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Fair enough. Let's discuss the situation. Whether the protesters should have been armed or not is a matter of perspective. If you're a rural person used to solving your own problems because there really isn't anybody to solve them for you a gun is a tool, like a pocket knife. It's as natural to carry one as it is for a Portlander to carry a cell phone.
On the other hand, the only time city people see a firearm is on a cop show, being used by a criminal to shoot an innocent victim, or a cop to shoot a criminal. Showing up to a protest armed is a bad idea to some, and of no concern to others. Yes, unfortunate statements were made. Whether they were true or not, making those statements about not being taken alive was not smart. Why put a target on your own back, even if that course of action is your resolve?
The fact is that these people were and are being treated as terrorists for political reasons. Mercenary anti-terrorist teams were brought in by either the FBI or the State of Oregon. Is that now going to be the norm? I have a LOT of heartburn with some of the people on both sides of this event, but the government is supposed to know better and behave better. There was NO need for anyone to die.
I agree completely and that was my initial point. I mis-stated earlier as someone else pointed out that they should have gone in without arms. What I meant was without flaunting or making it obvious that they were armed. THAT is I believe the mistake they made. I am most often armed. Pretty much everywhere. Never have I had an issue just because no one else knows. In this case what they don't know won't hurt them but could well make the difference between life and death for them. Discretion is often important! It gave the misbehaving (a nice way to put it) government the opportunity to immediately shift the focus from the actual issue to one that perfectly fit their agenda!
NOW they have US fighting amongst each other about trivial things while they go about their nefarious deeds destroying this country and all it stands for.
As for the shooting that was the point of this discussion having read all the available information including one eyewitness account and both Finicum family statements and seen all the available video footage I must say it certainly looks like the man was summarily executed.