This shit gotta stop!!! Every citizen (black and white) in that community should be at that police station demanding justice!!! It's a matter of time before citizens get fed up. ..the time is now!
Stargaze I saw someone commenting that she had PTSD. A lot of people that have that illness go into fight or flight mode when they're in a frightened situation.
Well in their defense. They can pull you over for improper signally and we still don't know what really happened. They need to start a investigation. We cant point from fingers yet. TYT are bias and make drama when we still need evidence. The video is not enough.
manweller1 Whats wicked? Sjhe mouthed off and godt arrested. MAybe unwarranted which is bad in itself. I just hate that people are trying to link her death to some suspicious activity on behalf of the cops. That is a super reach.
Dylan Hecker America really isnt that great, you have great wealth but you have areas of mass poverty like baltimore and detriot, that are inconceivable in other countries. Im from the uk, and watching the wire waslike astonishing to me. The fact their are citys where vacant buildings are just left unattending on mass and even rubble just laying around. Would never happen over here, even though we do have our shit holes.. Parts of America look like third world countires and you guys only just got social healthcare
@Daz - Most black motorists could also tell you stories of times they were pulled over for no real reason. The times they aren't they just lucked out and no cops were on the road in the areas they drove, or cops couldn't see the skin color of the driver. Or they lucked out and passed by non-racist cops.
Daz Did you just pull that out off your ass? Because almost every black person in my family has been pulled over for DWB in LA at some point in there lives. and do not try to give me that criminal bullshit, my entire family lives in beautiful neighborhoods with no crime we all have good jobs and nice cars in LA just like TYT. The cops have a number of tickets THEY HAVE TO write out, they issue them to blacks because black people typically have no legal protection so they can get away with it.
Thomas Paine There's absolutely no reason for black women to be afraid of their lives every day. That's total paranoia. And what's wrong with blacks showing a little respect to whites and avoiding their gaze?
This does not add up at all. These are the type of cases where every aspect should be given to the public right away. before they have time to get "facts" straight and fabricate lies.
emotionzdepress If she did actually kill herself, they've probably released all of the information they have at the moment. What more were you expecting?
Walter Mantler Been in jail they put plastic on the prisoner side off bars and the beds are mounted to walls etc so this can't happen. They fucking took my shoes so my laces could not be used. This is fabricated bull crap, No way there was anything to tie a noose on or any material in a cell to hang one self from. light fixtures are flush mounted sinks have press buttons so there are not even handles to hook onto. Most beds are metal sheets with holes in them about a silver dollar in diameter.
Ndesire I know you're just trying to make a point but people in prison or jail have no privacy at all. They shit where guards and other inmates can watch.
When I was just a child, many years ago, I remember a deputy sheriff in Hillsborough County Fla. (Tampa Bay) who retired after 20+ years and was asked of his long career what he was most proud. He answered that he never had to hurt anyone in the line of duty. Whatever happened to that?
Dude I live here in this county (hillsborough) and the sheriff's office isn't that bad by any means. Never met any that were psychos waiting for a fight. Compare them to TPD (who a lot act like straight up thugs and have a bad reputation lately) and I'm pretty lucky where I live I don't fall under TPD. I think cause in hillsborough they're trained more thoroughly and extensively.
Dollar Junior Cenk is just trying to put a reasonable doubt out there with some slick 'she had the whole world at her feet' lawyer talk. Defense lawyers - doubt is their product. The most likely explanation is that this person had mental problems and the traumatic experience of being put in jail was too much for them, in that moment.
John-Eric Cervini so if you forcibly locked someone who has ptsd and depression in a isolated jail cell for hours, you wouldnt be to blame if they harmed themselves?
I really don't want to go into your country, not even by accident. And since there's an ocean between us, it's not likely to happen. I'm sooo glad about that!
MissTa76 lol I visit the United States every year... to GO HUNTING!!!! the place is crawling with good ol boys, armed to the teeth. it's hilarious, because I'm a Canadian. lots of Canadians ( liberals ) are scared shitless of guns. In the US west they think you're completely fucked in the head if you don't go hunting every year. This sounds crazy, but when you're a hunter, and you have all your documents and equipment in order, the border agents and cops treat you with respect. It's wonderful. Are you from the UK?
MissTa76 you should come to Canada for a visit. you wouldn't have to concern yourself with any of that stuff, and you could have a great time. There are a lot of good reasons why Canada is often listed among the countries with the highest quality of life indices. As a matter of fact I just got in the door from an awesome evening of fly fishing. The coast of British Columbia would blow your mind. Check out Gwaii Haanas National Park Website. It's a world heritage site on the north BC Coast. Check it out.
You're missing out bro. The US is one of the best countries out there, especially for tourist sites. Don't let bias media ruin that for you. All he's running off of is assumptions. He has NO PROOF to his claims.
"Allegedly assaulting an officer" ......"what appears to have been self asphyxiation" ....she might as well have been arrested for nothing. Allegedly assaulting an officer means there's no evidence that she did and police probably assaulted her then left her in a cell and ignored her because she dared to question their illusion of authority.
I think she had some dirt on some of the cops who couldn't resist roughing her up or treating her like crap and she was going to get out and make sure that they paid for it so they took care of her.
eli76ful Please don't get the wrong idea I'm not trying to defend the cops in any way shape or fashion as they are 100% to blame for the entire situation. But I don't think its wise to assume she was suicided until we know more. Its possible she gave up hope as if the charges against her weren't dropped she very well could've been facing years in prison. She is very intelligent, but remember she was very high in that cell by herself. The prospect of losing her job, her family and extreme paranoia could've led to suicide. I wouldn't be surprised if the cops were threatening her and tormenting her as well. Whether it was suicide, or suicided. I do hope the cops are found liable for her death and face criminal charges.
GhostInTheShell29 You do realise that saying there was drugs in her system is a smear campaign (yes ??). She would clearly have won a wrongful arrest case (unless the judge was corrupt), every single moment of the 3 days needs to be accounted for and hopefully nothing but truth comes out. I think unless murder is proved (a smoking gun sort of evidence) i don't think anybody will be charged criminally for her death, but most likely just the lesser charge of wrongful arrest. But yes correct they are 100% to blame.
sexysaturn888 According to the autopsy she had Marijuana in her system that must've been taken during the 3 days in jail. Whether she bought it from a cop and took it voluntarily, or whether it was given to her without her knowledge by a cop is still unknown. Since the drug source was a cop either way, I'd really like to see criminal charges pressed.
This hits home for me and i will explain. I drive a bmw convertible 6 series and i also have a convertible 3 series. I've never been pulled over for driving either car in the 4 years I've owned the 6 or in the 6 years I've the 3 series! My black son in law has been pulled over 5x for driving the 6 series and 2x for driving the 3 series and not once was he issued a ticket, not once was it for speeding, plate or tag violations, not once for equipment violations etc All but once, the vehicles were searched and their primary reason for the stop.......a clear license plate cover! Again.....I've not been stopped ONCE in my cars! This is one white man who holds little to NO respect for cops and less respect for a system that turns a blind eye.
Jamie Cox If he wasn't issued a ticket, what is the issue? Being pulled over is not the end of the world. And if you weren't stopped, what does that prove? I'm white and I get stopped sometimes.
Derek Ryder it proves that he was pulled over because he was black!! If it was once or twice......then i could overlook it. But 7 times in the same cars I've "never" been pulled over in? Whether he was issued a ticket or not is irrelevant and this just proves what blacks have been saying for years. I got stopped for no reason! The last time i checked.....you technically have to break a law or some kind of violation or be in a possible stolen vehicle etc. In all 7x no laws were broken, the car was legal and not reported stolen. So this is unconstitutional and unlawful........so it's a big freaking deal to me! Or are cops the only people whom can break the law in your opinion and not be held responsible?
