Black Panthers protest at Waller County jail (and they are armed too)
About 25 members of the Black Panthers marched in front of the Waller County Jail in Hempstead Wednesday to protest the arrest of Sandra Bland and other cases they characterized as "crimes against black people."
A huge contingent of law enforcement officers was on hand for the protest, which lasted for about two hours and led to no violence or arrests. On Sunday, protesters were forcibly evicted after storming the jail's lobby. Two elderly people were injured.
Bland, 28, was found hanged in her Waller County Jail Cell on July 13, three days after a state trooper arrested her after an altercation at a traffic stop. Her death was ruled a suicide, but questions continue about whether the arrest was appropriate.
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/Black-Panthers-protest-at-Waller-County-jail-6440556.php
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