You thought this was over?
- brentaugustu6
- Jun 14, 2024
- 2 min read
🤨People ask "Are you SO glad to have this over?" :D
No.
It's not over... 😳
Why would anyone think it is?
We're not glad, we're exhausted! We've been in a fight every day since Jan 24th. We've had family, friends, neighbors, and people who have never met say horrible things about us in this situation.
Let me ask you something; What would it take for you to allow someone to assault your child? To throw them onto the asphalt and injure them? To climb on top of them and cuff them? To yell at and intimidate them. Book them into the county jail, finger print, and release a mug shot that makes its way through their school - Followed by months of rumors (at school and in the community) without being able to adequately defend them - out of fear it will upset the prosecutors and make things worse? To lord a bogus court case over
them for months? To have a town government (town council) go on the defensive against your child and the trauma they suffered? Go through months of concerns, tears, comforting your child, having them suffer anxiety driving to school, waking up from nightmares, and more.
Do you think dropping the charges is what Justice looks like? That would be 'over' for you? You would feel like your child was owed NOTHING? No apology? No policy changes to ensure it doesn't happen to someone else's child?
I found two definitions of Justice that I really like:
Justice - The result of resolving an event, situation, or circumstance in a way that is fair for the victim.
Justice for a person who has been unjustly arrested and assaulted by the police involves holding the responsible officers accountable for their actions through an impartial and thorough investigation, followed by appropriate disciplinary actions (for the officer, but what about the town council who knowingly hired him - different blog post), and criminal charges; where warranted. Justice in a police assault is difficult, because you cannot undo the event, nor the impact it has on the victim and community. As such, justice in police assault cases ought to include ensuring the victim receives adequate support, such as medical treatment, psychological counseling, support from the police department, support from the city government, and financial compensation. Additionally, systemic reforms may be necessary to prevent future incidents, including changes in police training, hiring, oversight, policies and procedures. The overarching goal is to restore the victim's rights and trust in the justice system, while promoting accountability and transparency within law enforcement agencies and city government.
You tell me what it would take to allow someone to do that to your child, or your wife, or mother?
What would it take to feel like Justice has been done?
Incredibly scary for any parent. Thank you for fighting for all our children. These days it is challenging for small communities to recruit and retain officers. This leads them to take some chances they wouldn't otherwise take, and results in some bad officers. Unfortunately, that happens. The much more shocking thing is the attitude of town council. Do these guys have no heart? Do they have no sense of their responsibility for public safety in their community? Did any of them actually watch the video before commenting? Another question is what was the town attorney thinking? Any decent attorney would have advised the town that the video is a tremendous liability, and they need to make the whol…
I have no words other than Im so sorry Vivian had to go through this whole ordeal. Bad cops are BAD cops and should be stripped of any kind of official duties with ther public! A minute and 20 seconds was the fuses length of this BULLY. If this happened to my kid, no matter male or female (or any gender) Id be suing that town, police man and the department. Laying hands on a reasonable person is Not only wrong but should be if it is not already a amediate release from duty withOUT pay. And then dismissal of the polices job never to be a police officer again. I worry for this police officers Wife. Someone should check…
It is amazing to me that his body cam isn't working. He has a real anger issue with women and he selected the most vulnerable, a teenager. What a man. I feel like he should be fired and not allowed to be a cop anywhere. The issue is that he will go to another small town and gain employment. The other place won't be honest.
America is a Police State.
This case is not an anomaly. It’s quite common. Decent, innocent folks being abused by Cops on Steroids.
That disgrace of an officer should never work again in law enforcement.
Some of you love to lie to yourselves. I say, live in another Western nation, you’d never experience that type of psychopathic treatment.
I’m so glad I no longer live in America.
Even that went horribly, Vivian was reacting calmly and clever: Going to a gas station, where cameras recorded the incident, not fighting the tyrant or yelling at him and most importantly asking him to pick up the ID from the ground, thus proving that she was trying to identify herself, even before that psycho pulled her out. I am sure, even though she got severely traumatized by the assault, she will at least be compensated with a substantial amount for this crime. Also how calm the father reacted is really remarkable. Obviously he knows how to treat these people: Stay calm and cooperate, check your options later. My best wishes from over the ocean, I was in the US as…