Just over 246 years ago, on March 5, 1770, eight British Soldiers shot and killed four colonists. They and their Captain stood trial, even though they were the property of the King. All stood trial, even though only two were found guilty of manslaughter. The people, in a jury trial, determined who was innocent, and who was not. That is the judicial system we were supposed to have inherited from our British ancestors. The Revolutionary War may have started even earlier, had not these simple rules of justice been applied -- had the King decided that his forces would be judged by the King, or his appointee, rather than by the people.
An overview of the events that led to the murder of LaVoy Finicum was presented in a previous article, "Ambush". However, as a result of a press conference given in Bend, Oregon, on March 8, 2016, we have more detail to fill in some gaps in that previous article. It is worthy of note that the detail is provided by Shawna Cox, one of the victims (Shawna Cox's video synchronized with aerial footage, complete). This article will address primarily the information given out at that press conference.
