The why is a question for another discussion - it is simply not relevant to the question of whether or not Mr. Finicum should have complied with law enforcement officers who were doing their jobs to arrest him. Nobody went into that confrontation looking for a gunfight - well, nobody but Lavoy Finicum.
It's been part of this whole thread, but you have limited yourself to only debating the moment the camera video starts until it ends. Which.... is OK.
it is simply not relevant to the question of whether or not Mr. Finicum should have complied with law enforcement officers who were doing their jobs to arrest him.
This whole incident is based on the fact that he was protesting the actions of law enforcement. One can see why he might not be cooperative.
Nobody went into that confrontation looking for a gunfight - well, nobody but Lavoy Finicum.
Rather one sided gun fight, I must say. Don't remember seeing a gun in his hand nor hearing him fire a single shot.
Really? Some spike strips on the road after the first barricade probably would have prevented Finicum from getting to the second. Seems to me someone wanted a felony stop, with cameras rolling.