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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: 4, Informative) by Runaway1956 on Thursday October 12 2017, @02:55AM
Some of the bad training is taught right at the academies. That decades old nonsense that a cop is justified killing anyone within 21 feet? It is standard dogma, taught from day one. Meanwhile, the person who originated that justification has retracted his statements. (Sorry, time for me to leave for work, or I'd find citations.)
The fact is, a TRAINED assassin/assault squad member/hitman/whatever is dangerous to an armed officer at such distances. The average klutz who encounters a police officer poses no threat to that officer. Unfortunately, the training is ingrained into the police forces, and they have no plans to drop it anytime soon.