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34. And this is why

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Mon Jul 20, 2015, 09:50 PM

Jul 2015

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Sandra Bland's Death Now Being Investigated as a Murder [View all] blogslut Jul 2015 OP

Good Kalidurga Jul 2015 #1

A good start, but still hard to trust the known racists in charge of the 'investigation'. -nt- 99th_Monkey Jul 2015 #2

True. (nt) enough Jul 2015 #3

Hasn't the FBI been called in to help? BillZBubb Jul 2015 #4

Yes cstanleytech Jul 2015 #6

Which may be the only reason the word "murder" is starting 99th_Monkey Jul 2015 #13

At this point thats all it is though, a word. cstanleytech Jul 2015 #53

Her family and friends seem very certain that it was not suicide 99th_Monkey Jul 2015 #55

Not everyone who thinks about suicide alot tells their family though cstanleytech Jul 2015 #57

Well, I for one don't buy it. -nt- 99th_Monkey Jul 2015 #59

I never said you had to or that it was impossible because not much is impossible in cstanleytech Jul 2015 #60

Not much is impossible 99th_Monkey Jul 2015 #61

Did they know about the 30!!1!!! cut marks on her arm? XemaSab Jul 2015 #115

Well its a good thing she has family then, hopefully they and their attorneys cstanleytech Jul 2015 #5

true that heaven05 Jul 2015 #10

Who are the known racists? Henryville Jul 2015 #22

The Sheriff. KeepItReal Jul 2015 #41

and the District Attorney virtualobserver Jul 2015 #47

FFS!!!! KeepItReal Jul 2015 #49

No, this case has to be turned over to the DOJ Warpy Jul 2015 #28

My thought, too. nt valerief Jul 2015 #29

In law, there is a presumption against suicide. no_hypocrisy Jul 2015 #7

First off, suicide is not a crime jberryhill Jul 2015 #103

I was referring to designating a death no_hypocrisy Jul 2015 #106

Dash camera video to be released tomorrow madville Jul 2015 #8

She had every right to be combative the way the cop treated her. BillZBubb Jul 2015 #12

If black, that most often describes someone who is "uppity". But that won't pass review, so they jtuck004 Jul 2015 #18

Which is more consistent with a motive for mistreatment arely staircase Jul 2015 #20

Here's the arrest -She is an activist, and the ass clown cop has his knee jtuck004 Jul 2015 #21

The dash camera tomorrow will show what happened prior to that point madville Jul 2015 #25

I heard that she told someone that the cop actually dragged her out of the car through the jwirr Jul 2015 #31

Wasn't it said that the cop tried to drag Boudica the Lyoness Jul 2015 #102

She apparently was active in Black Lives Matter. Chemisse Jul 2015 #79

I bet they googled her and knew it. They should check their computer searches. bettyellen Jul 2015 #85

They Googled her Boudica the Lyoness Jul 2015 #104

Has there been a second autopsy? And I wonder how marks differ when one is strangled manually jtuck004 Jul 2015 #9

I heard on news this a.m. that LiberalElite Jul 2015 #15

the sheriffs dept and all concerned heaven05 Jul 2015 #16

BLM needs to start it up with republican candidates. BillZBubb Jul 2015 #23

natural allies heaven05 Jul 2015 #24

Maybe get after people in office today, onecaliberal Jul 2015 #26

done that heaven05 Jul 2015 #75

there was a hallway camera that showed nobody entered her cell Travis_0004 Jul 2015 #51

I don't recall it saing that it recorded if she was responsive, or if they just dragged her body jtuck004 Jul 2015 #56

I would be happy if they brought in someone from out of state artislife Jul 2015 #11

about fucking time. blackspade Jul 2015 #14

I hate to say this, but zentrum Jul 2015 #17

I agree. jwirr Jul 2015 #33

I would think the autopsy might shed light on that also. However, if the law enforcement abused her still_one Jul 2015 #19

There is no evidence that she killed herself. Other than quotes from the police. n/t jtuck004 Jul 2015 #27

I know, I was just "what ifing. In fact the evidence contradicts that she would have taken her own still_one Jul 2015 #30

Yeah, I think everything around it calls it into question. What I can't find is anything jtuck004 Jul 2015 #32

That is why Sandra Bland's family wants an independent autopsy done. I agree with everything you still_one Jul 2015 #35

