Do you think Sandra Bland was murdered?

[Chemisse]

40. At this point, I'd say no.

I found suicide incomprehensible also. But the combination of the jailhouse recording and her emotional volatility during the police stop made me think maybe this was a suicide after all.

But that doesn't make her death any less tragic. None of this should have happened, starting with the cop telling her to put out her cigarette, which was clearly his way of saying 'f--- you' when she expressed her irritation at being stopped, and ending with 3 days behind bars.

This whole thing is his fault, but she could have warded it off by being cool and polite during the police stop, regardless of her feelings. That's what most of us do to get through a police stop with the least damage possible. This suggests to me that she was under emotional distress prior to the stop, so vulnerable to being caught up in his power game. This is why I think she may have become suicidal.