The sole Vietnamese-American on the city council of San Jose said in a written statement that she is “greatly disturbed” by the police beating of Vietnamese student Phuong Ho (pictured). In a separate interview with the Bolsavik, Councilmember Madison Nguyen also said she supports putting body cameras on police officers that record audio and video.
The statement (click here to read the original PDF) was issued by three council members. In addition to Nguyen, councilmembers Sam Liccardo and Ash Kalra also signed. Kalra is a former public defender; Liccardo is a former D.A. and the alleged beating took place in his district.
The three wrote, “We are greatly disturbed by the video released by the San Jose Mercury News on the arrest of Phuong Ho, a Vietnamese exchange student at San Jose State University.” (Read more here)
They stated, “The behavior of the San Jose Police officers at the scene needs to be investigated thoroughly to ensure accountability for their actions.”
In an acknowledgement that the secrecy surrounding the investigation of the Daniel Pham shooting (read here) was – at the least – problematic, the statement said, “We also ask that if the District Attorney chooses to conduct a grand jury proceeding, that it be open to the public.”
In an interview conducted for Nguoi Viet Daily News, Nguyen told the Bolsavik that she believes San Jose police needs some department-wide reforms.
“Many advocacy groups have asked that officers carry devices that can record audio and video,” Nguyen said. “Many other cities already implemented this.”
“The San Jose Police Department needs to take on this reform,” Nguyen said. These evidence gathering devices would also ensure “officers are held accountable.”
San Jose State math major Phuong Ho (Vietnamese name: Hồ Quang Phương) said he was kidding around with a roommate when the latter, taking it seriously, called the police.
When police came, Ho was unarmed. As an officer attempted to handcuff him, his glasses fell off, and Ho reached down for them.
That was when the officer started beating him with a metal baton. A second officer Taser-ed him.
Another roommate videotaped the whole event, where the beating victim can be seen on the ground and can be heard crying and moaning. The roommate sold the video to Ho’s lawyer, who gave it to the San Jose Mercury News.
On the video, it appears that at one point, handcuffs were snapped on Ho, and after that the police delivered yet another baton blow.
Loretta, read any major political articles and they are all indicating the “fall of Loretta time”!
Jung Kim, Loretta, get a room.
giun kim, you go girl! Keep on reading, it will do your brain good! And here’s another article for you to read, this is you’ll love:
http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/10/politico-com-puts-van-tran-in-the-loser-column
Loretta, are you satisfying Art Pedroza now?
Didn’t Art Pedroza won the “Least respected cholo in California award”?
Art Pedroza is well known for having a anti viet attitude !
giun kim, whatever Art does is none of my business. And instead of keep worrying about Art & me why don’t you take a close look at your own kind. I’m sure what you find aren’t that pretty either. Clean up your own mess before worry about someone else.
Yeah we are talking about Loretta’s exit door here.
She is as good as gone now!
Yeah, sure there’s a exit door there. Looking at Van, I think you might want to get him a wheel chair to get him out of there.
http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/10/politico-com-puts-van-tran-in-the-loser-column
I’s funny how Loretta called Jung Kim as Giun Kim and that idiot still replied to her as if his name was giun kim. That tiny little worm Giun Kim has no brain!
Hey N,
Are you related to Obama by way of Niger? You are the N word. Ha ha ha!! Loretta may call you after midnight. She’s ussually active at that hour.
That tiny little worm Giun Kim just became Nigerian. No need to hide giun kim, anyone can see that’s you!
If that giun kim were any smarter, do you think she would worship a bunch of criminals, corruptors, skirt chaser, drunk driver and whore? There’s no amount of common sense in that little brain of her.
N, still can’t type letter after N? You jack hole, look inside of joe mam’s anus and draw a circle….yeah, you’ve got it! The “o”! Good job!
I am proud of joe daddy for bring you out to this harsh world! So long!….. and I don’t mean your joe mama’s hole.
Loretta can show “N” some “O” ‘s …..she has several of them!
One “O” represents her support base….. a zero!
Loretta can be deposed along with her sister Linda…. in a few months.
N, you’ll find Jung Kim if you ever decide to look into joe mam’s anus.
Wow, giun kim! First, you learned how to count. Now you’re into the alphabets. So proud of you!
Loretta, and I am glad you are into holes! A deep hole!
giun kim, you’re in the hole. A stinky hole, I might add!
………and it smells like stinky Loretta.
……then why are you still in there giun kim? Oh, I bet because you like it?
Jung Kim is gone, the new name is Giun Kim. My ass is itching, Giun Kim get out will you!
