Summary
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond dismissed a felony assault charge against Sgt. Joseph Gibson, a police officer who slammed 71-year-old Lich Vu to the ground during a traffic ticket dispute, breaking his neck.
Drummond stated the officer acted within his training and lacked criminal intent, adding that Vu should not have touched Gibson.
The dismissal sparked criticism from Oklahoma County DA Vicki Behenna and outrage in Oklahoma City’s Vietnamese community, citing Vu’s language barriers during the incident.
Gibson’s actions were initially deemed an unreasonable use of force by prosecutors.
America is brought low by the petty actions of small tyrants like this AG. He should absolutely face Federal questioning and censure. We stand on a precipice of Liberty each day; men like him would have us all plunge to our doom.
What about all the resisting arrest charges where people didn’t have criminal intent either?
ACAB
In the video on NBC, I can’t even see Vu make any physical motion. One second they’re talking, the next Sgt. Joseph Gibson just loses his temper and throws the man on the pavement. Looks absolutely like he just can’t handle not getting his way.
Right about the :42 mark, the old man pretty much taps the cop in the chest with the back of his fingers. You can also see it in the body cam footage. It was a very slight tap and I very much doubt the cop even felt it through his body armor. This was a massive over reaction from the cop. He should have been charged and the AG is dead wrong here. Frankly, old people do not heal well from falls and breaks. I won’t be surprised if he ends up dying as a result of these injuries.
Never talk to the cops unless you absolutely have to, but if you do, keep your hands completely to yourself, particularly if you are a minority. Use lots of pleases and thank yous and yes, sirs. Otherwise, the cop may just decide to kick your ass and they will get away with it.
ACAB. Fuck those who let the police get away with this shit
I can understand how frustrating language barriers can be. But handling frustration appropriately is a job requirement.
For most jobs, sure. I think the only requirements to become a cop are average physical fitness and below average intelligence.
“Oklahoma AG Condones Elder Abuse, Police Brutality”
Fixed the headline
What a shithole country we turned out to be.
It’s about to get a shit-ton worse.
Oklahoma is an extremely red state, and red states produce the most insatiable boot lickers. The DA prosecuting the case was blindsided by this asshole. Drummond is a scumbag. Oklahoma’s government is full of scumbags.
“However, our members often have to make split-second decisions, and they cannot control the outcome of every situation,” Nelson said in a statement. “Unfortunately, when someone resists law enforcement, they increase the risk of harm to themselves or others.”
He had to make a split-second decision?!! About what? Cannot control the outcome? You mean the outcome of you deciding, with all the time in the world, to throw an old man to the ground on his face so hard it broke his neck and smashed his eye socket? What outcome was not totally under your control here? You had total control over a fragile old man. Resists law enforcement? total bullshit. god I hate these stories, I really need to stop myself from reading them. It’s not like I can do a damn thing about it but get upset. Fuck them all.
It’s not like I can do a damn thing
Luigi says otherwise.
So is the play to move the argument away from an individual committing a heinous act, which is easy to grok and be mad about, to the realm of policy and red tape, where the halflife is longer and our attention spans non existent?
If it works, it works.
That’s always been the play.
Do heinous thing.
Say heinous thing is policy
Make sure policy never changes.
So… why does the person have to sign the citation? Who cares. Seems like that is what drove extending the disagreement. Even credit card companies don’t care if you sign anymore.
Huh wonder if he minds personally being slammed to the ground causing bodily harm? Maybe some 2a people can do something about that?
Why would they? I’m sure they are happy with the result. A minority got fucked up and a cop was protected. They’re practically creaming.
There are a lot of us on the left, more every day, that are quite big fans of the 2nd amendment.
Fair enough. I am one of those honestly and enjoy the range when I go. When someone talks about 2A people I generally take that as far right 2A at all costs crazy types