Another great story and reason why i view cops as thugs and an occupying force right here in America! But yet no charges were brought against him for breaking the law and he was allowed to retire so he wouldn't loose his pension. What a disgrace! m.worldstarhiphop.com/android/video.php?v=wshh5zv450m0OmUcA3f8
They killed her (either by accident or on purpose) and then set it up as a hanging. Simple as that ! This is so sad! Why are American cops SOOOO vicious!?!?!?
This thread has the most reasonable people minus that one dude but at least yall not being assholes to each other and I respect your comment because most of the white people that comment on the Sandra bland incident are on the cops side mostly because they are tired of black people getting attention and having incidents with the police and they say its her fault But you used your brain and put two and two together so I give you props💯
Same here every time I hear about something like this its mind blowing. But the thing is the cops never get in trouble and that's really saddening. Its like we're in the 50s-60s again
im a officer in london, yesterday we pulled over a black guy for firstly overtaking us in a 20 mile an hr zone and driving quite erratically. We pulled him over gave him advice on what he did, checked his insurance etc, and that was it! HOW YOU MANAGE TO KILL AND ARREST SOMEONE OVER A SIMPLE MOVING TRAFFIC OFFENCE IS FUCKING UNBELIEVABLE
I used to be liberal I`m sorry No because it is a bizarre that anyone who had their whole life ahead of them would kill themselves for no good reason. It is suspicious at best and needs to be very thoroughly investigated at the very least. It is easy to understand why she thinks what she does in this current day an age.
I used to be liberal I`m sorry Yes I still think it is bizarre, it may be the explanation but I do not expect anyone suffering from what she was dealing with to kill themselves after a weekend in jail. Her friends and family who know her are very surprised and this is a good place to start for me. This needs to be looked at very closely, but that should probably always be the case for anyone who dies in state care.
Thomas Paine True, I did not even use my turn signal for ten years till I moved, hell in my home town I was behind a cop, crossing three lanes of traffic with no signal while talking on his cell phone, until I was 20 I did not even know cars had turn signals
People need to get smart on this case. The sheriff told the news caster Phil Rogers that Sandra Bland was seen on a jail camera receiving her breakfast at 7am & was found dead at 9am. So we need to see the videotape of who entered her cell between 7am & 9am because if the officers were in her cell between these 2 time period then they definitely killed her. If they can't provide a video they are covering up this & that's going to really give it away that she was murdered. Because if there is video of them bringing her breakfast in her cell at 7am, there is a video of those that were entering her cell before she was found dead. If she was sentenced to life in prison most of us would believe she committed suicide.... but to kill herself over getting arrested for something that would only have her in jail for a few days......??? I guess they expect us to believe she was thinking, ... "I graduated from college, just moved to start a brand new life & about to start my brand dream job! But I'm going to kill myself instead when I'll only be in jail for a few days." .... ? No. It doesn't make sense for her to commit suicide. If she felt like she had a crappy life & no reason to live she would have committed suicide before she got arrested & went to jail. She would have been trying to commit suicide instead of being on her way to her 1st day on her new dream job if she felt like she had no reason to live. SHE WAS MURDERED FOR SURE. + she hung herself with a plastic bag? Where the hell did she even get that from? That's not something that they would let inmates keep in their cells.
Why didn't her parents just bail her out? They had money to fly down here from Chicago to get in front of tv cameras. They let her stay in jail why is nobody asking that question?
Thank you guys for reporting this. It's very hard to here about it on the news locally. This situation happen right outside my school prairie view a&m. This story really saddens me and to think wow that could have been anyone of my friends driving along University drive or worst it could have been me and the police love to pull over poor minority students along that particular street where she has been arrested. So again thank you for spreading the news on what happen to Sandra Bland. Rip sister. Word is getting out.
fruitofspirit And another thing, I had white person, like myself, tell me that "liberals race-bait." Great way to dismiss all the atrocities committed against minorities all these years in America!! Makes me sick.
He is good, but this time, we get half a story on this, the best part is missing, you would understand more why this happened,, from the missing clip, those are not good, ,,,say it like this, I would never drive to that city,, I'm good driving around it,,for real,, I hope they do a follow up on this later,, sad story
I wonder why TYT didn't care about the 7 year old black kid killed in chicago by other blacks!!!! Black lives matter right??? only when it fits your agenda........smh
This is very suspicious but not surprising that the police is covering up her death. After all, you wouldn't want to be implicated for someone's death.
how is it irresponsible to speculate as to what probably happened given what they do know, especially since he made it crystal clear that he was, in fact, speculating? this is quite normal in the talkshowverse. also, who made you the irresponsible police? do you troll the many rightwing sites and tell them that they are irresponsible?? If you do, then I commend your evenhandedness and passion. if not, well, you're a hack.
TYT is just using the death of yet another black person.... for there agenda Divide and Conquer...... I wonder why they didn't talk about the 7 year old black kid killed in chicago by other blacks??? becuse it didn't fit there White racist agenda........smb
To those who claim "Not all cops are bad" or "Not all cops are racist", that's cool. Whatever. The important concept people need to take away from this is that there is a group of individuals in each city with the sole authority to use violence on its own citizens usually without consequence. If there is consequence, the settlements come from the taxpayers that they not only steal from but also use violence against. There is no risk or punishment for the police officers or the department when this happens (settlements need to be paid by the officers who committed the crime). Not only that, but police departments are a relatively new idea (late 1800s) and law enforcement is even newer (within the latter part of last century). There should be no crime without a victim, thus no need for active law enforcement. Now with funding, weapons, and training from DoD and for some cities from IDF, police officers have become a standing army which is unconstitutional. So it DOESN'T MATTER if they're not all "bad" or not all "racist". The very existence of these departments are not only unnecessary, they're immoral, unconstitutional, and fiscally irresponsible. Anyone who doesn't understand this and still defends police officers needs to study history, economics (preferably Austrian), arbitration, and effective security.
Whitney Davis *VERY* well put. _(smiles and applauds)_ If I had just heard you make that argument in real life, I would gladly buy you a drink for that. Alas, that's not possible here online, so I'll have to settle for the woefully inadequate alternative of clicking on your posts' thumbs-up button.
Whitney Davis Okay but all the same I would much prefer a world with police than without. It was quite violent and terrifying before we had the police. However, this story disgusts me, whether she committed suicide or was hung. That initial video makes me livid.
Genevieve55 It was violent and terrifying in the first 100 years of our nation's history? I mean, maybe for the Native Americans, but for the average US citizen, I would have to disagree.
+Whitney Davis well wen they start killing your brother sister mom dad kids etc and lockin your white ass up for no reason lets see if u got same opinion
1) She wasn't jailed for "improper signaling" (as the video title says). She was jailed for assault on a cop. 2) Anybody who assaults a cop over a turn signal issue has some....emotional problems. 3) Anyone with emotional problems has the potential to do something highly unexpected, like commit suicide. Getting thrown in jail could (I imagine) be a REAL bad day -- especially if you're a "regular person," as this woman probably was; going there for something as silly as a turn signal could make it especially bad. A regular person who also had some mental issues could easily become suicidal under those sort of crazy circumstances....
Kevin Daniel Right. The arrest video isn't pretty. Still, my argument regards the suicide. I still do believe she committed suicide -- and the arrest tape only supports that, IMO. How would it feel to be treated like she was, and then thrown in jail for three days? Many otherwise stable people could end up in a mental state which could foster suicidal thoughts. IMO the police crimes occurred during the arrest, not during the incarceration.
uuu09 Of course there's no rational reason. She would have committed suicide because (I'll presume) she was somewhat unstable psychologically to begin with, and she was overwhelmed and "broken" by how she was treated, and how she had to spend three days in jail for only trying to get out of police car's way in a cooperative manner. I can identify with her: I find it EXTREMELY upsetting to be mistreated by those in authority. I personally wouldn't commit suicide in such a situation, but I can easily understand how someone with, let's say, "a narrower perspective" than mine, might.
