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Video of the Day: Officer throws data center protester to the ground

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(Instagram/utvstechbillionaires,savkubensis) Video captured a woman being violently thrown to the ground by a Utah County sheriff’s officer on Tuesday night. It happened after the Utah County Commission met and approved a land use ordinance for a data center without taking public comment.

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