It's understandable because it FITS THE FACTS, not merely what someone wants to believe.
A) Finicum regularly wore a 9mm in an under the shoulder holster.
B) Finicum attempted to flee a police stop
C) Finicum pulled his coat back with his left hand and reached toward that area with his right hand.
D) Finicum stated he would not go to prison.
If you attempt to run from a police stop, crash through a roadblock, are know to armed and have publicly stated you will not be taken to jail, you're going to get shot trying to reach under your coat.
We have to ignore all of what Finicum said, and what he did, to arrive at the conclusion he was 'murdered' by the police. He made a decision he was willing to die with, but some on FR would rather believe he was a liar.
OSP said clearly he went for the waistband. That is where he kept his imaginary six shooter. He must have been pretty sure his fantasy weapon would take care of things. He swerved to avoid hitting the roadblock. The Lord blessed him with the lives of the women who were spared despite efforts of OSP to kill them. He certainly was wrong to ignore commands after being tasered and shot in the back. He should have kept his hands up. What a dummie!
“but some on FR would rather believe he was a liar”
The hell with that.
IF audio is combined with video and we hear shots AFTER he is reaching across then I’ll admit I’m wrong.
Until then, I’ll believe Finicim’s own words in which he stated he would not use his weapon unless he was being shot at.