Police shot Oregon protester in back but act was 'justified': prosecutor
Source: Reuters
Police shot Oregon protester in back but act was 'justified': prosecutor
Reuters
By Dan Whitcomb
1 hour ago
(Reuters) - A slain leader of the armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon was killed by three gunshots fired into his back by police, a county prosecutor said on Tuesday, calling the shooting "justified and necessary."
Robert "LaVoy" Finicum was shot and killed by Oregon State Police on Jan. 26 after he ran from his pickup truck at a roadblock along a snow-covered roadside during the occupation by lands rights protesters at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
Relatives of Finicum, who was a spokesman for the group that seized buildings at the refuge, have previously said that he posed no threat to police during the confrontation and have rejected official assertions that he was armed at the time.
Speaking at a press conference in Bend, Oregon, Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson said a loaded 9mm handgun was found in the pocket of Finicum's jacket following the shooting.
Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/oregon-police-shooting-refuge-occupier-finicum-justified-prosecutor-183009651.html#
lapfog_1
(29,166 posts)or Idiot Lives Matter.
gcomeau
(5,764 posts)While he was facing the officer in front of him, yelled "back down or shoot me!" and reached for his gun.
Pretty much the definition of a justified shooting.
lame54
(35,141 posts)These guys don't take a dump w/o their guns
Don't want to get caught with their pants down
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,111 posts)and a big dildo.
Blanks
(4,835 posts)About fighting to the death (or whatever) coupled with his driving off after everyone else had unassed the vehicle were enough to justify the law enforcement officers shooting him. IMHO
These 'sovereign citizen' types really need to be cut very little slack.
sulphurdunn
(6,891 posts)go out to his family, but if you run around threatening people with guns, getting shot should come as no surprise.
Cavallo
(348 posts)GOLGO 13
(1,681 posts)Who proudly boasted of his hatred for law enforcement, American laws & non-whites on national TV posed no threat. No, none whatsoever.
Crowman1979
(3,844 posts)...appropriate term--TERRORISTS!
And they need to quit calling them occupiers. These guys are not part of the occupy movement.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,111 posts)JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)custody no matter the circumstances should be investigated by an independent federal prosecutor and not local officials.
The dangers of abuse of authority or a civil rights violation should always be carefully considered.
Mugu
(2,887 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)and you will see Photos of Assault Rifles and hand guns inside Finnicum's Truck. On AR has a night scope. Am surprised more people were not shot.
Angel Martin
(942 posts)is ok if we don't like them.
(whatever the rationale for this shooting is, expect Michael Slager's lawyer to use it as well).
fullautohotdog
(90 posts)He tried killing cops with a vehicle. He was shouting to the cops to shoot him while reaching for his gun.
Was Scott armed and had just tried running over a cop with a 5,000 pound vehicle?
This ain't "I can't breath."
hollowdweller
(4,229 posts)It's like he's not sure what to do.
When the one guy moves up on him he sort of spins around and reaches down like he's going to pull a gun and the other guy tags him.
Sort of sad because I would have liked to see Tarp Man live and join his friends in the Pokey. However I would not have wanted to see him shoot that other gov't employee just trying to do their job. He nearly hit that one dude trying to run the roadblock.