“Yeah. That assertion of potential danger is always first to come to the forefront.”
Because it’s mostly true. Mr. Finicum said something to the effect that he’d rather die than go to jail. That’s a big red flag because the way that usually works out is the guy starts shooting at the nearest cop with the predictable result.
Yes. You’re assertion is true. Won’t say it isn’t. BUT. Given the fact this man did say as reported to “not go alive”, it seems to me the feds had the option of the time and place well staked out and prepared. They had a long range Drone on hand (just look at the blacked out telemetry on the video - that isn’t an Amazon drone). They had trailing armed feds pushing them forwards (what caused the actual high speed bolt, BTW?) They had waiting forces behind a curve and hunters on foot - ARMED to the hilt. They had no back up medical help save a bag from the back of a truck - so hastily deployed 15 minutes after the shooting.....all that. Yes, dangerous and forewarned. But only dangerous to a man getting out of a snowbound SUV with his hands up. Don’t even tell me they didn’t plan to take him or anyone else down with deadly force, regardless.