Had Finicum not resisted arrest, none of this would have happened.
Finicum did exactly nothing positive the entire way, and plenty to hurt the others. Bragging that he was armed and wouldn’t be taken alive was stupid. Running from the cops was stupid. Endangering officers at the roadblock was stupid. Jumping out of the car and running like an idiot not following lawful commands was stupid. Making a move toward his formerly displayed and bragged upon gun was really stupid and ended his life.
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Had Finicum not resisted arrest, none of this would have happened.
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This would appear to be an unsupportable supposition. The site for the arrest was picked for its lethal advantage as a kill zone. Snipers were in place, indicating premeditation. A drone was circling overhead with a camera, broadcasting to agents watching the murder go down. Finicum was driving to a sheriff he knew to turn himself in, so how was he resisting arrest before he was murdered?