“the operation from start to finish was unnecessary. There was no reason those folks had to be confronted.”
We are in complete agreement. This entire operation resulted miraculously in only one death. It could have been much worse and just as in the case with WACO any arrests could have been made without this ridiculous scenario. I’ll only focus on one issue, the road block. Who was it that decided Lavoy would not run right into the middle of the roadblock with the potential to kill every officer using the stationary vehicles as “shelter”.
Looked to me just like a bowling alley, it would have stopped him but he sure could have taken a bunch out with him. I find that kind of thought process rather suspect. Had it been me driving, yea maybe I would have made the attempt to go around the road block but if you are a law officer are you going to bet your life on that.
Pretty stupid IMHO. Then there is the jerk that literally threw himself in front of the oncoming truck indicative of exactly what I am talking about. I’m guessing he couldn’t make up his mind in the heat of battle whether Lavoy was going to hit the ditch or actually not make it and hit the truck he was standing behind. Really really dumb on the part of LE, as was the entire operation. Who is the responsible party as if we will ever find that out.
Too bad they just couldn’t wait out the result, they just had to engage. Shows us just how much of a miracle it was that a massacre didn’t occur at Bundy Ranch.
Meanwhile, mostly forgotten, the Hammond’s behind bars, where many of us believe they do not belong.
Another sad sad day in America.