I've never heard of someone seizing public property and being allowed to hold it for three weeks and also go on media appearances while they do it before.
This was amazingly lenient - and that's the way it is generally perceived by the public.
If Finicum hadn't tried to blow a traffic stop, he'd be making bail arrangements today.
Really?
You haven’t paid attention when people do this on public universities all of the time?
You haven’t paid attention to Occupy Wallstreet protesters setting up shop, for years, in public places?