What Happened To Sandra Bland?


pvdogteam said:
Whether she put up a fight or not, it still doesn't make sense to me that she ended up arrested before he know what he was arresting her for. Also how did she get charged for assault of an officer when she hadn't assaulted anyone while still in the car. She may have hit him after the fact when she panicked, but what was the initial reason to use force and say "I'm going to light you up!" for in the first place?
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In Texas, officers have the discretion to arrest for any Class C offense except for Speeding and Open Container of Alcohol in a Vehicle. We can debate whether or not he SHOULD have arrested her for the signal violation, but it appears that is what was happening. Like I said earlier, in my personal opinion, I think a Resisting Arrest, Detention, or Transport charge would have been more appropriate that the Assault Public Servant. But as it relates to the original, yes he has that power and discretion. The key factor will be was its use appropriate and reasonable.
 
I would agree with you law wise, however Black cop with a white female driver who ended up dead in the exact same circumstances, I don't see him still employed right now and he would already be indicted for something ijs
 



96lioness said:
I was reading this:

The video posted online Tuesday by the Texas Department of Public Safety shows the trooper, who is white, stopping Bland for failing to signal a lane change. After he hands her a written warning, the trooper remarks that Bland seems irritated. The Illinois woman replies that she is irritated because she had changed lanes to make way for the trooper's car.

In an affidavit released Tuesday, the trooper said that after handcuffing her for becoming combative, she swung her elbows at him and kicked him in his right shin.

Trooper Brian Encinia said he then used force "to subdue Bland to the ground," and she continued to fight back. He arrested her for assault on a public servant.

The trooper, who has been on the force for just over a year, has been placed on administrative leave for violating unspecified police procedures and the Department of Public Safety's courtesy policy. The agency would not address questions about whether the trooper acted appropriately by drawing his stun gun or pulling her out of the vehicle.

"Regardless of the situation — it doesn't matter where it happens — a DPS state trooper has got an obligation to exhibit professionalism and be courteous ... and that wasn't the case in this situation," said Steven McCraw, the department director.

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Sandra Bland had the appearance of a petite-sized woman; she looked tiny in the videos I've seen. It's seems unnecessary, as suggested by the refusal of the Department of Public Safety's comment on his actions, to force her to the ground, especially since she was already in handcuffs.


I like how the article goes on to state what this law enforcement expert said:


A law enforcement expert from Maryland said he was troubled by the video "from start to finish."

Vernon Herron, a senior policy analyst with the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security, said if the trooper intended to give her a warning, that's what he should have done, no matter what the woman said to him.

"A person's attitude or their demeanor is not probable cause to make an arrest," said Herron, who has more than 35 years of experience in public safety and law enforcement.


www.knoxnews.com/news/nation-and-world/dashcam-video-shows-confrontational...
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According to Bland's booking sheet, she was listed at 6 feet tall and 175 pounds FWIW.

This whole situation is just very disturbing nonetheless.
 
Kendrick said:
According to Bland's booking sheet, she was listed at 6 feet tall and 175 pounds FWIW.

This whole situation is just very disturbing nonetheless.
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Yep my buddy's niece was friends with her at PV and she is 6 ft tall as well and it is very disturbing to her since she is a pretty good size young lady also. But yes he told me Sandra was 6 ft tall and probably intimidated the arresting officer
 
I wonder what would have happened if she wasn't smoking that cigarette.
 
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Also when she called him a p^$$y and b3*tch arse that reminded him too much of his childhood when he used to get pushed around, even without the cigarette telling him exactly why she was irritated was the moment he decided he was going to teach her a lesson and put her in jail
 
96lioness said:
THANK YOU!!!!!

I've never been to jail/prison, never seen the inside of one, but I thought they didn't have trash cans in the cells. I also thought any and all items used to bring bodily harm were removed once a person was incarcerated.


#ignoringthepinkelephantintheroom!
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Having been in prison they take EVERYTHING from that can be used as a weapon on others and yourself. I have never seen a trash can in a cell. That's a weapons.
 
96lioness said:
THANK YOU!!!!!

I've never been to jail/prison, never seen the inside of one, but I thought they didn't have trash cans in the cells. I also thought any and all items used to bring bodily harm were removed once a person was incarcerated.

