LaVoy Finicum Was Not Murdered. He Forced Oregon Police To Shoot Him.

By Bob Owens

We covered the death of Oregon “Bundy” protest spokesperson Robert “LaVoy” Finicum during a felony traffic stop earlier in the week briefly, and were rather stunned at some of the responses we received. Because of this, we’ve decided to try to explain this in more detail for the purposes of educating our readers.

Background

Since January 2, a group of armed protesters took over and occupied the headquarters complex of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in remote Horry County, Oregon. The protest was led by Ammond Bundy, a son of Cliven Bundy, who participated in militarized standoff against the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) after the federal government attempted to forcefully resolve a multi-decade land dispute over grazing rights. That is a story in and of itself for another time.

Local, state, and federal law enforcement dealt with the situation at the Malheur NWR with great restraint, and let protesters, activists, media and others go in and out of the area virtually unchallenged, merely keeping watch and presumably collecting information. It was not uncommon for different activists to leave and return to Malheur. In fact, Ammond Bundy drove to meet with representatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigation earlier in the …Read the Rest

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