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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: 3, Insightful) by khallow on Thursday October 12 2017, @03:27PM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Thursday October 12 2017, @03:27PM (#581164) Journal
    Let's also keep in mind why he did that. The poor comatose sap in question was the victim of an accident involving a suspect actively pursued by police. If the police could have evidence, real or manufactured, that the victim had illicit drugs or alcohol in his blood, that would greatly reduce the liability from the coming lawsuits. Given how quickly he illegally abused this nurse, I think it quite clear that he was willing to fake evidence as well to frame the victim (it's just another crime after this one). And no, he probably didn't think of that scheme all by himself.

    The icing on the cake is that the coma victim was a police officer as well. This case might not go higher up the food chain, but you won't find a clearer case of the harm that police corruption causes. They're even willing to eat their own.
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