#ignoringthepinkelephantintheroom!
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The Founder said:
Having been in prison they take EVERYTHING from that can be used as a weapon on others and yourself. I have never seen a trash can in a cell. That's a weapons.
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There is a big difference between a local/county jail and prison. She was not in a prison.
 
C-LeB28 said:
Once she let him know she was irritated, that's when he wanted to let her know that he was in control of the entire situation and used his badge to enforce that control.
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Reminds me of a line in that famous song by NWA regarding their feelings for law enforcement.
 
Bane said:
There is a big difference between a local/county jail and prison. She was not in a prison.
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Again, I've never been to jail/prison and I've never seen the inside of a cell of either. I'm aware of the differences, but my point was, regardless of whether it's a jail or prison, I thought any and all items that could be used to inflict bodily harm to an inmate, or used as a weapon on another inmate or guard, were removed.
 
Bane said:
There is a big difference between a local/county jail and prison. She was not in a prison.
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As someone who has been inside of a county jail ("visiting" and working in one (Tallahatchie County)) I've never see a trash can in cells. If you are going to be in jail even overnight, you are switching to the orange and those laces are coming out your shoes if you play on keeping them on
 
Bewildered said:
Man this is a horrible situation. State trooper running radar/making stops @ the campus entrance smh. I know that stretch is 30mph, if memory serves correct. Did the trooper leave the new 290 while chasing speeders? I would've thunk the city of PV would have radar equipped cars and patrol that area.
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This is going through my mind. During my PV days, I remember the university and city police checking for speeders especially by the elementary school when kids were going to and leaving school. I wonder if he was going on FM 1098, which the DPS sometimes will do. Or did he originally had in mind to catch speeders on 1098.
 



In_The_662 said:
As someone who has been inside of a county jail ("visiting" and working in one (Tallahatchie County)) I've never see a trash can in cells. If you are going to be in jail even overnight, you are switching to the orange and those laces are coming out your shoes if you play on keeping them on
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Exactly. Not belts, no laces, and some cases no socks. All of that can be used as a weapon against other inmates, guards, and yourself.
 
This is getting ridiculous. Until the DOJ requires a video camera in all jail cells this mess will keep happening. I know that there will be policy debates on whether or no privacy will be an issue from the ACLU's standpoint. Yet, this video equipment can help both sides. Yes videos can be manipulated but something needs to be in place.

Tech people can't video be back up on servers for indefinite access?
 
Folks can do anything they "want" to really do....

Now, we have the HIGH marijuana content in her body...after 3 days incarceration. THC has a quick peak and quick downhill slope....a HIGH level should indicate recent marijuana usage...which means contraband....which means this jail needs a thorough investigation....
 
chocalate_topaz said:
Folks can do anything they "want" to really do....

Now, we have the HIGH marijuana content in her body...after 3 days incarceration. THC has a quick peak and quick downhill slope....a HIGH level should indicate recent marijuana usage...which means contraband....which means this jail needs a thorough investigation....
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You are right, it's just they are trying to find anything to cloud the fact that this girl was wrongfully imprisoned. There wasn't any assault on the officer and the traffic stop was for not using the blinker which shouldn't warrant jail time, yes she yelled at the officer after he start antagonizing her, WHITE people do it all the time
 
chocalate_topaz said:
Folks can do anything they "want" to really do....

Now, we have the HIGH marijuana content in her body...after 3 days incarceration. THC has a quick peak and quick downhill slope....a HIGH level should indicate recent marijuana usage...which means contraband....which means this jail needs a thorough investigation....
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DING! DING! DING! DING! DING!

No more calls folks, we have a winner!
 
pvdogteam said:
You are right, it's just they are trying to find anything to cloud the fact that this girl was wrongfully imprisoned. There wasn't any assault on the officer and the traffic stop was for not using the blinker which shouldn't warrant jail time, yes she yelled at the officer after he start antagonizing her, WHITE people do it all the time
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The more they keep coming up with all this "new evidence", the more it heightens the incompetence, ineptitude, and unprofessionalism of the law enforcement officers of Waller County.
 
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