Excellent article here, http://stocktonssoapbox.com/2016/01/31/lavoy-finicum-the-fbi-and-why-youre-missing-the-point/
Excerpted here “While we bicker over whether or not the shooting was justified, we are all missing the bigger picture here.
Why was there a roadblock set up in the first place? Why was there such a display of force for something that had been peaceful up to this point? When we contrast this protest with the riots in Ferguson or Baltimore, why were they handled so differently? The answer to all these questions are the same; the Federal Government was trying to send a message. This protest wasn’t minorities against white cops and police brutality. It was The People versus the Federal Government. This group was traveling to speak to a crowd in another city to spread their message of, abuse of government power. They were exercising their rights to free speech and to peaceably assemble. Last time I checked, those rights are still guaranteed by the constitution.”
The Federal and state governments weren't just going to allow an occupation of a national wildlife refuge (or any federal or state facility) to continue indefinitely. That's the message they wanted to send. The FBI had already drawn up a criminal complaint against the leaders and given it to a judge, although it was being sealed. The people who were stopped were being pretty naive to think that they could just travel 100 miles from the refuge and return and nothing would change.
Once law enforcement saddles up with their high-tech toys, things can get carried away. The remaining leaders can try to fight their arrest in court. Too bad it is too late for LaVoy Finicum.