[‘This is crazy,’ sobs Utah hospital nurse as cop roughs her up, arrests her for doing her job].
Payne could be seen grabbing Wubbels by the arms and pushing her out of the building as she screamed “help me” and “your’re assaulting me.”.
The altercation drew national attention and prompted the hospital to bar police from direct contact with nurses.
The Salt Lake City mayor and other officials condemned the arrest, saying Wubbels had done nothing wrong.
University of Utah Police Chief Dale Brophy apologized in a news conference Monday, saying the video showed “how poorly the situation was handled.”.
Wubbels politely read the hospital’s policy to Payne and even got her supervisor on the phone to help explain the decision.
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