This is absolutely blatant corruption, why is this something an Attorney General can unilaterally do? Charges were already brought by the DA, it was going to court, and he intervened to dismiss it. The power to shutdown any criminal case is an extremely dangerous power for anyone to have.
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It's obstruction of justice. Politicians won't learn they've fucked around enough until citizens start ambushing pieces of trash like this in public. They want law and order? We will bring them the order of law. Unilateral accountability starts with motivated citizens like you and me.
I hope the victim gets millions in the civil suit and that oklahoma votes out that gross as fuck AG
It's a likely outcome and taxpayers will bear the brunt. If we increased the civil payout to billions, I suspect there would be greater pressure to get this slimy fuck out ASAP because the cost is too high and actually stings enough to cause action.
I've never wished a broken neck on a person more. I hope this scum is either Abbotted or Luigi'd. Or Abbotted while Luigi'd.
Wait what happened with Abbott? I missed something.
He was paralyzed by a tree that broke his back. Not neck, I grant you, but still - a hero of a tree whose only mistake was in not being fatal.
Rip fallen trees
He's a paraplegic but I'm sure the republican would assure you he's one of the "good ones".
I expect this kind of shit from one of the lowest ranking states in the USA.
Oink! Oink!
Seems kinda fucked up if you ask me
"Oklahoma AG Condones Elder Abuse, Police Brutality"
Fixed the headline
ACAB. Fuck those who let the police get away with this shit
What a shithole country we turned out to be.
I feel that it's like, a sobering reality when one finally realizes this, and then learns about history, and then it turns out we've always been a shitty country. Not that we shouldn't aspire to be better, but when you realize how often we are shitty throughout time, it is a bit of a let-down.
We've always been a shit hole country
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“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.
Yesss encourage people to ruin their lives for probably no change, awesome take
Luigi is one person. It takes many people to enact change. I don't believe anyone needs to be murdered.
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.
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.
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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.
You don’t even need average physical fitness these days. Just the inability to think for yourself
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"I take care of mine and muh own. Good ol bwah!"
Huh wonder if he minds personally being slammed to the ground causing bodily harm? Maybe some 2a people can do something about that?
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Gentner seems like the CEO of Oklahoma attorneys. He seems to be denying the justice Oklahomans deserve.
Luiiiiigiiiiii
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.
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As attorney general, I will not permit Oklahoma police officers to face criminal prosecution for conduct adhering to their training,” Drummond said in a statement.
Gotta protect that elder abuse training.
The officer was just following orders, after all.
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