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"A Utah police officer [Jeff Payne] who was caught on video roughly handcuffing a nurse because she refused to allow a blood draw was fired Tuesday in a case that became a flashpoint in the ongoing national conversation about police use of force."
Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown made the decision after an internal investigation found evidence Detective Jeff Payne violated department policies when he arrested nurse Alex Wubbels and dragged her out of the hospital as she screamed on July 26, said Sgt. Brandon Shearer, a spokesman for the department.
Attorney Greg Skordas has said Payne served the department well for nearly three decades and questioned whether his behavior warranted termination. He couldn't immediately be reached for comment Tuesday.
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Utah cop fired after arresting nurse who wouldn't draw blood
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(Score: 2) by nobu_the_bard on Wednesday October 11 2017, @06:40PM (3 children)
Man, chill out. It's the guy's attorney. It's his job to say stuff like that.
The thing you have to watch out for is when politicians start talking like that.
(Score: 4, Touché) by Pax on Wednesday October 11 2017, @06:57PM
aren't most politicians lawyers in the first place ??? :P
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Grishnakh on Thursday October 12 2017, @03:49AM (1 child)
If it's your job to lie, then maybe you should find another line of work.
If an entire profession requires its practitioners to lie, then maybe the profession needs a complete overhaul, and an introduction of mandatory ethics training and new regulations to penalize dishonesty.
WTF kind of society are you going to have when the people running the society are professional liars and those who don't lie can't even survive in that position?
(Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday October 12 2017, @03:13PM