Posted on 01/28/2016 4:58:31 PM PST by Stayfree
The execution of Robert Finicum by some government thugs needs to be investigated immediately by third parties. The family of this murdered man needs legal counsel to get take control of this situation, have the body autopsied and witnesses interviewed now before the government has a chance to cover up what happened.
I couldn't tell if one of the guys in the midst of the vehicles had a rifle, or a video camera right on the action.
No audio, either.
The guy that holding something unidentified switches it from one hand to another.
You don't do that with a handgun or a rifle.
Yeah, he's got it held up to his right eye, switches hands and uses his right hand to motion the other guys up to the action after the shooting.
I'm almost positive it's a hand-held video camera, and he's 25 feet away from Finicum.
If it's a camera, he got it ALL, with audio.
He looked like he was pulling for his gun, several times.
Yes, his hands were up at the start, but then he tried, what seemed to me, to pull his gun from his holster.
Perhaps instead of just wearing it around, he should have practiced the thumb break and pull a few times. He would be just as dead. But it would be clear to you guys.
Or do you think a bee got into his pants?
Just curious—you’ve seen the video by now. What do you think!
I have not seen the video, but I have read several accounts. My thought is that Mr. Finicum made movements that could reasonably be interpreted as reaching for a weapon.
I think the situation could likely have been resolved without a killing, but it is plausible as a justified shooting.
My opinion might change when I see the videos. It is likely that is more video will come out.
Yes, his hands were up at the start, but then he tried, what seemed to me, to pull his gun from his holster.
Have you not been reading the WHOLE thread, Vermont?
He was getting Tased and shot. That's probably why he dropped his hands - to grab at the place(s) where he was wounded.
Or do you think a bee got into his pants?
I think a Taser got into his back. Look at the shooter on the left, coming out of the woods.
I couldn't figure out why the shooter didn't have a long gun - because that's what I would have had.
It's because he's got a Taser.
Murder 1.
Oh, BTW - what are your thoughts on the guy with the video camera 25 feet from the action, recording the whole thing?
Think there might be audio on that?
LOL! Why didn't they release THAT? :)
What’s the functional difference between getting no answers now, and spending 4 years and millions of dollars to get a giant report filled with no answers (the only result of any “special investigation” ever)? Nothing will be done, right or wrong the people who shot him will walk away clean.
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