GetMeThere1 i could see that if it was like the first day or she had already been sentenced...but she was about to get out in a few hours. suicide is usually done by pepole who feel there is no hope or no reason to live. does that sound right to you? With a trashbag? obviously its possible, but i tend to question it completely.
Cenk is 100% correct about that assault on an officer bullshit, i had an officer mace me and inadvertently mace himself and i still got that charge. That was 10years ago and i still cannot get an apartment. Segregation is institutionalized...
for me i can believe that she could have killed herself, my friend who showed no visible signs of depression who was a really fun guy always made funny jokes to us and hos family suicide was the last thing we thought he would do. but after he moved out and he was living alone and out of nowhere he killed himself. some people if left alone can do some things you can never expect, even if you think it is the last thing the would do.
Yellow Tomato yea i never said cops are innocent now did i? what i said was i believe she "could" have based on my personal experience. your opinion is that cops committed cold murder. but i believe suicide is also a real possibility to me. yet the tyt audience see something they don't 100% agree with all you do is go for personal attacks like a preschooler. is it so wrong to have different opinion. oh right this is tyt of course it is.
Sejuani Ok first of all watch your role. I haven't even stated my opinion, I see both sides and wait for the facts too come out. And if you hate the tyt audience then quit bitching and quit commenting, or quit watching their videos.
Bannor Haruchai actually it is. She was ordered to get out of the car and she didnt. Crime. Conran Thomas What country are you referring to, I'm not quite sure how it is you think you know which country I live in. And its "your" not "you're".
Jebus Don't be stupid. You said that she was "lippy & antagonistic". I said that is not a crime - which it isn't His ONLY justification for ordering her out of the car was his dislike of her attitude and her refusal to put out the cigarette she was smoking IN HER OWN CAR. Which is also not a crime. If you want to stack up the list of "crimes", let's see you find a plausible explanation why almost every statement he made to his supervisor on the phone was a LIE. Despite what you or other coplickers want to believe, "contempt of cop" is not grounds for arrest.
Jebus And I don't care about his badge - he's unfit to serve and power-drunk public servants like him deserve to be disobeyed. If he truly believed he was legally justified, he would not have lied to his supervisor.
I just wanted to say thank you Young Turks for the truths that you speak concerning the racial issues and injustices pertaining to Black people in America. I know u probably get alot of backlash from racist that dont like that, so your research and podcast are greatly appreciated. Thank you.
What is an improper signal? She turned on the right indicator and made a left hand turn? What does an improper signal mean? I don't understand why the police are pulling drivers out of their cars, for a supposed driving infraction, and assaulting and arresting people and putting them in jail. Tell the driver the mistake, take their ID and insurance, write up the ticket, present the ticket, and move on. I want to know why they pulled her out of the vehicle in the first place. They murdered her to cover up their illegal behaviour and blamed her for her death!
The biggest bombshell is that there were 4 other "suicide by hanging" in this jail in the past few years. The most recent person to "kill himself" before Bland was arrested on assaulting an officer.
Who cares. You can make the case that she shouldn't have been pulled over. You can make the case that she shouldn't have been arrested. But you cannot make the case that she was murdered. Thats just ridiculous.
My friend was pulled over crossing into Florida by a Sheriff. My friend was driving a expensive BMW, and when he asked why he was pulled over, he was put under arrest for "Peacefully resisting arrest" There was no video of the arrest because the deputy stopped his vehicle in front of my friends car. They later found out he was a Nuclear Submarine Officer in the Navy, and his Mother works in the Whitehouse & his father works in the Pentagon in Intelligence. They let him go after finding this out.
I got stopped for failure to use signal light (with NO traffic around) on a residential street. They tried to get me for a felony drug charge (even going so far as to say the K9 hit on SOMETHING). After all that I walked away with a WARNING!!!!! REALLY.... REALLY...
This does seem pretty highly suspicious. They need to tell us what really happened to this girl. Being from Texas myself, not far from Hempstead it's a bit unnerving to me that this could happen so close to home.
Even if the investigation finds that she was killed, the authorities will NEVER admit to it. Imagine the public outcry. It's disgusting. I hate this world at times.
She didn't hang herself. She had a broken shoulder because of the cops, so she couldn't have reached high enough for her to hang herself. And what would she hang herself with? People are saying it was a plastic bag, but that wouldn't support her weight, and how would she have a plastic bag? They don't give things that could be a danger to inmates to prisoners. Also, she couldn't have hung herself in jail because she way already dead in her mugshot, which they took before they put her in the actual cell. Her shoulders, hair, and fat on her face were pushed back, which shows she was lying down, and half of her face was collapsed, which happens when you have a lack of oxygen to your brain. Therefore she was already dead in her mugshot, therefore she didn't hang herself in jail, therefore she didn't hang herself. The Texas police killed her, and all the evidence is there. God, I hate this country.
This poor woman. She got a good job in her alma mater, and now she's dead. Imagine what she went through in the last moments of her life. They must have beaten the shit out of her. Truth will come to light.
im a 22 year old white man and when i was 20 i was pulled over for improper signaling. I was let off on a warning and i didnt have my seat belt on. this shit has to stop
Is this the Coroners judgement or the police? Has there been an investigation as to why she died or is this a police decision that isn't questioned in the US of A?
100% HATE. I worked jails as a social worker in CT. My Latino neighbor was pulled over in a suburb on her way to work as a Medical Tech. The cop pulled her over for expired registration. But he did not have to question her "Do you have drugs". She said no. He radioed for K-9. The North Haven police had the dog get into the car. Nothing was found. But the officer was so intent on being aggressive and arresting her that he ripped a hole open in her back seat where the seat was damaged. She said nothing. She was alone, afraid, and she knew if she said anything she would be arrested.
When someone says "I'm looking forward to see how you justify this in court" I highly doubt they would kill themselves.This strong,innocent woman was murdered and may she rest in piece.
I once was pulled over for "not signaling" while changing lanes. The cop told me I didn't signal and he wanted to make sure I wasn't drinking. It was in the afternoon and I just got off of work. He just ran my license and registration and let me go. It was a clear case of profiling. This story is just insane!
GeekenDorx Enjoy your white privilege while you still can at least until you and your kind start reaping what you have sown. Jade Helm playing at a town near you.
I'm actually wishing that someday we are all treated fairly, and we will need to work together to achieve that (and defend what's happening to our country by abusive powers that have little interest in happiness outside of dollars). If you've seen my vids, you know I'm no fan of Jade Helm, or police brutality. Sandra was mistreated, and I hope her family can seek and find justice.
Jim Bob There were witnesses standing there, one recording with his phone. Then Sandra Bland thanked him for recording. Question, if what you say is true then why would she thank him for evidence that could be used against her in a court of law? You and your kind are void of human logic, empathy and compassion not to mention, are psychopaths as well as sociopaths, a true subhuman species.
But the whole reason they pulled her over was for the turn signal, and that's just insane that it escalated to this. You know they wouldn't have pulled over a white driver.
Where's the mention about her having epilepsy? If she had received a head injury and then suffered a seizure with no attempt to request medical assistance. .? Gross negligence, murder, cover up.
