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Utah Officer Fired After Nurse’s Arrest Caught on Video

posted by mrpg on Wednesday October 11 2017, @06:05PM   Printer-friendly
from the took-way-too-long dept.

stormreaver writes:

"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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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Phoenix666 on Wednesday October 11 2017, @07:01PM (4 children)

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Wednesday October 11 2017, @07:01PM (#580697) Journal

    And those thrown out convictions ought to sour the record of the commanding officer and lead to his firing as well. Unless the commander is held responsible for his officers' behavior, as they are in the military, he will not do his job and fire cops like these.

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  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday October 11 2017, @08:04PM (1 child)

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday October 11 2017, @08:04PM (#580752) Journal

    Something needs to be done about Police Unions interfering with and inserting themselves into how departments deal with police officer conduct.

    I am NOT a cowboy! And sppeed is substute fro accurancy.

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    • (Score: 3, Informative) by Grishnakh on Thursday October 12 2017, @03:57AM

      by Grishnakh (2831) on Thursday October 12 2017, @03:57AM (#580967)

      Police unions should be banned.

      Do we have unions for military enlistees or officers? Fuck no. So why do cops need unions? They're always defending cops who are caught doing highly illegal things.

  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday October 12 2017, @02:39AM (1 child)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Thursday October 12 2017, @02:39AM (#580929) Journal

    Agreed. Mere enlisted men, like myself, were held accountable for the actions of their subordinates. It isn't just commanders who are held accountable. So, if I can be taken to Captain's mast over a subordinate's actions, then WTF aren't police commanders held to at least the same standard?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 12 2017, @05:34AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 12 2017, @05:34AM (#580990)
      Well his supervisor is getting a demotion...