
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s Republican attorney general dismissed a felony assault charge Friday against a police officer who slammed a 71-year-old man to the ground, breaking his neck, during an argument over a traffic ticket. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s Republican attorney general dismissed a felony assault charge Friday against a police officer who slammed a 71-year-old man to the ground, breaking his neck, during an argument over a traffic ticket. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s Republican attorney general dismissed a felony assault charge Friday against a police officer who slammed a 71-year-old man to the ground, breaking his neck, during an argument over a traffic ticket. Gentner Drummond announced that he had intervened in the case and dismissed the aggravated assault and battery charge against Oklahoma City Police Sgt. Joseph Gibson, 28. Oklahoma County District Attorney Vicki Behenna charged Gibson this month after body-worn camera video released by police showed Gibson throwing Lich Vu to the ground after Vu touched Gibson during the argument following a non-injury traffic accident Oct. 27. “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. “While the outcome of this incident is unquestionably devastating for Mr. Vu and his family, I do not believe the officer exhibited criminal intent.” Prosecutors said Vu suffered a brain bleed and a broken neck and eye socket. There was no immediate response to messages sent to Behenna seeking comment on Drummond’s decision. She said previously that after evaluating the case, prosecutors determined Gibson’s actions were an unreasonable use of force. Drummond said Vu should not have touched Gibson during the argument. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. “No individual is allowed to hit or push an officer, regardless of whether he or she doesn’t understand English well or comes from a different culture,” Drummond said. “The simple truth is, this unfortunate incident never would have occurred if Mr. Vu had kept his hands to himself.” The use of force prompted outrage in Oklahoma City’s Vietnamese community, particularly since the video shows Vu had difficulty communicating with Gibson during the interaction and appeared not to understand what the officer was telling him. Gibson’s attorney, former Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter, said Drummond’s decision to drop the charge was “well reasoned and correct.” Mark Nelson, president of the Oklahoma City Fraternal Order of Police, said no officer wants to see someone injured and he hopes Vu makes a swift and full recovery. “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.” Advertisement AdvertisementHouston Rockets vs Los Angeles Clippers (12/8): Starting five, injury report, start time, game prediction, betting tips, how to watch, and more
Dick's Sporting Goods's DKS short percent of float has fallen 5.99% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 3.86 million shares sold short , which is 9.41% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 6.12 days to cover their short positions on average. Why Short Interest Matters Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. Short selling is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises. Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish. See Also: List of the most shorted stocks Dick's Sporting Goods Short Interest Graph (3 Months) As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Dick's Sporting Goods has declined since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to rise in the near-term but traders should be aware that less shares are being shorted. Comparing Dick's Sporting Goods's Short Interest Against Its Peers Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis. According to Benzinga Pro , Dick's Sporting Goods's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 12.48%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers. Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it. This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor. © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.Outlander has done some gross things in its time, medically speaking. Just a few episodes ago, Claire (Caitriona Balfe) thumbed through a guy’s intestines looking for a bullet. In season four, she performed hernia surgery on a crown official in the lobby of a theater in front of an audience of horrified spectators. She’s healed hands, delivered babies, set broken bones, performed a tracheotomy in the field on her son-in-law, and treated patients for countless viral illnesses. You would think viewers are finally desensitized to whatever she finds her hands in next, and yet this week proved the squeamish still have plenty of reasons to turn their heads. Though, as the episode’s title suggests, “Ye Dinna Get Used To It” because war is hell, as they say, and there are bound to be plenty of battle wounds ahead as Jamie (Sam Heughan) assumes his new post as Brigadier General under the command of George Washington. But before the bombs start bursting in air, the most dire injury that needs Claire’s attention is one of Jamie’s own making : his battered best friend, Lord John (David Berry). When Jamie found out Claire and Lord John slept together as a means of mourning his “death,” Jamie punched him repeatedly in the left eye before handing him over to the Patriots. When Lord John arrives in Jamie’s camp this week, Claire immediately recognizes the damage done since she last saw the man she was temporarily married to. Upon inspection, she reveals Jamie fractured the orbit around Lord John’s eye, and he can’t move it because the inner textual muscle is trapped in the crack of that fracture. I will take her word for it as long as she doesn’t show us proof. But it gets worse! Back at Lord John’s home, Claire directs Jamie to hold him down while she grabs his eyeball and twists it to free the nerve. The look of horror on his face matched the chill sent down my spine as she moved in for the painful procedure, becoming the second Fraser to assault his eyeball in a matter of days. Mercifully, the scene cuts away before any finger-to-eye contact can be seen. But the only thing more painful for Lord John than the world’s worst eye exam might be the sight of the Betsy Ross-sewn stars and stripes that’s now hung over his mantle. Since his absence, there’s been a changing of the guard and the times. As Claire states when she is given the flag by George Washington earlier in the episode, “A nation without a flag is like a furnace without a fire.” America is finding its footing, and the British and its supporters are faltering. The reality of how quickly things can change is not lost on Lord Grey, but the sight of it under his roof probably doesn’t make it any easier to stomach either. Outlander spent seasons ramping up to the American Revolution and now it has to navigate the reality that as the war went on, loyalties changed. Allegiance is a living, breathing thing that evolves with the tides of war. The series dispensed rather quickly with its melodrama earlier this season (weddings, funeral sex, kidnappings, oh my!), and now, it wisely has to take a beat and find where its characters stand several years into this struggle. Lord John, for instance, swore allegiance to the Continental Army to keep himself alive this week, a decision that breaks the vow he swore to his brother Harold in the flashback cold open to the episode. As Lord John’s stock falls exponentially, the Frasers’ has risen. Start to finish, the episode name drops more historical figures than a high-school history book, starting with the return of last week’s surprise guest George Washington, who commandeers the Frasers residence (a.k.a. Lord John’s residence) for a dinner as he moves through the newly captured Philadelphia. Also in attendance is the Marquis de Lafayette, the Frenchman who becomes a formidable force in Washington’s army; and General Charles Lee, Washington’s second in command, who believed he was better suited to lead the Patriot forces. Also among the dinner guests is Percy Wainwright, who introduces himself to Claire and Jamie as Percy Beauchamp, which just so happens to be Claire’s maiden name. Percy returns later while Claire is doctoring Lord John’s eye and she immediately recognizes there are more than busted blood vessels between them. Percy and Lord John were lovers, and the latter sprung him from an English prison after he was caught with another man. In return, Wainwright has come to tell Lord John that William (Charles Vandervaart) is being set up by Loyalist officer/Patriot spy Captain Richardson (Ben Lambert) as leverage to force Lord John and his brother to fall back in line behind the British. Jamie would normally spring into action in a situation like this, but he has 300 soldiers at the ready for the impending Battle of Monmouth. So he sends Ian (John Bell) to escort Lord John to find and save William before he falls into Richardson’s trap. Like last week’s lackluster outing , this episode plays out as a standard midseason installment meant to get you from point A to point B–with slightly more optical horrors than usual. The real value here is watching Lord John’s drastically deteriorating circumstances. What started as a kind gesture to save the wife of his best friend and life-long crush has nearly cost him his eye, his loyalty to his king, his freedom as an aristocrat, and, possibly now, his son. Few can charge Outlander with not moving the needle on its story, even if its obstacles and traumas can get repetitive. But the focus on Lord John this season has given the series a new perspective when it counts. Claire and Jamie’s story needs new voices, and the price being paid by Lord John right now affords him a loud one. Stray observationsTranscript: Reps. Mike Kelly and Jason Crow on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Dec. 8, 2024
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