"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: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 12 2017, @05:00AM
I've lost count of the number of cases of cops being acquitted after killing black/brown people. While firing Payne was the right thing to do and may even give the public some small amount of hope that policing could someday change for the better, it's still very telling that police are only held accountable when it's a white person with an important job whom they've wronged. Not trying to start anything, just say'n...