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Honoring the Birthday of Sandra Bland (Original Post)
Budi
Feb 2021
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NJCher
(42,769 posts)1. not-so-fun FAQ
Did you know that Waller County and the TX Dept of Public Safety agreed to institute de-escalation classes when they settled with the Bland family in the wrongful death suit?
And then LEO backed out and never delivered.
This is such a small thing and it has benefits to law enforcement and the taxpayer, but no, they couldn't even do that.
De-escalation could have made all the difference in the world in Sandra's case.
Budi
(15,325 posts)2. No doubt they killed her. It was a violent, terrifying & painful death
..and completely unnecessary.
Then they went to dinner.
"LEO backed out and never delivered."
The pitiful shame of Texas
😕
Deuxcents
(26,041 posts)3. I'll say her name
And a prayer we wont forget her.
Demovictory9
(37,113 posts)4. kick
niyad
(130,511 posts)5. Still heartsick. KNR
