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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Kate Flores Denolang

'Cop Belongs in Jail': Public Backlash Erupts After Deputy Body-Slams Utah Woman

A Utah County Sheriff's deputy body-slams a woman to the ground as she protests against proposed data centre regulations (Credit: Screenshots:@aljazeeraenglish/Tiktok)

A video of a Utah County sheriff's deputy throwing a 27-year-old woman face-first to the floor during a public meeting about an artificial intelligence data centre has drawn more than a million views and intense criticism online, with commenters demanding accountability and questioning the officer's use of force.

The woman, 27-year-old Aspen Azalea, was removed from a Utah County Planning Commission meeting in Provo on 20 October after protesting against proposed data centre regulations.

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