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re: Video of Sandra Bland (who went on to commit suicide) arrest released

Posted on 7/22/15 at 5:58 am to
Posted by eScott
Member since Oct 2008
11376 posts
Posted on 7/22/15 at 5:58 am to
Traffic police are the biggest pieces of shite on the planet.
Posted by liz18lsu
Member since Feb 2009
18137 posts
Posted on 7/22/15 at 6:13 am to
quote:

Very misleading title, you must work for the liberal media.


I quoted the exact title. And I am a libertarian, so frick off. I gave no opinion just a link.

ETA - Sorry that me putting the words in a different order caused you to call me names. I had zero agenda and it was how I understood it.
This post was edited on 7/22/15 at 6:25 am
Posted by Stexas
SWLA
Member since May 2013
7141 posts
Posted on 7/22/15 at 6:14 am to
Here's what I saw in the video.
Cop pulls over vehicle for failure to signal. - This is done everyday without incident all across America. Some agencies use the failure to signal as a tool to further investigate other possible violations. Could be intoxicated which would be a possible cause for the failure to signal, could be overly nervous because she is transporting drugs.
The exchange at her car window begins when he says she seems aggravated. - This aggravation could be a symptom of other illegal activity. This would warrant asking the search the vehicle for further investigation.
When she responded to his request to extinguish her cigarette negatively she again creates suspicion of other illegal activity.

I believe the officer was doing his job, but he lost his temper at the point where he said that he was going to "Yank" her out of the car. The situation escalated from there. She didn't deserve to die and was treated extremely poorly during the attempt to arrest her.

I hope the can find out if she actually killed herself or she was murdered.
Posted by eScott
Member since Oct 2008
11376 posts
Posted on 7/22/15 at 6:28 am to
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BTW, has it been explained why she was still in jail 3 days after the arrest?


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Because often times these people can't get the down payment for their bail and they sit in jail for days over some petty shite. They often lose the hourly jobs they work. All because some cop simply won't abide no lip. fricking gotta show their authority all the time, and people can't get mad about them ruining their day.


I've seen 31 days as the mandatory sentence for minor traffic violations in Walker.
Posted by TigerHam85
59-024 Kamehameha Highway
Member since Nov 2009
31493 posts
Posted on 7/22/15 at 6:36 am to
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Because often times these people can't get the down payment for their bail and they sit in jail for days over some petty shite. They often lose the hourly jobs they work. All because some cop simply won't abide no lip. fricking gotta show their authority all the time, and people can't get mad about them ruining their day.


Well maybe you should have some respect for the people who protect you.
Posted by LSUTANGERINE
Baton Rouge and Northshore LA
Member since Sep 2006
38468 posts
Posted on 7/22/15 at 6:38 am to
Also, She asks the cop several times why she was being apprehended. He is required by law to state why. He repeatedly had no answer. He probably knew he had to make up some BS later when he calmed down for a reason. Because giving lip is not a reason. And when will people, not necessarily you, realize that resisting arrest does not fly.
Posted by CorporateTiger
Member since Aug 2014
10700 posts
Posted on 7/22/15 at 6:45 am to
Just so we are clear, you can be arrested for any traffic crime other than speeding in Texas. Her failure to use a turn a signal was enough to justify an arrest.

Yes it is a weird point of law. Yes it was done so that officers can impound and inventory drug mules.
Posted by Tigerstudent08
Lakeview
Member since Apr 2007
5776 posts
Posted on 7/22/15 at 6:46 am to
Agreed. I also expect cops to respect the people that pay their salary (not trying to turn this into a who pays taxes argument).
Posted by jbgleason
Bailed out of BTR to God's Country
Member since Mar 2012
20431 posts
Posted on 7/22/15 at 6:50 am to
I have no doubt she was murdered. After all, it's at least every other day that I encounter someone I have never met before in the course of my job and think "frick it, I am going to risk my career and freedom to kill this person even though I don't have a good reason," Everyone thinks this way right? I have zero doubts that these jail employees all conspired together to do this and now are all covering for each other. Not to mention, they got her to cooperate and hold still so they could string her up with a trash bag. I just wonder if they invited the DPS Officer back down to participate as well. It's just crazy that, since they apparently just randomly murder people at this jail, that the outside authorities and media haven't picked up on all the other times they have done this. Because it must be all the time since a one time occurrence wouldn't support this being a homicide.

What's really ludicrous is those folks who think this was a mentally unstable person who got depressed at being arrested and committed suicide. Those social media posts where she admits depression and "PTSD" have zero association to this. Just crazy talk.

Definitely the cops fault. In fact, I am calling for rescinding all traffic laws moving forward. #DrivingAnarchy. Also think we should get rid of all other laws and cops too. Because if even one life is saved by not ever again enforcing the law then it is all worth it. This officer should have been able to gaze into the future and realize that this traffic stop would result in a death and made the split second decision to not stop her. All everyone else's fault.
Posted by GetCocky11
Calgary, AB
Member since Oct 2012
53509 posts
Posted on 7/22/15 at 6:59 am to
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Comments are disabled for this video.


Texas Department of Public Safety is smart.
Posted by russpot
alexandria
Member since Jul 2007
425 posts
Posted on 7/22/15 at 6:59 am to
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This post was edited on 7/22/15 at 7:22 am
Posted by LSUTANGERINE
Baton Rouge and Northshore LA
Member since Sep 2006
38468 posts
Posted on 7/22/15 at 7:01 am to
Bud he did not tell her she was being arrested for that. Nor was she arrested for that
Posted by GetCocky11
Calgary, AB
Member since Oct 2012
53509 posts
Posted on 7/22/15 at 7:04 am to
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Cop is a piece of shite like every other dumbfrick cop that makes 45K a year


Imagine if cops were paid a decent wage. The quality of police officers would go up.
Posted by CorporateTiger
Member since Aug 2014
10700 posts
Posted on 7/22/15 at 7:04 am to
In the end, no they did not bring that charge because other charges made it pretty pointless. That however does justify her arrest.
Posted by GetCocky11
Calgary, AB
Member since Oct 2012
53509 posts
Posted on 7/22/15 at 7:06 am to
I don't see how they can hold any police officer liable for her death though. Nobody forced her to kill herself.
Posted by YouAre8Up
in a house
Member since Mar 2011
12792 posts
Posted on 7/22/15 at 7:08 am to
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It's an unfortunate turn of events that clearly forced her to take her own life.


What?
Posted by TexasTiger1984
Houston
Member since Sep 2009
1380 posts
Posted on 7/22/15 at 7:10 am to
Obviously the cop is not liable for the suicide. However, frick that cop, he's a piece of shite on a power trip. She did nothing illegal. He tried to pull her out of the car b/c she wouldn't put out her cigarette? Really?? What the shite
Posted by TigerHam85
59-024 Kamehameha Highway
Member since Nov 2009
31493 posts
Posted on 7/22/15 at 7:12 am to
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She did nothing illegal.


She changed lanes without signaling. That is illegal.
Posted by TexasTiger1984
Houston
Member since Sep 2009
1380 posts
Posted on 7/22/15 at 7:14 am to
Ok fair enough. But I was referring to the fact that the cop had no reason to pull her out of the car.
Posted by TigerHam85
59-024 Kamehameha Highway
Member since Nov 2009
31493 posts
Posted on 7/22/15 at 7:18 am to
He may have had asthma and couldn't be around second hand smoke, so he politely asked her to put out her cigarette.

Could she be considered a victim of tobacco usage? Because in all honesty, that cigarette did begin all of this.
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