For the most part you are correct, however there is no shortage of Americans out there actively smuggling narcotics, aliens and anything else to make a profit.
This entire episode could have been avoided if he would have just pulled over when requested to. The stop would probably have lasted less than 30 seconds. But guys like this always believe the law does not apply to them.
Nope. Read again.
According to the FBI, the agent was trying to serve an arrest warrant on Casey Nethercott of Douglas.
feds had this planned. Or so they thought. Pi$$ poor plan to execute a warrant in a uncontrolled area (grocery store parking lot) but it does clearly reveal the mentality of the feds. They don't have to answer to the law, they can hide behind badges, shoot whom they please and rewrite the circumstances in their "FD-302 - Form for Reporting Information That May Become Testimony" so they wind up with sloppy work that is flushed down a memory hole.
THEN they further demonstrate their disregard for the law in their attempt to search the Nethercott ranch without a warrant....
the feds report to the media the following...
On Thursday, Herskovits said, investigators conducted a search at Nethercott's residence in Douglas.
"We're just conducting a search," Herskovits said. "They (agents) said it's extremely quiet."
But to search the "compound" (just gotta toss some propaganda, don't they?) they assumed they were just gonna BS their way in......
"agents arrived, and using night-vision equipment, observed at least three more Ranch Rescue members concealed behind bushes and a car inside the compound. The agents decided to back off to defuse the situation and get a warrant.
What stopped the feds attempt to perform a warrant less search? Men with guns. Men with guns is what it took before the feds would follow the law.
Your statement "But guys like this always believe the law does not apply to them." seems to apply to the feds, not Nethercott. Nethercots actions resemble those of a reasonable person reacting to unreasonable circumstance. The actions of the feds resemble those of a bunch of thugs.