In my health class, officers visited regularly, usually to talk about the myriad of offenses they can arrest you for. But how to behave while being arrested was never brought up. I think we need to teach students to how to interact with the police. Remind them that America's police officers are often poorly-trained, and that police departments are often riddled with racists, psychopaths, and lunatics, whom you can not legally defend yourself against IN ANY WAY unless you have a reasonable fear for your life (and even then, you'll probably get killed anyway). Bring in the best experts on conflict resolution (aka not cops). Now, you may be thinking "Don't teach civilians not to be brutalized. Teach cops not to assault." As I would say to anyone making a similar argument, it is possible to encourage self-protection without victim-blaming. Especially if you frame the discussion in the context of a broken police force, rather than "a couple of bad apples". That way, you can also put pressure on the departments in question.
Improper signaling? In Sweden, the police isn't even bothered to give you a ticket for it, let alone jail time. I don't understand what's happening in the US... So sad.
I love following The Turks! They are very passionate and honest and it's great that this perspective comes from non-Black people so people can't say...oh, it's Black people are just taking up for their own. We will not rest until Sandra Bland's death has real answers. We will not stop until Black people have their reparations. We will not stop until there is JUSTICE for Black people. We will not stop until Black people are treated as human beings. We.Will.Not.Stop!
I remember about 45 years ago, the small-time crime boss in my hometown was arrested and taken to jail. He wound up with five gunshot wounds to the back of his head. The police consensus was suicide. Probably the same coroner doing the autopsy.
I have been saying this for awhile: When you get pulled over, turn your car off, don't talk on your cell phone, or do other things while the officer is talking to you. If you wish to record, fine. Give him or her your ID, if they give you a ticket, take the ticket and pay the fine or setup a court date. Now don't that sound better then sitting there arguing with the officer and possibly getting shot, tazered or beat down or jailed over a traffic stop. It's time to use a little common sense because your life is worth more then a traffic stop.
i saw the whole video, the cop was giving her a ticket and after that he asked her to put out her cigarette and she resisted because he had no right and he got angry and tried to pull her out of the car and she said she did not have to get out of the car because he had no right to pull her out but he pointed the gun at her and she kept telling him he had no right to do that and she asked him why he had to pull her out of the car, he never replied and just kept saying "get out of the car" while pointing the gun and he handcuffed her. i was so angry when i watched the video.
This is what it's like for a routine traffic ticket for African Americans. Every time I get pulled over for a seat belt ticket, I get pulled out the car, searched and harassed.
I heard that she did not signal while he pulled her over. In other words she is driving down the road, he tries to pull her over and that's when she didn't use her signals to pull over. The whole thing is screwed up. If a cop pulls me over, I don't put on my signals to pull over for him, does anyone?
The title of this video is deceptive. She was not jailed for a turn signal violation. Whether she actually did what she was accused of may be debatable. But she was jailed for assault.
I have grown up in a small town in Texas and I can tell you that cops saying, "Whoops mush have hung themselves." I bet if you look up the number of people who have "hung" themselves while in custody it will amaze you.
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This shit gotta stop!!! Every citizen (black and white) in that community should be at that police station demanding justice!!! It's a matter of time before citizens get fed up. ..the time is now!
daniel harvey iv Sorry to say. It wont happen.
maybe in 40 years it will.
daniel harvey iv
She was resisting arrest and bitching. She brought this on herself, as well as black culture.
Stargaze I saw someone commenting that she had PTSD. A lot of people that have that illness go into fight or flight mode when they're in a frightened situation.
Stargaze is being a pedo or a serial killer white culture?
Stargaze Even if the arrest was her fault and the resisting too, that doesn't warrant death. You're a very bad human being for saying so. Shame on you
I wonder how many people will still defend the cops.
Well in their defense. They can pull you over for improper signally and we still don't know what really happened. They need to start a investigation. We cant point from fingers yet. TYT are bias and make drama when we still need evidence. The video is not enough.
SHE SHOULD'VE SIGNALED PROPERPLY! All of this would've been avoided if she just obeyed the law.
mark jacobs look above u.#justifyeverything
@stylesclash101 - Cops kill people who were obeying the law too.
mark jacobs KKK still have plenty of members, & many of those use the Internet even.
Only in the USA can this wickedness take place. Greatest country on earth? My ass.
manweller1 To be fair the U.S. is far from the only place this kind of thing happens, and at least here it can be reported.
manweller1 The ONLY people that say America is the greatest country on earth is Americans lmao xD
manweller1 Whats wicked? Sjhe mouthed off and godt arrested. MAybe unwarranted which is bad in itself. I just hate that people are trying to link her death to some suspicious activity on behalf of the cops. That is a super reach.
That's a lie
Dylan Hecker America really isnt that great, you have great wealth but you have areas of mass poverty like baltimore and detriot, that are inconceivable in other countries.
Im from the uk, and watching the wire waslike astonishing to me. The fact their are citys where vacant buildings are just left unattending on mass and even rubble just laying around. Would never happen over here, even though we do have our shit holes.. Parts of America look like third world countires and you guys only just got social healthcare
she got pulled over for DWB.............Driving While Black
Daz A signalling violation does NOT warrant arrest, or jail, or death. Should be a simple matter of writing a ticket or giving a warning.
@Daz - Most black motorists could also tell you stories of times they were pulled over for no real reason. The times they aren't they just lucked out and no cops were on the road in the areas they drove, or cops couldn't see the skin color of the driver. Or they lucked out and passed by non-racist cops.
CNVideos Don't be dumb we all know that blacks install machine guns in their headlights on cars which are activated by using the turn signal.
Daz Did you just pull that out off your ass? Because almost every black person in my family has been pulled over for DWB in LA at some point in there lives. and do not try to give me that criminal bullshit, my entire family lives in beautiful neighborhoods with no crime we all have good jobs and nice cars in LA just like TYT. The cops have a number of tickets THEY HAVE TO write out, they issue them to blacks because black people typically have no legal protection so they can get away with it.
Daz Wow, for a whole day! I guess there just aren't enough cops to pull _all_ black folks over every day.
Improper signaling = DWB (Driving While Black)
Derek Ryder Just curious.... how did you kill Sandy Bland?
Thomas Paine There's absolutely no reason for black women to be afraid of their lives every day. That's total paranoia.
And what's wrong with blacks showing a little respect to whites and avoiding their gaze?
***** Do you think he did what any cop would do? If so check your lights.
In my lifetime, I have seen loads and loads of cops NOT signal when turning. Eff the police.
MyBrainEatsEverything I've seen cops drive the wrong way down one way streets for the fun of making other drivers pull over.
MyBrainEatsEverything Don't DO as I DO, DO as I SAY!
MyBrainEatsEverything Yep, it's a massive power trip for some of them.
Emergency vehicles are technically above that law in certain circumstances
This does not add up at all. These are the type of cases where every aspect should be given to the public right away. before they have time to get "facts" straight and fabricate lies.
How does a prisoner get the materials to hang herself. At best this is gross negligence and the cops should be fired, at worst its murder.
Walter Mantler bed sheets, strong bits of string, other things, hell coulda been done with shoe laces!
Walter Mantler Nylon bags and their own clothes
emotionzdepress If she did actually kill herself, they've probably released all of the information they have at the moment. What more were you expecting?
Walter Mantler Been in jail they put plastic on the prisoner side off bars and the beds are mounted to walls etc so this can't happen. They fucking took my shoes so my laces could not be used. This is fabricated bull crap, No way there was anything to tie a noose on or any material in a cell to hang one self from. light fixtures are flush mounted sinks have press buttons so there are not even handles to hook onto. Most beds are metal sheets with holes in them about a silver dollar in diameter.
Its camera in all the jails....not in the rooms but definitely at the door of who are coming in and out ....where are the tapes?
