I'm on the ranchers' side in the land fight.
It unfortunately looks like Lavoy got himself killed by driving at the roadblock instead of stopping, jumping out and acting erratically and reaching toward his coat rather than being still and keeping his hands up or just staying in the car.
Lavoy tried to bust through the roadblock by leaving the road. He was driving fast right at the vehicles until the last second. That's when the shooting began as Lavoy was driving right at them. It's terrible that he was killed but if you look at the progression (tried to elude, tried to bust by roadblock, jumped from car and probably ignored orders, reached for coat) Lavoy blew it.
Lavoy tried to bust through the roadblock by leaving the road. He was driving fast right at the vehicles until the last second. That’s when the shooting began as Lavoy was driving right at them. It’s terrible that he was killed but if you look at the progression (tried to elude, tried to bust by roadblock, jumped from car and probably ignored orders, reached for coat) Lavoy blew it.
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He implied within the last couple of weeks that he wasn’t going to be taken alive.
They were caught, under the guise of meeting with other law enforcement, by the Feds (with state backup?)
It was a felony arrest stop the first time they were stopped. Shots were fired then from LEO and they fled from that into the road block.
What LEOs initial provocation at the first stop to resort to deadly force?
Does this non compliance get elevated into justified homicide under the color of law enacted by the people?
My FUBAR meter is pegged for the week. I gotta go do some organic life type stuff.
Please be safe.