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jason812 wrote:This is was not well thought out by both sides. Without audio, it is real easy to make conclusions about what he was doing with his hands. One possibility is he was reacting to getting shot. He was moving erratically.

Who jumps in front of a moving truck?

I don't think he was intentionally jumping in front of the truck, he was more than likely moving out of the way of what he perceived to be the path of the truck. The truck swerved at the last instant.

Regarding the blind-curve-ambush-theory... as a transportation engineer myself, I can tell you that roadway curvature is designed with speed and stopping sight-distance in mind. The geometry is designed such that the average driver can recognize the hazard and then make the decision to stop and then come to a stop. If the curve does not meet the criteria for the posted speed, then an advisory speed (yellow plaque) is posted. Therefore, in my professional opinion - looking at this roadway - the curve radius is sufficiently large and the tree line was cleared well back enough that the driver of the truck had a sight-line and ample time to perceive the roadblock and to make a decision to stop safely. it appears he accelerated and tried to pass via the ditch.

VMI77 wrote:

http://www.snopes.com/eric-holder-parti ... tc-office/

Javier730 wrote:

parabelum wrote:

AndyC wrote:

Just after the 9:00 mark is where they shot the guy.

To me that looks like an execution. Appears that trooper approached from the back and shot him in the back of the head (likely a cns shot by the way he fell) while his hands were up.

Very sad.

My prayers go out to his family.
Rest in peace my brother.

I see him raise his hand when he steps out of his vehicle but I can clearly see him drop his hand to his torso area before he is shot.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/28/us/oregon ... e-arrests/

"I'm just not going to prison," Finicum said. "Look at the stars. There's no way I'm going to sit in a concrete cell where I can't see the stars and roll out my bedroll on the ground. That's just not going to happen. I want to be able to get up in the morning and throw my saddle on my horse and go check on my cows. It's OK. I've lived a good life. God's been gracious to me.

It sounds to me like this man was not going to be taken alive and was ready to die for his cause. I believe he was reaching for a weapon.

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