Jeff Payne
This celebrity goo was created by player Chris Lemler.
Scott Hardie replaced the category, made minor changes to the clue, and rewrote the explanation provided by Chris.
publication date: Sunday, December 12, 2021 (part of Winter 2022)
category: 
Injustice
clue: You think officers are supposed to be your friend, but you just can't go around manhandling nurses and arrest them any time you want because this cop can't get blood from a knocked out patient.
explanation: In a notable civil rights case from 2017, Utah police officer Payne ordered a nurse to draw blood from a comatose patient who had caused a fatal car accident. Without a warrant, the nurse refused, and Payne arrested her. The Utah state legislature passed laws clarifying consent laws and removing the decision-making from police. more…
intended difficulty: very hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Erik Bates, and Jesse King
trivia: If Scott had written the clue, he would not have been able to resist making a pun out of Payne's last name.
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