I didn't really think about his mind set, but being a conspriracy theorist really was his downfall. I believe conspiracy theorists are typically bored people who's beliefs put them into an exciting world of intrigue and adventure. If he was thinking the cops would kill him no matter what (cause he's so special, and his radical beliefs and forbidden knowledge put a target on his back) then he felt he couldn't surrender.
Now other conspiracy theorists are saying he was shot while trying to keep his hands up. They think he was shot right in the shoulder holster area, that's why he was trying to reach there.
Can't say anything about hug bots, not even Equestria has that.

I'm not one of these regressives who think that the government should have fire-bombed the militants the minute they took over the building, BUT I think we all knew this would be a self-fulfilling prophecy for these pig-fuckers where they simply would make sure that violence would happen somewhere so they could invoke the horrible violent oppression trope. So...they pretty much dictated being killed and I wouldn't be surprised if the remaining guys went through as much trouble as possible to try to turn it into a fire-fight or something and just make sure it ends like that, even if very clumsily.

Binro, I think I hear you saying that we should use HugBots to try to stop "urban" "thugs" when they victimize "good people". What sort of liberal Politically Correct bullshit is that?

Stan, there is no need to even speculate on that point. Check out this interview with David Fry, and read the associated stories. Incredible, no?

http://www.opb.org/news/series/burns-oregon-standoff-bundy-mil itia-news-updates/trapped-inside-malheur-refuge-militans-search-fo r-opitions/

But yeah, the goal is to get killed and show how horrible the government is. It's not a bad idea ( it's been the basis of many a left wing radical action ), but for the fact that once you bring a gun to the fight The Man has all the reason and justification he needs to screw you into the sidewalk and by and large, society will agree on that.

I have to wonder if, given his experience of the previous weeks, he thought producing a weapon would keep him from getting arrested and turn the situation into a drawn out standoff.

Yes, he specifically mentions this bit of folksy wisdom @ 1:30

"LaVoy once said that you need a weapon to keep the other one sheathed".

Well, perhaps that works if you're at a bar and billy joe bob is drunk and staring down your sisters dress. Not so much against a multitrillion dollar nation state.

@Bort,

The kind that tries to prevent people from being killed?

I was explaining the pushback that would apply to a less lethal approach, i.e. it would also be applied to "those people" -- you surely know who I mean -- and that would be unacceptable.

What he means is go to liveleak and see how his ilk celebrate every time a non-white person is killed.

Perhaps he will get his 72 drunk Toby Keith fans in heaven.