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TexasTowelie

(112,099 posts)
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 04:01 PM Jan 2018

Finicum family files wrongful death lawsuit against FBI, BLM, Oregon State Police and others

The family of Oregon occupation spokesman Robert "LaVoy" Finicum filed a wrongful death lawsuit in federal court against the United States, the FBI, Oregon State Police, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Oregon's governor and others on the second anniversary of his death.

The complaint claims Finicum was shot "assassination style'' by "one or more militarized officers of the Oregon State Police and/or FBI'' as he was trying to drive "across the county border'' to seek the protection of Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer on Jan. 26, 2016.

The suit likened it to what happened to a North Korean soldier who was shot while running across the border last November to South Korea, though he survived.

"Finicum was deliberately executed by a pre-planned government ambush, after he had exited his vehicle with his hands up,'' the complaint says.

Read more: http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2018/01/finicum_family_files_wrongful.html

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Finicum family files wrongful death lawsuit against FBI, BLM, Oregon State Police and others (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2018 OP
After he exited his vehicle and reached for his gun. maxsolomon Jan 2018 #1
while attempting to run a police roadblock. Thunderbeast Jan 2018 #2
Only because of Wellstone ruled Jan 2018 #3

maxsolomon

(33,285 posts)
1. After he exited his vehicle and reached for his gun.
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 04:14 PM
Jan 2018

There's video.

considering the Bundy Militia has walked away from every attempt to bring them to Justice, they'll probably win millions.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
3. Only because of
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 04:17 PM
Jan 2018

Federal Prosecutor's failure in Jury Selection as well as allowing Defendants to Propagandize the Jury. Talk about a FUBAR.

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