N, you have index finger contaminated inside of Loertta’s “O” hole and now can not type any letters beyond N.. Oh smelly N!
N, you don’t have new name…… a community idiot who can not understand beyond letter N is a true jack donkey.
Hi Loretta,
I saw you at the corner of First and Harbor at midnight last night. You looked great. Why work so hard for your district, even after midnight? Wow. I’ll stop by some time to say
.
Remember, I’m John, your voter. I need lots of services.
John, Loretta is seeking for another job right now…… it’s written on the wall that this is her last term in the office.
Hi John, if you have to be at that corner in the middle of the night for any reason, you probably want to borrow the night vision from Jung Kim. And eventhough I appreciated your support, unlike Van I do not support crimes. So if you happen to get arrest for whatever you’ll be doing or have been doing on First & Harbor, please call Van cause I’m sure he definitely will need your vote more than I do. One more thing, if you are good at what you do, I heard he will waive the fees.
Poor Jung Kim! How many times has Van made you write on that wall? Just tell him that Loretta give you a break! Go ahead, don’t be affraid!
No Loretta, the request was made by the voters and your ex hubby wrote it!
Jung Kim, think before you write and if you can’t think….don’t write! There’s no excuse to be stupid over and over again.
Right Loretta! You don’t support crimes…….. you are the criminal!
Loretta, leave before federal investigators remove your name from the office.
Tell your sister Linda to lie……. that you are innocent but she is not!
Jung kim, criminal? Are you sure you’re not talking about Van’s wife, Andy or Dizzy’s brother? And when you can’t lied to protect the trannies, you’d start calling everyone names, is that the best that you can do? Since all his servants are stupid like you, Andy, Dizzy and Diep shit I certainly don’t expect Van to be any better.
With a friend like JK who needs an enemy?
Loretta, I thought you have already vacated your office. More dirty laundry lists will fill up front page news articles……. don’t be a chicken; running out of poor excuses for your despicable “Sanchez Sister’s Crime Act II”.
Bo Mayo, I am the official Guru proudly serving our viet community.
giun kim, you’re no official guru, you’re just con lu du. You’re not very good at thinking so stop & don’t let your imagination run wild here. And keep waiting by the phone cause whenever I need to vacate my office & move to a bigger one, you’ll be the first I call.
Loretta Sanchez,
Kinh chao quy Vi!! Ha ha ha. I can speak Vietnamese. Vote for me now. Don’t I look pretty in a long dress? Janet Nguyen can’t fit in it. She’s too fat !! But I do’t eat that many tacos…..
this is Van Tran,
Hola todos !! Ha ha ha. I can speak Spanish. Vote for me now. Don’t I look more like one of you now? Since I love Mexican food I have been gaining a little bit weight but that’s more of me to love right?
Loretta, yes! The woman’s federal prison is definitely larger than your Santa Ana office.
Yes Loretta, you might want to remind Van’s wife of that fact.
Come to think of it, the turtle face VT does look like an old beaner, give him a mustachio and a sombrero, he would fit right in a mariachi band. LOL
Oh my gosh, I love your sense of humor Bo May !
Oy Vey!
Ha Ha Ha!
That guy was a ex. security guard for Loretta…… did he say she was barren?
Loretta honey, where’s your common sense? We probably share the same name but definitely not the same brain. If you’re not being carefull, you’re going to end up like Giun Kim, Dizzy & Andy and Diep Shit.
I didn’t know Van was ex. security guard for Loretta …. Now that’s explain why he’s so bitter toward her.
Van got dump by a mama sita? How come nobody tell me this?
Ask Loretta for the picture of her ex security guard. He wasn’t dumped by her…and it wasn’t one night stand.
This article is extremely bias. Can you try and tell the entire story in your articles next time? If anyone has watched the video, Mr. Ho was told to lie on his stomach many times and of course he understood what that meant. He even said, “I didn’t even do anything.” If an officer tells a suspect that threatened to kill someone with a knife to lie on his stomach, he better do so. Also, it is not clear that the officer was “beating” him. He was hitting all the main points that officers are supposed to hit and they were documented in the police report. A note to the author, if you want to be taken seriously, please don’t try to B.S. your way to the top. Fill people in on the truth, the whole truth, so help you.
Madison has done nothing for the Vietnamese community. She is ineffective in representing the Vietnamese community and she is ineffective in public affairs. The only thing I hear about her is people trying to impeach her position and regretting that they had voted for her. I know there are better candidates out there that are more suited for the job. Oh and by the way, in Vietnam, if a police officer tells you to lie on your stomach and you don’t, they would execute you on the spot. Probably rob you after too.