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Nurse is terrified while a detective attacks & arrests her for doing her job.

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I’m going to say I haven’t been this angry in a very long time. The abuse of power, and the nurse’s fear, I see in this video makes me so angry I’m shaking. Fear is a primal reaction when seeing someone, who is supposed to be calm and professional, flip to acting out of control and abusive. I feel her fear. I’m still disgusted with the police who arrested her and even more so with the police who stood around and did nothing.

Nurse calmly tells policeman why she cannot comply with his request (it’s breaking the law). What happens next is terrifying.

** Warning: Trigger warning for those who’ve been attacked or wrongly arrested before

Short version of the video –

Complete version of video  – audio starts at 36 seconds.

In this video, at 11:30, you will see sexism and mansplaining in the worst possible way. The second police on the scene is talking down to her and explaining the law to her, but he is the one who is wrong. We women face this kind of shit everyday.

 

My comments on the video:

*Please forgive the amount of comments and cursing. I had a lot to say.

This is what Gov. Gary Herbert had to say about the incident.

Words from Salt Lake Police Department

 

UTAH statement about nurse

 

There are thousands of comments about this incident, so I gabbed a few from Twitter.

Many people were calling for the Detective to be fired.

Others talked about prior issues with the police at this hospital.

And many others praised the nurse on how she handled herself

Apology from Chief Mike Brown and Mayor Jackie Biskupski – Chief Mike Brown and Mayor Jackie Biskupski available for on-camera comment on UofU nursing incident at 11:45 at Mayor’s office (451S State, 3rd floor).

 

Biskupski said in her statement she watched the video of the incident.

“What I saw is completely unacceptable to the values of my Administration and of the values of the Salt Lake City Police Department. I extend a personal apology to Ms. Wubbles for what she has been through for simply doing her job.”

 

If you wish to know more about this incident and the follow-up story, here are a few news links.

Salt Lake mayor calls nurse arrest unacceptable

If you’re as furious as I am about the detective abusing his power over the nurse, please submit a complaint. You don’t have to give your #.

Complaint form to SLCPD

I have a huge amount of respect for policemen / women everywhere. Their jobs are hard enough without the unprofessional members bringing unwanted attention to their job. This is why it’s so important to get rid of the “Blue Line” mentality. Weeding out the bad police members will allow better recruits to join the force. With better employees wearing badges, the professional ranks of the police can work to do their jobs and not work everyday watching their backs.

No matter who you are. If you see police brutality or abuse of power, speak up.

Together we can make the force safer for everyone.

 

Until next time…Be safe, be kind, be happy, and take time to love one another. We’re all in this together.

 

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I didn’t know Cow Appreciation Day would include my hair

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I’ve recently had my hair cut shorter. I forgot I have 2 cowlicks in my hair (longer hair hides them).

I normally wear my hair longer and just put it all up in a pony tail, but in the process of wanting to get rid of damaged hair and wanting something fresh, I went shorter. Ugh! Hair in all directions! LOL 🙂

This new hairstyle means no more hiding all the craziness which is my hair.

In a strange way, my hair is a perfect example of my personality.

I have two cow licks. One in the back and one on the front left side. This makes parting or styling my hair a losing battle (hence the pony tails most of my life). Also, I’m this “lucky” person who has two types of hair in one head. Some of my hair is wavy and some is straight. On humid days, this mix of hair makes it look like I tried to style my hair in the morning, but said, “screw it” before I was done (again, the reason for the pony tail). I now have shorter layers and it’s really kind of cute. I honestly don’t think the first person who cut my hair knew what she was doing, so I went back and had someone else fix it. Having it trimmed twice has made my back cow lick stand up more than normal, but hey, at least it looks like I have body in my hair in that one spot! LOL 🙂

Why does my hair reflect my personality? Sometimes I’m going in many directions at once and many times I feel like I’m two different people. I love being outdoors and being creative, but other times I like science, working on the computer, and reading. I’m sure I’m not alone in liking many different things, but it just so happens my hair decided it wanted to do different things too.

In any case, wish me luck with my new hair cut. I’m going to try to come up with cool things to do, but I’m almost sure I’ll be back in my comfortable pony tail again in less than 6 mths.

I hope everyone has a great day!

Me…. With the cow-lick on display and with my hair pulled back.

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The cow lick in all it’s glory! 🙂

My ponytail to hide my wild and crazy hair. 🙂

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Until next time…Be safe, be kind, be happy, and take time to love one another. We’re all in this together.

 

 

 

 

 

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The Vinyl Detective by Andrew Cartmel

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The first edition print of this book is selling out fast. The Vinyl Detective Mysteries – Written in Dead Wax, written by Andrew Cartmel is a fantastic mystery. If you haven’t ordered yours yet, right now is the time.

(Also, if you have already read it, or any other books, please leave a review. It’s one more nice thing you can do as a fan to support your favorite authors).

“My Vinyl Detective novel has sold out in the UK and is going into its 2nd printing… Anybody who wants a first edition should grab one now!” Andrew Cartmel (Twitter)

I’m sure he would love to hear from old and new fans.

Feel free to hop over to Twitter @andrewcartmel and tell him congrats on a job well done!

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Remember to order your copy of The Vinyl Detective Mysteries – Written in Dead Wax, written by Andrew Cartmel. (Yes, that Andrew Cartmel).

The Vinyl DetectiveThose who are familiar with Doctor Who, will immediately recognize his name as the creator of The Cartmel Masterplan. This isn’t the first time Mr. Cartmel has delved into great stories outside the Doctor Who universe while following his passions, hobbies, and interests.

His experiences reach many corners of the writing world. Besides his extensive list of writing and overseeing Doctor Who scripts, he was also the Script Editor for other television series’ (such as BBC’s popular medical drama series Casualty), he wrote many comic book stories (including Judge Dredd: Swine Fever), and worked as a magazine editor and a lecturer. This is only a glimpse into his accomplishments. 

Most recently he co-wrote, with Ben Aaronovitch (another Doctor Who alumni) the highly successful comic book series, Rivers of London:…

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The voices in my head want me to write about them.

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The voices in my head want me to write about them.

No. I’m not crazy. At least not in the sense that I need to be carried away in a white jacket to a place where the number one thing to look forward to is the flavor of jello of the day.

At this point in my writing I actually consider myself a writer. I might not be a very good writer, but I put words to paper, most of the time they make sense, and some wonderful people sometimes read those words. So yea, I’m a writer.

The problem with writing is everything around you becomes a story. I have voices in my head which are begging to get out. So many voices. So many stories. So little time.

Writing Meme

Whenever I am writing stories, and take a break, I feel as if my characters are tapping their feet and getting irritated with me because I’ve left them in limbo. 

When I start typing again, I almost feel like apologizing for making them wait so long.

Don’t worry my precious voices, I’ll be back soon.

Until next time…Be safe, be kind, be happy, and take time to love one another. We’re all in this together.

 

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