A newly released University of Central Florida bodycam video has sparked heated online debate after capturing a confrontation between campus police and transgender student Jarrett Preston Vick during an investigation.
The encounter escalated after Vick objected to being referred to with the wrong pronouns, leading to a tense exchange with responding officers before the situation ended in an arrest.
One viewer reacted, “This is a mental breakdown, regardless of identity. I work in mental health, and treating them the way they believe to be treated is best to de-escalate.”