I'm pretty sure there's cameras in the cells too
i dont think you can put camera in cells legally not sure but it may be different in different states as far as rules of privacy
***** If that's true, it's ironic that the ONLY place you get privacy in the United States is in a jail cell...
Ndesire I know you're just trying to make a point but people in prison or jail have no privacy at all. They shit where guards and other inmates can watch.
***** they don't even need cameras on her, just cameras on the suspected officers at the moment of her death.
When I was just a child, many years ago, I remember a deputy sheriff in Hillsborough County Fla. (Tampa Bay) who retired after 20+ years and was asked of his long career what he was most proud. He answered that he never had to hurt anyone in the line of duty. Whatever happened to that?
Mark Twain Obama happened.....
austin smith No, but it certainly could have been President Reagan and Ed Meese.
Dude I live here in this county (hillsborough) and the sheriff's office isn't that bad by any means. Never met any that were psychos waiting for a fight. Compare them to TPD (who a lot act like straight up thugs and have a bad reputation lately) and I'm pretty lucky where I live I don't fall under TPD. I think cause in hillsborough they're trained more thoroughly and extensively.
Ugly Coyote Bullcrap, the cops and courts on Florida, are completely corrupt and treasonous....With a few minor exceptions....
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I am seriously considering the thought that it was murder.
Dollar Junior Cenk is just trying to put a reasonable doubt out there with some slick 'she had the whole world at her feet' lawyer talk. Defense lawyers - doubt is their product. The most likely explanation is that this person had mental problems and the traumatic experience of being put in jail was too much for them, in that moment.
Juuso Peltoniemi He did not make a claim at all, he is "considering the thought", so quick to start an argument...
Dollar Junior So am I.
the cops killed her I'm calling it now
WikeddTung Because, she in her own words, admitted just a few short months ago that she was dealing with depression and PTSD?
***** Right, because thats exactly what I said. Moron.
John-Eric Cervini so if you forcibly locked someone who has ptsd and depression in a isolated jail cell for hours, you wouldnt be to blame if they harmed themselves?
They murdered that poor woman. I mean really, what the fuck?!? It's time for the people of this country to rise up against this corruption.
***** Agree
I really don't want to go into your country, not even by accident.
And since there's an ocean between us, it's not likely to happen.
I'm sooo glad about that!
MissTa76 lol I visit the United States every year... to GO HUNTING!!!! the place is crawling with good ol boys, armed to the teeth. it's hilarious, because I'm a Canadian. lots of Canadians ( liberals ) are scared shitless of guns. In the US west they think you're completely fucked in the head if you don't go hunting every year. This sounds crazy, but when you're a hunter, and you have all your documents and equipment in order, the border agents and cops treat you with respect. It's wonderful. Are you from the UK?
MissTa76 you should come to Canada for a visit. you wouldn't have to concern yourself with any of that stuff, and you could have a great time. There are a lot of good reasons why Canada is often listed among the countries with the highest quality of life indices. As a matter of fact I just got in the door from an awesome evening of fly fishing. The coast of British Columbia would blow your mind. Check out Gwaii Haanas National Park Website. It's a world heritage site on the north BC Coast. Check it out.
mitch cumstein oh i would love to :
You're missing out bro. The US is one of the best countries out there, especially for tourist sites. Don't let bias media ruin that for you. All he's running off of is assumptions. He has NO PROOF to his claims.
Oh hush, you dream of being American.
"Allegedly assaulting an officer" ......"what appears to have been self asphyxiation" ....she might as well have been arrested for nothing. Allegedly assaulting an officer means there's no evidence that she did and police probably assaulted her then left her in a cell and ignored her because she dared to question their illusion of authority.
I think she had some dirt on some of the cops who couldn't resist roughing her up or treating her like crap and she was going to get out and make sure that they paid for it so they took care of her.
eli76ful Please don't get the wrong idea I'm not trying to defend the cops in any way shape or fashion as they are 100% to blame for the entire situation.
But I don't think its wise to assume she was suicided until we know more. Its possible she gave up hope as if the charges against her weren't dropped she very well could've been facing years in prison.
She is very intelligent, but remember she was very high in that cell by herself. The prospect of losing her job, her family and extreme paranoia could've led to suicide. I wouldn't be surprised if the cops were threatening her and tormenting her as well.
Whether it was suicide, or suicided. I do hope the cops are found liable for her death and face criminal charges.
GhostInTheShell29 You do realise that saying there was drugs in her system is a smear campaign (yes ??).
She would clearly have won a wrongful arrest case (unless the judge was corrupt), every single moment of the 3 days needs to be accounted for and hopefully nothing but truth comes out.
I think unless murder is proved (a smoking gun sort of evidence) i don't think anybody will be charged criminally for her death, but most likely just the lesser charge of wrongful arrest. But yes correct they are 100% to blame.
sexysaturn888 According to the autopsy she had Marijuana in her system that must've been taken during the 3 days in jail. Whether she bought it from a cop and took it voluntarily, or whether it was given to her without her knowledge by a cop is still unknown.
Since the drug source was a cop either way, I'd really like to see criminal charges pressed.
+GhostInTheShell29
oh sure.
cops make you smoke pot all the time without you're knowledge....
Yeah, I totally believe that she killed herself. Just like when cops are around, boxes of donuts eat themselves.
Serahpin loool
Serahpin Wait a minute. Are you accusing cops of eating donuts!?
Serahpin Obama steals the donuts cops do not eat them.
austin smith I don't get it. What does that even mean?
sharonoxo It means socialist Obama stealing our donuts and distributing them to fat people.
This hits home for me and i will explain. I drive a bmw convertible 6 series and i also have a convertible 3 series. I've never been pulled over for driving either car in the 4 years I've owned the 6 or in the 6 years I've the 3 series!
My black son in law has been pulled over 5x for driving the 6 series and 2x for driving the 3 series and not once was he issued a ticket, not once was it for speeding, plate or tag violations, not once for equipment violations etc
All but once, the vehicles were searched and their primary reason for the stop.......a clear license plate cover! Again.....I've not been stopped ONCE in my cars!
This is one white man who holds little to NO respect for cops and less respect for a system that turns a blind eye.
Jamie Cox If he wasn't issued a ticket, what is the issue? Being pulled over is not the end of the world. And if you weren't stopped, what does that prove? I'm white and I get stopped sometimes.
Derek Ryder it proves that he was pulled over because he was black!! If it was once or twice......then i could overlook it.
But 7 times in the same cars I've "never" been pulled over in? Whether he was issued a ticket or not is irrelevant and this just proves what blacks have been saying for years. I got stopped for no reason!
The last time i checked.....you technically have to break a law or some kind of violation or be in a possible stolen vehicle etc. In all 7x no laws were broken, the car was legal and not reported stolen.
So this is unconstitutional and unlawful........so it's a big freaking deal to me! Or are cops the only people whom can break the law in your opinion and not be held responsible?
Ol' Whitey McWhiterson thanks for breaking that down logically in as few words as possible and still making it make sense! Good response!
Another great story and reason why i view cops as thugs and an occupying force right here in America! But yet no charges were brought against him for breaking the law and he was allowed to retire so he wouldn't loose his pension. What a disgrace!
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Jamie Cox I'm white and I've been stopped for no reason. I've also had my car searched for no reason.
They killed her (either by accident or on purpose) and then set it up as a hanging. Simple as that !
This is so sad! Why are American cops SOOOO vicious!?!?!?
There poorly held accountable.
***** Quit making shit up.
This thread has the most reasonable people minus that one dude but at least yall not being assholes to each other and I respect your comment because most of the white people that comment on the Sandra bland incident are on the cops side mostly because they are tired of black people getting attention and having incidents with the police and they say its her fault But you used your brain and put two and two together so I give you props💯
***** This breaks my heart so bad!
I haven't been able to stop thinking about it.
