Interesting questions about the details of the shooting at the roadblock. Armed confrontations with an emplaced Federal LE force executing a pre-planned operation is, almost always, likely to result in the death of the resistor(s). Based on the silent airborne video perspective, LE acted justifiably in the shooting. However, don't see Finicum's actions as SBC.
The important questions really arise from the pre-filmed video Finicum left, explaining his interpretation of the US Constitution and the Founders' intent with respect to Federal Government power and land ownership. One would be hard pressed to disagree with anything he said and I believe that most strict constructionists would agree with most of his points.
We seem to forget that the Revolutionary War was inspired by the abrogation of individual unelienable rights. Freedom is an individual right in our Nation's construct.
It's obvious that Finicum's interpretation of individual freedom and rights, while consistent with the Founders', is different than a number of posters on this Forum. We are FREE to disagree, but inpugning the man's motives, the sincerity of his beliefs, and whether he bought new chaps for a video, are really irrelevancies and beneath the dignity of most members on this Forum.
Let's not forget that only 3% of Colonists were in the field during the War of Independence, with roughly twice that number as active supporters. These patriots were viewed as radicals by the majority of the population then, especially the majority Tories in their midst.
By the standard many posters seem to apply here, the Founders' would be viewed as radical right-wing nut jobs. Fortunately for us, they understood the basis for their beliefs, were committed to them, (see the Declaration of Independence) and persisted for long years to achieve freedom.
We might draw a distinction between constitutionally accountable local LE - county sheriffs, some PDs - serving the interests of the People, and the politically led Feds. Just my 2 cents.
Even insinuating this bunch is in ANY WAY comparable to the Founders is ludicrous to the extreme.
