Body-camera footage shows officer violently arresting 71-year-old after traffic stop, leaving him with serious injuries

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21996789

Summary

The Oklahoma City Police Department faces backlash after body-camera footage showed Officer Joseph Gibson forcefully throwing 71-year-old Lich Vu to the ground during a traffic stop on October 27.

Vu, who has bone cancer, reportedly suffered a brain bleed requiring surgery and remains hospitalized.

The incident began with a language-barrier dispute over a U-turn citation. Vu’s family and local Vietnamese American leaders have condemned the officer’s actions, calling for his termination.

Police placed Gibson on administrative leave, pledging a thorough investigation into the incident.

  • JaggedRobotPubesEnglish
    10•22 hours ago

    I bet it will all sort itself out if we do nothing.

    • @Yawweee877h444English
      3•20 hours ago

      Wtf are we supposed to do? Shoot the cops?

      • @[email protected]English
        4•17 hours ago

        I believe he meant we, as a country, should address our over policing and bad police etiquette, not that we should be killing cops over police brutality