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freshwest

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52. No, I doubt it. She had faith. I wish I'd had a chance to know her. She's good people.

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It was racial profiling. Sandra Bland made that lane change to let the cop who was tailing her pass. [View all] pnwmom Jul 2015 OP

Why Don't They Come Out And Say It AnnieBW Jul 2015 #1

Nothing new, Michael Brown did the same thing I suspect, talked back randys1 Jul 2015 #78

This whole matter seems unreal and Sandra Bland who was headed Iliyah Jul 2015 #2

He'll probably get a job on fox news. Kevin from WI Jul 2015 #5

I just can't. nc4bo Jul 2015 #3

Sandra Bland was pig-murdered in prison after being arrested for nothing. DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2015 #4

He baited her into responding negatively so that he could arrest her. jalan48 Jul 2015 #6

The fix was in early. nc4bo Jul 2015 #7

Oh I agree there, its why I dont blame her for being pissed because I probably would have cstanleytech Jul 2015 #10

Motives? racism and fear of a civil rights lawsuit? JDPriestly Jul 2015 #15

It's all guesswork on my part DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2015 #20

Racist or not hes still an asshole and hopefully a fired asshole. nt cstanleytech Jul 2015 #24

I had the same thought. JDPriestly Jul 2015 #31

If you stop. You Die. If you run. You Die. If you fight. You Die. 951-Riverside Jul 2015 #8

Well there are two things people can do actually. cstanleytech Jul 2015 #12

Local electioins matter. Too many people only vote every four years. JDPriestly Jul 2015 #17

Yup, I have said repeatedly that people are making a mistake by focusing only on the cstanleytech Jul 2015 #23

Sadly, it is also the fault of racism in the voting population lostnfound Jul 2015 #33

"Some voters are apathetic" In this case thats a huge understatement. cstanleytech Jul 2015 #41

Be obsequious to white males Nevernose Jul 2015 #21

Yes. They don't like assertive women of any race, but whathehell Jul 2015 #29

Sit still , dont move, dont speak. And if you do that they will kill you for being randys1 Jul 2015 #80

Following her on a public road is 100% legal though OP doesnt matter for how long. cstanleytech Jul 2015 #9

Racial profiling isn't legal. I want to hear his explanation about why, after he passed her pnwmom Jul 2015 #14

No its not legal but you have to prove it happened still and turning around and going cstanleytech Jul 2015 #22

It certainly seems suspicious as hell, though, especially whathehell Jul 2015 #26

I agree with you 100% there. nt cstanleytech Jul 2015 #39

She is dead, like Michael Brown, cant prove much now. In Brown's case all the cop had randys1 Jul 2015 #81

Out of state license plate, probably. JimDandy Jul 2015 #32

I imagine it rattles the nerves to have a cop follow you for long lostnfound Jul 2015 #34

Hell it rattles *my nerves* when I get one behind me because cstanleytech Jul 2015 #40

Sadly, he does not need justification. Glassunion Jul 2015 #87

I still think he should be fired as it appeared to me that he deliberately antagonized her not that cstanleytech Jul 2015 #124

Out of state tags, lone black female, in HBCU territory. Familiar profile. kelliekat44 Jul 2015 #11

Another possibility about her death pnwmom Jul 2015 #13

Another possibility is depression Lurker Deluxe Jul 2015 #35

No, I doubt it. She had faith. I wish I'd had a chance to know her. She's good people. freshwest Jul 2015 #52

She used the terms anecdotally. msrizzo Jul 2015 #53

No, not possible randys1 Jul 2015 #82

"She was too feisty to have a mind set for suicide." JDPriestly Jul 2015 #19

The cops had time to discover Bland was with the BLM movement. oasis Jul 2015 #30

As I said in another post, we are living in a police state and black people are on the front lines. jalan48 Jul 2015 #16

That video made me ill. It was patently obvious that she was vanlassie Jul 2015 #18

I think just about any sane person would have been angry and or scared. nt cstanleytech Jul 2015 #25

You said it -- it was obvious she was baited from the get-go. stranger81 Jul 2015 #28

"Are you done?" SalviaBlue Jul 2015 #71

That cop gotta go. No police union on Earth can defend his lying ass.: oasis Jul 2015 #27

Don't you believe that. BillZBubb Jul 2015 #128

Do you know that he should not have been driving a op car malaise Jul 2015 #36

So much wrong with this assessment Lee-Lee Jul 2015 #37

He might had no right to insist she leave her car, let alone drag her out whathehell Jul 2015 #44

Incorrect Lee-Lee Jul 2015 #45

Police ask people to exit the car when they perceive a danger. Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #50

Text from the Mimms decision. Glassunion Jul 2015 #106

She was trying to sign it when Trooper Dick ordered her to extinguish her cigarette. Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #51

From being a cop, being trained, doing stops Lee-Lee Jul 2015 #54

So, as a trained cop, what he did was just fine Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #67

I would have Lee-Lee Jul 2015 #73

Holy shit. You're part of the problem too. nt Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #75

