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In reply to the discussion: BREAKING: FBI shows video of fatal traffic-stop shooting of armed occupier in Oregon [View all]trillion
(1,859 posts)44. Right before he pulls of the road he nearly ran over a guy with his truck.
That should be charging someone and attempted murder.
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BREAKING: FBI shows video of fatal traffic-stop shooting of armed occupier in Oregon [View all]
Hissyspit
Jan 2016
OP
The LEOs stopped the car, then they floored it to get away and crashed at the roadblock
brush
Jan 2016
#7
Here are the vids on DU. Oregonian gave notice tweeting during press conference.
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#3
Eventually they'll release info from his autopsy. People will in the meantime see what they want
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#41
If you look at the cop on the right with the gun, it looks like he shot him first. his body movement
trillion
Jan 2016
#38
I think they would be justified even if they didn't wait for him to reach for one.
trillion
Jan 2016
#62
Here's an Oregonlive link to an article, he had a loaded 9mm semi-auto handgun in that pocket
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#10
Yep, even had he not had a gun, that would have been cause to shoot him when he got out.
trillion
Jan 2016
#46
He did put hands to his jacket. At least he didn't shoot from the car and get all the people killed
Sunlei
Jan 2016
#15
I wondered how long it'd take. Are you going to also deny he had a semi-auto handgun in the pocket
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#23
Putting up a barricade is escalating a situation by hoofing it into an out of control vehicle?
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#28
Yes, I saw the guy move in front of their vehicle. Are you saying THAT is "escalation" ?
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#31
He was clearly reaching for the semi-auto handgun in his pocket which is of course a normal
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#33
That guy nearly got hit. I don't think it was a stunt. He was running out to try to shoot the
trillion
Jan 2016
#48
I wonder if he was running out from behind the vehicle that tarpman would've hit it he tried
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#57
Sadly I have to agree. It looks like the cop on the lower right shot him twice before his hands went
trillion
Jan 2016
#47
It doesn't work like that. If the threat was being run over and he got out of the truck
CBGLuthier
Jan 2016
#54