Oklahoma's Republican attorney general is dismissing a felony assault charge against a police officer who slammed a 71-year-old man to the ground, breaking his neck.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/23666674

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.

  • Doug HollandEnglish
    17•5 days ago

    Broke the man’s neck, but the AG says, “As attorney general, I will not permit Oklahoma police officers to face criminal prosecution for conduct adhering to their training.”

  • Nightwatch AdminEnglish
    5•5 days ago

    These oldtimer Nammies just throw themselves into poor innocent officers, terrorists the lot of ‘em!!1!

    (I hope this doesn’t need any /s… right?)