Posted on 02/07/2016 5:53:27 AM PST by Nextrush
BURNS-The line of police SUVs and tactical rigs tucked back in the woods on a side road alarmed Robert "LaVoy" Finicum as he drove by on the highway to John Day.
"It's a set up," he declared to those in the pickup with him.
In less than a half-hour, Finicum would lie dead in the snow and others in the truck would be in handcuffs, held for hourse on the blockaded road north of Burns.
Shawna Cox, 59, a mother of 13 from Utah was one of those in the truck with Finicum......
And then she saw Finicum. She was struck by one detail given that he had fallen backward in the snow: "He still had his hat on and his glasses."
She looked for his wounds. "I saw no blood. I saw no injuries. I could see his face," she said.
Meanwhile, police demanded to know whether anyone remained in the truck.
"Nobody," she told them.
Cox was handcuffed and placed on the road next to Sharp, coatless and shivering. Cox leaned into her, trying to share some warmth. Police soon let the two perch on the edge of a van's open doorway. Cox said law enforcement by now had moved to Finicum's body.
"You killed him," she told them. "You murdered him."
She said she shifted her focus on trying to calm Sharp. She engaged Sharp in prayer.
"Then she (Sharp) yells out, 'I forgive you.' And I said, 'We hope God forgives you,'" Cox said.
She continued trying to settle Sharp. "You will remember this for the rest of your life. You must testify and tell the truth of what you saw today," Cox told her.
The two began singing, including the nation's anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner.".....
(Excerpt) Read more at oregonlive.com ...
He had a heavy jacket on. The wounds would not show and the blood would be beneath him.
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Thank you for posting this. I attended the funeral of LaVoy Finicum. What a sad situation this is.
Does it seem odd to Freepers that this story isn’t in Breaking News? Aside from the atrocity of what happened to LaVoy why are people not enraged about what happened to the other people in the pickup?
Our government authorities set up an ambush and filled a vehicle full of bullet holes that they knew had American Citizens in it. They filmed the whole thing.
Where is the Outrage?
When I’ve put stories related to Oregon in Breaking News, including the night the occupation began (January 2nd), they were taken down from Breaking News quickly.
That's because they were self-written vanities, not actual linked news.
Those posts are not put up as Breaking News, but the ones posted from Oregon Public Broadcasting and OregonLive on this story were taken down from Breaking News including the original story the night the occupation began.
Both sides have reason to lie. They have their story. The FBI and the Oregon State Police have their story. The truth lies somewhere in the middle.
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