LaVoy Finicum committed suicide by cop.
There was no execution.
That’s definitely not what I saw.
That was the impression I also had. Even still, the uncertainty of this controversy will be around in some form for a long time.
“...Suicide by cop....”
You sir, are a world class jackass. I’d take 1 LaVoy over a 1,000 of you any day.
The police were not justified in using deadly force either as Lavoy approached the roadblock or as he was getting out of the vehicle.
The shooting at the vehicle was not justified due to the positioning of the roadblock - Lavoy had no chance to come to a stop, and he in fact started breaking probably as soon as he saw the roadblock (he starts breaking 4-5 seconds before going into the snow).
Also, the two shots fired by the FBI were not justified. You can’t just shoot someone for getting out of your vehicle with his hands up.
At this point, Lavoy was justified in using deadly force to defend himself under common law doctrines of self-defense, and Police lost that same justification. (If you create a scenario in which someone is entitled to self-defense, you are not entitled to defend yourself from them).
So, at best, Lavoy was murdered and based on the FBI’s shooting, he was executed (albeit in a botched fashion).