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Georgia Police Officers Fired After Using Coin-Flip App to Decide Arrest

2018-07-28 61 Dailymotion

<br /> <p>Two Georgia police officers, Courtney Brown and Kristee Wilson, were fired</a> on July 26, after a probe into a bodycam footage revealed they had used a coin-flip app to determine whether they should arrest a woman who was allegedly speeding in April.</p><p>“This isn’t a police procedure, to bring a coin flip — whether it’s an app or an actual coin toss — that’s not part of that decision making to decide to take someone’s freedom,” said</a> Roswell Police Chief Rusty Grant in the termination letter.</p><p>In this video, provided to Storyful by the Roswell city government, Brown and WIlson are heard discussing what they should do with the driver, Sarah Webb.</p><p>Brown said</a> she didn’t have speed detection equipment and Wilson said she didn’t have any tickets. Brown later opened a coin-toss app on her phone.</p><p>In the video’s audio, Wilson is heard saying, “A (arrest) head, R (release) tail,” and “This is tail, right?” Brown said, “Yeah. So release?” and Wilson replied, “23”, which is the police’s code for arrest, according to WXIA</a>.</p><p>Webb later said in July</a> that she was driving fast because she was late for her job at a hair salon. The charges were dismissed on July 9, WXIA reported</a>.</p><p>Brown and Wilson were initially placed on administrative leave</a> amid WXIA’s investigative report about the arrest</a>. Credit: City of Roswell, Georgia via Storyful</p><br />

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