I am assuming that she signed a lease for an apartment and paid the first month and DhhD Jul 2015 #37

the only reason i can think of restorefreedom Jul 2015 #40

One moment please. cstanleytech Jul 2015 #65

someone had suggested a head injury restorefreedom Jul 2015 #73

So your basing this on a suggestion? Really? cstanleytech Jul 2015 #98

i guess my point was restorefreedom Jul 2015 #101

And this is why annabanana Jul 2015 #34

The circumstantial evidence is enormous that it was Murder nikto Jul 2015 #36

And what circumstantial evidence would that be exactly? cstanleytech Jul 2015 #67

Perhaps you just need to read more about the case (?) nikto Jul 2015 #108

I can only form an opinion by what I am presented and in this cstanleytech Jul 2015 #109

None of my business, but... nikto Jul 2015 #110

I'll be very surprised if they get convicted of anything. I hope I'm wrong. lostnfound Jul 2015 #71

For Texas, those cops look just a little too white to be convicted nikto Jul 2015 #111

Waller County sheriff has a history of racism with another inmate found hanged in a cell procon Jul 2015 #38

East Texas is a KKK hotbed n/t TexasBushwhacker Jul 2015 #39

Good Gothmog Jul 2015 #42

Why the F was she in jail for THREE DAYS? nt Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #43

$5000 bail KeepItReal Jul 2015 #50

Unfucking real. Starry Messenger Jul 2015 #64

I don't know much about bail but $5k seems like a LOT for a traffic violation riderinthestorm Jul 2015 #76

The $5,000 bail was for alleged assault on an officer, and then for resisting arrest Reter Jul 2015 #77

Ah, thanks. Even more important to see the dash cam video today then riderinthestorm Jul 2015 #78

Should have been 500 . . . nt Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #112

Good Owl Jul 2015 #44

If only we had a black president, this shit would get investigated! Hey, wait a minute . . . nt Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #45

Rec! progressoid Jul 2015 #46

Wonder if any right wingers are claiming she committed suicide to make the cops look bad. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #48

I would assume her depression and ptsd is low hanging fruit Travis_0004 Jul 2015 #54

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Only if they do an honest investigation.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #93

Thank god this is getting the media attention it is Hydra Jul 2015 #52

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #58

AP: Texas officials release video footage in woman's jail death alp227 Jul 2015 #62

Secede Texas. Secede. IHateTheGOP Jul 2015 #63

Yes, because we are ALL just like the officers in Hempstead. kentauros Jul 2015 #68

Very good news that a murder investigation has been opened. stranger81 Jul 2015 #66

IMO it's more than murder--it's a political assassination n/t eridani Jul 2015 #69

something happened and someone didn't want it to come to light. barbtries Jul 2015 #70

A far more likely scenario... gregcrawford Jul 2015 #72

Medical examiner ruled suicide....yeah right. BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2015 #74

Tough to prove murder after one medical examiner ruled it a suicide. tclambert Jul 2015 #80

We need to use all the most advanced forensic tools and ASAP Babel_17 Jul 2015 #81

Good !!! - K & R !!! WillyT Jul 2015 #82

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How did she end up in jail for a "improper lane change"?? Elmer S. E. Dump Jul 2015 #84

poor, sweet, innocent girl. too many are murdered by cops samsingh Jul 2015 #86

after reading all these posts tapermaker Jul 2015 #87

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2015 #89

thats even more hard to believe tapermaker Jul 2015 #92

Good. n/t geardaddy Jul 2015 #88

The press is mis-reporting the "murder investigation". Akicita Jul 2015 #90

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2015 #95

Some questions and observations Akicita Jul 2015 #94

This reminds me of South Africa during Apartheid LiberalLovinLug Jul 2015 #96

Sandra stood to gain a hefty settlement against the police for civil rights violations Demeter Jul 2015 #97

Sandra was profiled on social media once arrested, then bastards murdered her. Anansi1171 Jul 2015 #99

I wonder.... smiley Jul 2015 #100

I'm hearing that the jail staff that day were black Boudica the Lyoness Jul 2015 #105

So what? The Nazi used Jewish prisoners to Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #113

So you think the cops told the black jailers to kill her? Boudica the Lyoness Jul 2015 #114

I don't think that the guards killed Sandra Bland. Damansarajaya Jul 2015 #116

Black folks are not oppressed in the United States? kwassa Jul 2015 #117

kick Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #107