Good for her. The state got off easy. What makes this case different from other abuse cases was that this one was not a split-second life-or-death decision with a weapon involved. Everyone was aware of the law and the hospital policy on this case. It was explained to the cop and the watch commander by the nurse and the hospital administrator. They had time to think about what they should do and they decided that the law didn't matter and the cops can do what they want and to make an example of her for opposing them. She was violently arrested for that in front of her fellow employees to send a message. This was a cold and calculated abuse of power. The only reason we would have ever found out about this was because of the body cam. I'm glad the cop got fired, but he also needs to be serving jail time for this along with the watch commander, who only got demoted despite him being the one who ordered the arrest.
Good for her. The state got off easy. What makes this case different from other abuse cases was that this one was not a split-second life-or-death decision with a weapon involved. Everyone was aware of the law and the hospital policy on this case. It was explained to the cop and the watch commander by the nurse and the hospital administrator. They had time to think about what they should do and they decided that the law didn't matter and the cops can do what they want and to make an example of her for opposing them. She was violently arrested for that in front of her fellow employees to send a message. This was a cold and calculated abuse of power. The only reason we would have ever found out about this was because of the body cam. I'm glad the cop got fired, but he also needs to be serving jail time for this along with the watch commander, who only got demoted despite him being the one who ordered the arrest.
Good for her. The state got off easy. What makes this case different from other abuse cases was that this one was not a split-second life-or-death decision with a weapon involved. Everyone was aware of the law and the hospital policy on this case. It was explained to the cop and the watch commander by the nurse and the hospital administrator. They had time to think about what they should do and they decided that the law didn't matter and the cops can do what they want and to make an example of her for opposing them. She was violently arrested for that in front of her fellow employees to send a message. This was a cold and calculated abuse of power. The only reason we would have ever found out about this was because of the body cam. I'm glad the cop got fired, but he also needs to be serving jail time for this along with the watch commander, who only got demoted despite him being the one who ordered the arrest.