Most of those guys were members in some kind of Mormon sect. They had very large families, crazy they would risk leaving their kids fatherless instead of giving up their occupation of the refuge.

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Finicum was a Mormon rancher with 11 children, 19 grandchildren and a wife of 23 years. He told NBC News three weeks ago that he would rather die than be taken into custody as part of the occupation.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/feds-intercepted-oregon-occupation-leaders-highway-n505126