LaVoy Finicum's family knew him and what he stood for. Following is their response to the tragedy that has struck there family.
STATEMENT FROM THE LAVOY FINICUM FAMILY 1-29-2016
We know that there are always at least two sides to every story. We also know and recognize that the FBI and law enforcement agencies involved will do everything in their power to make it appear as if the needless death of our husband, father, grandfather, brother and son, LaVoy Finicum, was justified.
Like almost everyone else, we were not there, so we don’t know exactly what happened. Like most others, we have no choice but to rely on other sources of information. One of those sources of information is the account of Victoria Sharp. Another piece of information is the video recently released by the FBI, along with the FBI’s chosen narrative of what happened. In response to this information, we would like to make a few observations.
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SUPPLEMENTAL STATEMENT FROM THE LAVOY FINICUM FAMILY 2-2-2016
The purpose of this statement is to supplement the statement we issued earlier. It does not contradict our previous statement, but only serves to supplement, support and add detail to our previous position.
At this point, based on the additional information we have now received, it is our position that not only was the shooting death of LaVoy Finicum completely unjustified, but that the FBI and Oregon State Police may also be engaging in a cover-up, and seeking to manipulate and mislead the media and the American public about what really happened.
We realize this may sound like a bold statement, but now that Shawna Cox, who was a passenger in LaVoy’s vehicle, and an eye witness, has been released from custody, we have now had the opportunity to hear yet another account, and the ability to start cross- referencing all currently available information to figure out what really happened. This has shed important additional light on the whole ordeal -- especially when Cox is given the opportunity to essentially narrate what is happening in the video, from an eye witness standpoint.
It is our position that under the guise of claimed transparency, the FBI was very quick to release a very grainy, edited video, along with their interpretation of what they claimed it showed, without any audio overlay, in an effort to attempt to try to make the first impression on this issue, and seek to sway public opinion from the outset.
Based on Shawna Cox’s account, coupled with the account of Victoria Sharp, and comparison to the video released by the FBI, we now desire to make the following additional observations:
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Posted this over at MVT earlier:
ReplyDeleteJust finished reading the Kindle version of Finicum’s book “Only by Blood and Suffering”. It gives one a much deeper understanding of the man. He was a true Patriot, absolutely no doubt about it, period, end of story.
Yes, many may discount the book saying that it is “cheesy” or “corny”, and one can definitely argue many of the “tactical” situations presented in the book. However, after having read the book, there is no doubt that Finicum was a “man’s man” (he deeply loved God, his family and his country), and he is a person that I now greatly respect.
Thank you for the review.
DeleteI think everything went as planned, except for everybody not being killed at the roadblock.
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They certainly tried hard enough.
DeleteThere was a wooden cross left at the memorial; somebody
ReplyDeletecame and destroyed the cross. We are dealing with a bunch
of sickos.
I wish I had been there. Do you have a picture or link?
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DeleteThanks.http://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2016/02/lavoy-finicum-memorial-torn-down-and.html
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