Opss...make that eight on the side of the Bundys.
I believe another was arrested in John Day...but eight at the scene. As I said, three in the first car, one who left the second car earlier, Lavoy and three more in the second car.
Seven gave up peacefully and behaved in such a way as to not pose a threat. Lavoy’s actions, while you and I believe with all of our hearts were not meant to threaten anyone, could not have been viewed at the time from that perspective by the officers.
Particularity in trying to go around the road block and very nearly hitting the one officer. The other officers who witnessed that, would have viewed that as enough evidence to show that Lavoy was a threat and willing to use violence against them.
This is not a pleasant thing...but it is the truth.
When he reached for his coat or side, having just seen that near miss with the car, their training would have taken hold.
I agree, POST training took hold.
However, why no tire spikes? Incompetent or intentional?
The buffoon jumped into the path of the vehicle. He coonhounded.
The supervisor on that roadblock should have had that man ziptied in the back of one of his blockade vehicles.
Instead, they're probably lauding him as a "hero".
I wouldn't want that guy anywhere NEAR me with a firearm - hunting, in the street, on a practice range - ANYWHERE.
They were not attempting go around the road block. Blind curve, they never saw the road block in time to stop. It was all planned. Due to the driver speed there was no way to stop. All the driver had time to do was swerve to his left into the snow. He didn’t even have time to think except veer left.
As the truck veered left, the LEO mistakenly thought they were going to ram the road block, so he ran the wrong direction, right towards the path of the truck.
They had no intention of striking the LEO and the only thing the driver had time to do was veer left into the snow.
Just my opinion.
I want to hear the audio and see the wounds on the deceased for starters.