Same here every time I hear about something like this its mind blowing. But the thing is the cops never get in trouble and that's really saddening. Its like we're in the 50s-60s again
im a officer in london, yesterday we pulled over a black guy for firstly overtaking us in a 20 mile an hr zone and driving quite erratically. We pulled him over gave him advice on what he did, checked his insurance etc, and that was it!
HOW YOU MANAGE TO KILL AND ARREST SOMEONE OVER A SIMPLE MOVING TRAFFIC OFFENCE IS FUCKING UNBELIEVABLE
She was Murdered
Kelly Robinson No she wasn't.
YoungerBrother Wakeup Neither of you can make that claim with any real degree of certainty.
Thutil It certainly is suspicious, I would be willing to bet we do not have the whole story. It does not make sense.
I used to be liberal I`m sorry No because it is a bizarre that anyone who had their whole life ahead of them would kill themselves for no good reason. It is suspicious at best and needs to be very thoroughly investigated at the very least. It is easy to understand why she thinks what she does in this current day an age.
I used to be liberal I`m sorry Yes I still think it is bizarre, it may be the explanation but I do not expect anyone suffering from what she was dealing with to kill themselves after a weekend in jail. Her friends and family who know her are very surprised and this is a good place to start for me. This needs to be looked at very closely, but that should probably always be the case for anyone who dies in state care.
No turn signal really, My wife got a ticket, one time, I just got a warning, what the hell
Thomas Paine True, I did not even use my turn signal for ten years till I moved, hell in my home town I was behind a cop, crossing three lanes of traffic with no signal while talking on his cell phone, until I was 20 I did not even know cars had turn signals
***** Move to Virginia Beach, you will fit right in, no one uses them there
adam perkins it's not what the hell you simply obeyed and listened and not caused a scene
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That's usually how it works. I've gotten a warning for having no headlights on AND SPEEDING BEFORE..very nice warnings at that
Make some noise!!!!!!! Do not let this beautiful young woman die in vain.
People need to get smart on this case. The sheriff told the news caster Phil Rogers that Sandra Bland was seen on a jail camera receiving her breakfast at 7am & was found dead at 9am. So we need to see the videotape of who entered her cell between 7am & 9am because if the officers were in her cell between these 2 time period then they definitely killed her. If they can't provide a video they are covering up this & that's going to really give it away that she was murdered. Because if there is video of them bringing her breakfast in her cell at 7am, there is a video of those that were entering her cell before she was found dead.
If she was sentenced to life in prison most of us would believe she committed suicide.... but to kill herself over getting arrested for something that would only have her in jail for a few days......??? I guess they expect us to believe she was thinking, ... "I graduated from college, just moved to start a brand new life & about to start my brand dream job! But I'm going to kill myself instead when I'll only be in jail for a few days." .... ? No.
It doesn't make sense for her to commit suicide. If she felt like she had a crappy life & no reason to live she would have committed suicide before she got arrested & went to jail. She would have been trying to commit suicide instead of being on her way to her 1st day on her new dream job if she felt like she had no reason to live.
SHE WAS MURDERED FOR SURE.
+ she hung herself with a plastic bag? Where the hell did she even get that from? That's not something that they would let inmates keep in their cells.
Why didn't her parents just bail her out? They had money to fly down here from Chicago to get in front of tv cameras. They let her stay in jail why is nobody asking that question?
EVERYONE BELOW ME NEED TO BE IN THE COURT ROOM ASKING THESE QUESTIONS??? because this shit doesn't make sense. This is ridiculous, RIP to the lady.
Thank you guys for reporting this. It's very hard to here about it on the news locally. This situation happen right outside my school prairie view a&m. This story really saddens me and to think wow that could have been anyone of my friends driving along University drive or worst it could have been me and the police love to pull over poor minority students along that particular street where she has been arrested. So again thank you for spreading the news on what happen to Sandra Bland. Rip sister. Word is getting out.
She was so beautiful
My heart goes out to her family
She seemed like a fighter - not the type who would easily give up. The feds need to investigate this!!! Amen, Cenk.
fruitofspirit And another thing, I had white person, like myself, tell me that "liberals race-bait." Great way to dismiss all the atrocities committed against minorities all these years in America!! Makes me sick.
Assaulting an officer ? Yeah sure ? My ass...A young black woman assaulting an officer over an turn signal issue ? Like that makes sense
I agree with most of these comments..
A woman like her who has something going for her wouldn't take her life..
He saw those Chicago tags on her car, he said to himself I got one, and when's she didn't show him no reverence, he made her life a living hell .
I love this dude. I always expect to hear the truth from him. Race relations would be more healthier if more people thought like him.
He is good, but this time, we get half a story on this, the best part is missing, you would understand more why this happened,, from the missing clip, those are not good, ,,,say it like this, I would never drive to that city,, I'm good driving around it,,for real,, I hope they do a follow up on this later,, sad story
wow R.I.P Sandy Bland
Police officers are suppose to stay in control, they are held to higher standards. This man does not need to be a police officer.
Lets be fair, this is really suspicious.
Reminds me of that episode of orange is the new black...
I was thinking the exact same thing
Sometimes we need to keep our mouths closed. I've learned a valuable lesson here. "Don't make verbal threats, just do what you gotta do later."
we need anonymous
甄嬛鈕祜祿 i totally agree
I wonder why TYT didn't care about the 7 year old black kid killed in chicago by other blacks!!!! Black lives matter right??? only when it fits your agenda........smh
Iron Fist is the person in jail who shot that kid? Yes he is. So what's your point
Willie Gandy bam, got em
甄嬛鈕祜祿 They don't do anything
This is very suspicious but not surprising that the police is covering up her death. After all, you wouldn't want to be implicated for someone's death.
To be fair, a lot of this is speculation. TYT should be more responsible.
MrPractical to be fair, cenk made this clear many times. you should be more responsible.
gaargy1 Acknowledging we don't have all the facts and then commencing to draw connections (where none may exist) is irresponsible.
how is it irresponsible to speculate as to what probably happened given what they do know, especially since he made it crystal clear that he was, in fact, speculating? this is quite normal in the talkshowverse. also, who made you the irresponsible police? do you troll the many rightwing sites and tell them that they are irresponsible?? If you do, then I commend your evenhandedness and passion. if not, well, you're a hack.
gaargy1 It's a journalist's responsibility to report the facts. They are normally pretty good at that, but this time they fell short.
TYT is just using the death of yet another black person.... for there agenda Divide and Conquer...... I wonder why they didn't talk about the 7 year old black kid killed in chicago by other blacks??? becuse it didn't fit there White racist agenda........smb
To those who claim "Not all cops are bad" or "Not all cops are racist", that's cool. Whatever. The important concept people need to take away from this is that there is a group of individuals in each city with the sole authority to use violence on its own citizens usually without consequence. If there is consequence, the settlements come from the taxpayers that they not only steal from but also use violence against. There is no risk or punishment for the police officers or the department when this happens (settlements need to be paid by the officers who committed the crime).
Not only that, but police departments are a relatively new idea (late 1800s) and law enforcement is even newer (within the latter part of last century). There should be no crime without a victim, thus no need for active law enforcement. Now with funding, weapons, and training from DoD and for some cities from IDF, police officers have become a standing army which is unconstitutional.
So it DOESN'T MATTER if they're not all "bad" or not all "racist". The very existence of these departments are not only unnecessary, they're immoral, unconstitutional, and fiscally irresponsible. Anyone who doesn't understand this and still defends police officers needs to study history, economics (preferably Austrian), arbitration, and effective security.
Whitney Davis *VERY* well put. _(smiles and applauds)_ If I had just heard you make that argument in real life, I would gladly buy you a drink for that. Alas, that's not possible here online, so I'll have to settle for the woefully inadequate alternative of clicking on your posts' thumbs-up button.
