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In reply to the discussion: Sandra Bland's Death Now Being Investigated as a Murder [View all]restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)40. the only reason i can think of
if she did take her own life, is it so much damage was done to her brain during the beating outside that somehow it altered her perception and caused her to become irrational to the point where she killed her self. But if those were the circumstances, then her state of mind would've been directly affected by the treatment she got and to me that sounds like murder just as much as if they had hanged her themselves. I'm just what if ing like you, but I do think that she was killed. Probably as a result of the head injury she sustained outside when they were roughing her up.
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A good start, but still hard to trust the known racists in charge of the 'investigation'. -nt-
99th_Monkey
Jul 2015
#2
I never said you had to or that it was impossible because not much is impossible in
cstanleytech
Jul 2015
#60
Well its a good thing she has family then, hopefully they and their attorneys
cstanleytech
Jul 2015
#5
If black, that most often describes someone who is "uppity". But that won't pass review, so they
jtuck004
Jul 2015
#18
I heard that she told someone that the cop actually dragged her out of the car through the
jwirr
Jul 2015
#31
I bet they googled her and knew it. They should check their computer searches.
bettyellen
Jul 2015
#85
Has there been a second autopsy? And I wonder how marks differ when one is strangled manually
jtuck004
Jul 2015
#9
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 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
Waller County sheriff has a history of racism with another inmate found hanged in a cell
procon
Jul 2015
#38
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
If only we had a black president, this shit would get investigated! Hey, wait a minute . . . nt
Damansarajaya
Jul 2015
#45
Wonder if any right wingers are claiming she committed suicide to make the cops look bad.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2015
#48
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