Case shows ‘vital importance of officers wearing body cameras’ says nurse’s lawyer,after viral video became flashpoint in police brutality debate[br]A Utah police officer was fired Tuesday after being seen on video roughly handcuffing a nurse because she refused to draw a patient’s bloodin an incident that became a flashpoint in the national conversation about exercise of force. Salt Lake City police chief Mike Brown made the decision to fire detective Jeff Payne after an internal investigation found he violated department policies when he arrested nurse Alex Wubbels and dragged her screaming from the hospital, department spokesman sergeant Brandon Shearer said. Related: Utah nurse arrested for refusing to draw blood from unconscious patient Related: Video shows Utah police fatally shooting man from behind as he fled Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com