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.

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.

  • MutilationWave@lemmy.world
    241·
    7 days ago

    For most jobs, sure. I think the only requirements to become a cop are average physical fitness and below average intelligence.

    • Kalysta@lemm.ee
      4·
      6 days ago

      You don’t even need average physical fitness these days. Just the inability to think for yourself

    • Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world
      6·
      7 days ago

      Yeah, the bar really has gotten so low. I mean I know it is a shitty job, so why would lots of people line up for it. But we gotta find a way to improve the candidate pool.

      • ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml
        5·
        6 days ago

        I’m pretty sure the bar is intentionally low, like, some police departments set a maximum IQ for new officers because they don’t want them to be too intelligent to not blindly follow orders.