Whitney Davis Okay but all the same I would much prefer a world with police than without. It was quite violent and terrifying before we had the police.
However, this story disgusts me, whether she committed suicide or was hung. That initial video makes me livid.
Genevieve55 It was violent and terrifying in the first 100 years of our nation's history? I mean, maybe for the Native Americans, but for the average US citizen, I would have to disagree.
Law enforcement always existed to some extent for thousands of years. You couldn't just have thieves running free
+Whitney Davis well wen they start killing your brother sister mom dad kids etc and lockin your white ass up for no reason lets see if u got same opinion
1) She wasn't jailed for "improper signaling" (as the video title says). She was jailed for assault on a cop.
2) Anybody who assaults a cop over a turn signal issue has some....emotional problems.
3) Anyone with emotional problems has the potential to do something highly unexpected, like commit suicide.
Getting thrown in jail could (I imagine) be a REAL bad day -- especially if you're a "regular person," as this woman probably was; going there for something as silly as a turn signal could make it especially bad. A regular person who also had some mental issues could easily become suicidal under those sort of crazy circumstances....
Well the additional video tape shot that down. She was arrested for not putting out a cigarette.
Cigarette.
Kevin Daniel Right. The arrest video isn't pretty. Still, my argument regards the suicide. I still do believe she committed suicide -- and the arrest tape only supports that, IMO. How would it feel to be treated like she was, and then thrown in jail for three days? Many otherwise stable people could end up in a mental state which could foster suicidal thoughts.
IMO the police crimes occurred during the arrest, not during the incarceration.
GetMeThere1 why would she commit suicide before getting out of jail?
uuu09 Of course there's no rational reason. She would have committed suicide because (I'll presume) she was somewhat unstable psychologically to begin with, and she was overwhelmed and "broken" by how she was treated, and how she had to spend three days in jail for only trying to get out of police car's way in a cooperative manner.
I can identify with her: I find it EXTREMELY upsetting to be mistreated by those in authority. I personally wouldn't commit suicide in such a situation, but I can easily understand how someone with, let's say, "a narrower perspective" than mine, might.
GetMeThere1 i could see that if it was like the first day or she had already been sentenced...but she was about to get out in a few hours. suicide is usually done by pepole who feel there is no hope or no reason to live. does that sound right to you? With a trashbag? obviously its possible, but i tend to question it completely.
the least they could have done was let her go with a warning
Cenk is 100% correct about that assault on an officer bullshit, i had an officer mace me and inadvertently mace himself and i still got that charge. That was 10years ago and i still cannot get an apartment. Segregation is institutionalized...
And that is considered a violent crime. Those can never be removed from your record.
Resisting, assault on an officer and disturbing the peace
If you talk back you're going to get a resisting charge or worse...
That was ten years ago though
for me i can believe that she could have killed herself, my friend who showed no visible signs of depression who was a really fun guy always made funny jokes to us and hos family suicide was the last thing we thought he would do. but after he moved out and he was living alone and out of nowhere he killed himself.
some people if left alone can do some things you can never expect, even if you think it is the last thing the would do.
You're an idiot. The girl was in police custody. There is no way she killed herself. Those violent, dangerous thugs are responsible
waywardTruth33
typical tyt audience all i said was my opinion and since the tyt audience disagreed with it they go for personal attacks.
Sejuani Because it's a tragic story, cops watch innmates alot, and she was in there less then 3 days..
Do the math
Yellow Tomato
yea i never said cops are innocent now did i? what i said was i believe she "could" have based on my personal experience. your opinion is that cops committed cold murder. but i believe suicide is also a real possibility to me. yet the tyt audience see something they don't 100% agree with all you do is go for personal attacks like a preschooler. is it so wrong to have different opinion. oh right this is tyt of course it is.
Sejuani Ok first of all watch your role.
I haven't even stated my opinion, I see both sides and wait for the facts too come out.
And if you hate the tyt audience then quit bitching and quit commenting, or quit watching their videos.
This was an act of genocide.
Well don't attack the cops?
William Grand Is there any proof that she did?
DollarBill26 I'm willing to bet she did something stupid to warrant that kind of treatment.
***** Exactly, and how many times have cops told the truth? probably allot more than the popular consensus will allow.
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***** how many times have young people with that mentality gone apeshit on cops for no reason? Of course typical you won't like that
*Well the arrest video is out and she was lippy and antagonistic*
Jebus Which is not a crime.
Bannor Haruchai actually it is. She was ordered to get out of the car and she didnt. Crime.
Conran Thomas What country are you referring to, I'm not quite sure how it is you think you know which country I live in. And its "your" not "you're".
Jebus Don't be stupid.
You said that she was "lippy & antagonistic".
I said that is not a crime - which it isn't
His ONLY justification for ordering her out of the car was his dislike of her attitude and her refusal to put out the cigarette she was smoking IN HER OWN CAR.
Which is also not a crime.
If you want to stack up the list of "crimes", let's see you find a plausible explanation why almost every statement he made to his supervisor on the phone was a LIE.
Despite what you or other coplickers want to believe, "contempt of cop" is not grounds for arrest.
Bannor Haruchai I dont care, she refused to get out of the car.
Jebus And I don't care about his badge - he's unfit to serve and power-drunk public servants like him deserve to be disobeyed.
If he truly believed he was legally justified, he would not have lied to his supervisor.
She didn't hang her self she was murdered and it's hung not hanged
shayla Judie Actually you are wrong.... As wrong as it does sound hanged is the correct terminology.
What a coward
Are u talking about the cop? Then yes I agree.
italkshyt14 he is talking about your mother
I just wanted to say thank you Young Turks for the truths that you speak concerning the racial issues and injustices pertaining to Black people in America. I know u probably get alot of backlash from racist that dont like that, so your research and podcast are greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Why was she out of the car for traffic stop in the first place.?
What is an improper signal? She turned on the right indicator and made a left hand turn? What does an improper signal mean?
I don't understand why the police are pulling drivers out of their cars, for a supposed driving infraction, and assaulting and arresting people and putting them in jail. Tell the driver the mistake, take their ID and insurance, write up the ticket, present the ticket, and move on. I want to know why they pulled her out of the vehicle in the first place.
They murdered her to cover up their illegal behaviour and blamed her for her death!
The biggest bombshell is that there were 4 other "suicide by hanging" in this jail in the past few years. The most recent person to "kill himself" before Bland was arrested on assaulting an officer.
Why was she out of the car? Never let the cops search your car or you. Cop should have just written a ticket and went on his way.
Who cares. You can make the case that she shouldn't have been pulled over. You can make the case that she shouldn't have been arrested. But you cannot make the case that she was murdered. Thats just ridiculous.
a simple "good evening ma'am i just wanted to let you know you signaled improperly im gonna give you warning so you can be on your way"
My friend was pulled over crossing into Florida by a Sheriff. My friend was driving a expensive BMW, and when he asked why he was pulled over, he was put under arrest for "Peacefully resisting arrest" There was no video of the arrest because the deputy stopped his vehicle in front of my friends car. They later found out he was a Nuclear Submarine Officer in the Navy, and his Mother works in the Whitehouse & his father works in the Pentagon in Intelligence. They let him go after finding this out.
I got stopped for failure to use signal light (with NO traffic around) on a residential street. They tried to get me for a felony drug charge (even going so far as to say the K9 hit on SOMETHING). After all that I walked away with a WARNING!!!!! REALLY.... REALLY...
This does seem pretty highly suspicious. They need to tell us what really happened to this girl. Being from Texas myself, not far from Hempstead it's a bit unnerving to me that this could happen so close to home.
