looking to shoot back.