Bodycam footage released of University of Central Florida student Jarrett Vick's arrest by campus police
Newly released bodycam footage shows University of Central Florida student Jarrett Vick being arrested by campus police after a confrontation in which an officer repeatedly used male pronouns for Vick. The incident began when an officer responded to a reported vehicle theft and was approached by Vick. Vick was charged with battery on law enforcement, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct, and pleaded not guilty on all three charges.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 14% of divergence this week. 2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
2 camps
2 bias groups
The spectrum · how 2 outlets placed this story
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The split, in one line
One outlet frames the student as having an epic meltdown driven by transgender ideology, while the other centers the officer's conduct of repeatedly misgendering and tasing the student, placing responsibility on police escalation.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 2 outlets
“Bodycam shows Florida student tased and arrested by campus police”
“WATCH: Trans Student Has Epic Meltdown When Cops 'Misgender' Him”
5 tracked claims across 2 outlets
Fact ledger
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Vick was charged with battery on law enforcement, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct, and pleaded not guilty
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