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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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(Score: 4, Informative) by requerdanos on Wednesday October 11 2017, @11:20PM (2 children)
I don't much care whether he's fired or not--what he did if sanctioned by the department of cops was "arrest with subsequent evaluation and release." But if not sanctioned by the department of cops (and it was, but shouldn't have been), it's assault and kidnapping, and he should live out his natural life underneath a nice prison somewhere. At the very least.
If you or I had done such a thing, there would be no question: assault and kidnapping. But since he is a "cop" who committed assault and kidnapping, we are sitting here bickering about whether he should go scot free and be fired, or go scot free and not be fired. The answer is NEITHER, because he should be in prison, and whether he is also fired seems irrelevant to me, with all due respect.
What does that have to do with it? I don't care if his employers are dumb enough to keep paying him or not. But if he's still free after assault and kidnapping, and he robs a liquor store, he should go to prison for armed robbery.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 12 2017, @01:02AM
Damned. Straight.
(Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Thursday October 12 2017, @03:51AM
I agree completely. It's ridiculous that police get away with using violent force like this, and when they're grossly wrong, the worst they have to worry about is losing their cushy paycheck and having to find another department to hire them, or maybe downgrading to working mall security. Kidnapping is a huge felony, and this asshole should be prosecuted for it.