So are tou Lee-Lee Jul 2015 #79

This-- Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #86

Then learn the law Lee-Lee Jul 2015 #89

The "law" is exactly what is wrong. The "law" is what lets Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #90

The law is what the politicians and courts say it is Lee-Lee Jul 2015 #92

Of course he didn't goad her one bit, did he? Kingofalldems Jul 2015 #93

Right. I try not to loathe all cops because of this Texas cop, Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #95

Victim blaming. nt Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #94

So when someone tells you they have epilepsy Kingofalldems Jul 2015 #122

"escalating"...not even the pretense that you're enforcing a law CreekDog Jul 2015 #129

Why was he goading her? Kingofalldems Jul 2015 #96

Oh he wasn't. She was "not following the law." Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #97

Learn the law and realize that if you are not observant enough JimDandy Jul 2015 #125

Good catch. Kingofalldems Jul 2015 #130

Bullshit BULLSHIT, your post angers me, makes me sick. BULLSHIT randys1 Jul 2015 #126

Why should she put out her cigarette? Why was this even an instruction? kwassa Jul 2015 #131

So again, why is he now on desk duty? Kingofalldems Jul 2015 #68

She seems to be studiously avoiding that question, doesn't she. nt Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #91

"Not sure who or what you saw" whathehell Jul 2015 #99

Thanks for you "expert" opinion. Links? Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #48

I'm no expert, however here is my advice. Glassunion Jul 2015 #101

Mimms was also carrying a firearm. Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #108

See post #106. The firearm is irrelavent. Glassunion Jul 2015 #109

The Feds better put a stop to this. Baitball Blogger Jul 2015 #38

She told the cop she had epilepsy StarlightGold Jul 2015 #42

The initial failure to signal Facility Inspector Jul 2015 #43

He didn't say that. And if that were true, he should have stopped her much sooner than he did. n/t pnwmom Jul 2015 #56

it's in the video Facility Inspector Jul 2015 #57

I think the color of her skin piqued his interest the most. n/t pnwmom Jul 2015 #58

could be Facility Inspector Jul 2015 #59

That's what he said. Have you seen the paper written that way? n/t pnwmom Jul 2015 #61

I wasn't on US Hwy 290 in Waller County that day. Facility Inspector Jul 2015 #62

He flashed a paper at her knowing she couldn't see what it said. He also said pnwmom Jul 2015 #64

agreed Facility Inspector Jul 2015 #65

Excellent analysis. A few other points: Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #46

In most states in the Union, one does NOT have to signal to change lanes. Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #47

But she didn't use her turn signal, so! He's in the clear! kcr Jul 2015 #49

"Several times, Sandra Bland asserts her rights as a citizen COLGATE4 Jul 2015 #55

Thank you. I've been trying to explain this here Lee-Lee Jul 2015 #66

You've explained nothing. Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #70

And btw, this cops rally-around-a-cop is exactly why Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #72

Asking questions is normal procedure Lee-Lee Jul 2015 #76

I'm all too aware that the cops know exactly how to Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #98

It's also a fishing expedition to seek probable cause for some other offense. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2015 #111

On asking how long you've been in the state.... tammywammy Jul 2015 #83

And he was so concerned about that, that he said absolutely Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #100

So why is the cop on desk duty? Kingofalldems Jul 2015 #74

Don't know Lee-Lee Jul 2015 #77

Some just don't want to let little technicalities COLGATE4 Jul 2015 #112

Link for cigarette? nt Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #69

I'm not aware that an Officer ordering a person who COLGATE4 Jul 2015 #107

He he might burn himself when he's slapping her around. Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #117

The point is that there is no legal reason for him COLGATE4 Jul 2015 #118

Yes, I know the point. Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #120

Then why bother asking for a cite for the COLGATE4 Jul 2015 #121

I just want to say artislife Jul 2015 #60

Probably racial profiling, maybe out-of-state plates profiling. But Sandra Bland made mistakes. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2015 #63

sigh randys1 Jul 2015 #84

It looked like she rolled a stop sign without a turn signal before the cop even did a Uturn Travis_0004 Jul 2015 #85

She was turning right. Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #104

I would assume the law in all states requires a complete stop Travis_0004 Jul 2015 #105

I got a warning on my motorcycle for rolling a stop... Glassunion Jul 2015 #110

Foot on the ground seems like a dumb reason Travis_0004 Jul 2015 #115

I stopped the motorcycle, but it's light and I can blance it fairly well. Glassunion Jul 2015 #116

Yet, oddly, he didn't cite her for that. nt Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #119

My daughter's first ticket was for a rolling stop B2G Jul 2015 #123

kick Blue_Tires Jul 2015 #88

I watched coverage of this on Fox "News", and was shocked! ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2015 #102

If his lights weren't flashing she shouldn't have pulled over, that just gave him an excuse Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #103

You're welcome, Uncle Joe. Thanks for participating. pnwmom Jul 2015 #113

Peace to you, pnwmom. Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #114

The cops voice betrays a white man like the one in "In The Heat Of The Night" randys1 Jul 2015 #127