I applaud your caring voice and concern brother. Your work and passion are beautiful.
At this point, all I want to know is what the trooper did to violate his department's "courtesy policy".
Also ... WHY is there a 30 second sound delay on all American Police cameras!!! What the F is that about, what is this 1970!!!
Who commits suicide when they are about to be released from jail?
C'mon people!!
Even if the investigation finds that she was killed, the authorities will NEVER admit to it. Imagine the public outcry. It's disgusting. I hate this world at times.
When is this going to stop???? This is just horrible!
Where is all the prison footage, and dash camera footage.?
Driving while black. Mandatory death sentence.
Is there any kind consequence for improper signalling? Like a fine or anything? I mean like, how did it go from not signalling to a death?
It's just more proof that if you want to be a murdering thug with impunity, don't join a gang. Become a cop.
How do you go from writing a simple ticket for improper signaling to handcuffed face down? Where are the dashcams?
She didn't hang herself. She had a broken shoulder because of the cops, so she couldn't have reached high enough for her to hang herself. And what would she hang herself with? People are saying it was a plastic bag, but that wouldn't support her weight, and how would she have a plastic bag? They don't give things that could be a danger to inmates to prisoners. Also, she couldn't have hung herself in jail because she way already dead in her mugshot, which they took before they put her in the actual cell. Her shoulders, hair, and fat on her face were pushed back, which shows she was lying down, and half of her face was collapsed, which happens when you have a lack of oxygen to your brain. Therefore she was already dead in her mugshot, therefore she didn't hang herself in jail, therefore she didn't hang herself. The Texas police killed her, and all the evidence is there. God, I hate this country.
This poor woman. She got a good job in her alma mater, and now she's dead. Imagine what she went through in the last moments of her life. They must have beaten the shit out of her.
Truth will come to light.
There is a video from the police dash cam
This is a disgrace and so sad...there had better be investigation into this! Were there any cameras on the jail cells??
im a 22 year old white man and when i was 20 i was pulled over for improper signaling. I was let off on a warning and i didnt have my seat belt on. this shit has to stop
Is this the Coroners judgement or the police? Has there been an investigation as to why she died or is this a police decision that isn't questioned in the US of A?
100% HATE. I worked jails as a social worker in CT. My Latino neighbor was pulled over in a suburb on her way to work as a Medical Tech. The cop pulled her over for expired registration. But he did not have to question her "Do you have drugs". She said no. He radioed for K-9. The North Haven police had the dog get into the car. Nothing was found. But the officer was so intent on being aggressive and arresting her that he ripped a hole open in her back seat where the seat was damaged. She said nothing. She was alone, afraid, and she knew if she said anything she would be arrested.
When someone says "I'm looking forward to see how you justify this in court" I highly doubt they would kill themselves.This strong,innocent woman was murdered and may she rest in piece.
I once was pulled over for "not signaling" while changing lanes. The cop told me I didn't signal and he wanted to make sure I wasn't drinking. It was in the afternoon and I just got off of work. He just ran my license and registration and let me go. It was a clear case of profiling. This story is just insane!
Why was she outside of her car? I've never been removed from my vehicle for a driving infraction..and I've done worse that "improper signaling."
GeekenDorx Enjoy your white privilege while you still can at least until you and your kind start reaping what you have sown. Jade Helm playing at a town near you.
I'm actually wishing that someday we are all treated fairly, and we will need to work together to achieve that (and defend what's happening to our country by abusive powers that have little interest in happiness outside of dollars). If you've seen my vids, you know I'm no fan of Jade Helm, or police brutality. Sandra was mistreated, and I hope her family can seek and find justice.
"Jailed for turn signal"
No, jailed for assaulting a cop. Nice try though
Jim Bob There were witnesses standing there, one recording with his phone. Then Sandra Bland thanked him for recording. Question, if what you say is true then why would she thank him for evidence that could be used against her in a court of law? You and your kind are void of human logic, empathy and compassion not to mention, are psychopaths as well as sociopaths, a true subhuman species.
But the whole reason they pulled her over was for the turn signal, and that's just insane that it escalated to this. You know they wouldn't have pulled over a white driver.
The fact that there are quotas for arrests is already disturbing.
Why did the guy stop filming properly........?
arsenelupin123 I think he was afraid the cops were coming for him next, it looks like he tried to film on the sly but couldn't see what he was doing.
makes sense. a bit frustrating though.
Where's the mention about her having epilepsy? If she had received a head injury and then suffered a seizure with no attempt to request medical assistance. .? Gross negligence, murder, cover up.
In my health class, officers visited regularly, usually to talk about the myriad of offenses they can arrest you for. But how to behave while being arrested was never brought up.
I think we need to teach students to how to interact with the police. Remind them that America's police officers are often poorly-trained, and that police departments are often riddled with racists, psychopaths, and lunatics, whom you can not legally defend yourself against IN ANY WAY unless you have a reasonable fear for your life (and even then, you'll probably get killed anyway). Bring in the best experts on conflict resolution (aka not cops).
Now, you may be thinking "Don't teach civilians not to be brutalized. Teach cops not to assault." As I would say to anyone making a similar argument, it is possible to encourage self-protection without victim-blaming. Especially if you frame the discussion in the context of a broken police force, rather than "a couple of bad apples". That way, you can also put pressure on the departments in question.
Improper signaling? In Sweden, the police isn't even bothered to give you a ticket for it, let alone jail time. I don't understand what's happening in the US... So sad.
wth?why would she be killed? yet, why would she kill herself? wth? This is so heartbreaking. wth?
I love following The Turks! They are very passionate and honest and it's great that this perspective comes from non-Black people so people can't say...oh, it's Black people are just taking up for their own. We will not rest until Sandra Bland's death has real answers. We will not stop until Black people have their reparations. We will not stop until there is JUSTICE for Black people. We will not stop until Black people are treated as human beings. We.Will.Not.Stop!
This guy acts like he doesn't chose sides but his tone is clear.
I remember about 45 years ago, the small-time crime boss in my hometown was arrested and taken to jail. He wound up with five gunshot wounds to the back of his head. The police consensus was suicide. Probably the same coroner doing the autopsy.
I have been saying this for awhile: When you get pulled over, turn your car off, don't talk on your cell phone, or do other things while the officer is talking to you. If you wish to record, fine. Give him or her your ID, if they give you a ticket, take the ticket and pay the fine or setup a court date. Now don't that sound better then sitting there arguing with the officer and possibly getting shot, tazered or beat down or jailed over a traffic stop. It's time to use a little common sense because your life is worth more then a traffic stop.
i saw the whole video, the cop was giving her a ticket and after that he asked her to put out her cigarette and she resisted because he had no right and he got angry and tried to pull her out of the car and she said she did not have to get out of the car because he had no right to pull her out but he pointed the gun at her and she kept telling him he had no right to do that and she asked him why he had to pull her out of the car, he never replied and just kept saying "get out of the car" while pointing the gun and he handcuffed her. i was so angry when i watched the video.
This is what it's like for a routine traffic ticket for African Americans. Every time I get pulled over for a seat belt ticket, I get pulled out the car, searched and harassed.
Why did the cops puller he over for improper signaling? That's an injustice!
I heard that she did not signal while he pulled her over. In other words she is driving down the road, he tries to pull her over and that's when she didn't use her signals to pull over. The whole thing is screwed up. If a cop pulls me over, I don't put on my signals to pull over for him, does anyone?
That women did nothing wrong I promise
I'm glad you show the injustices done to black people, Please continue showing them. Thank you,
The title of this video is deceptive. She was not jailed for a turn signal violation.
Whether she actually did what she was accused of may be debatable. But she was jailed for assault.
I have grown up in a small town in Texas and I can tell you that cops saying, "Whoops mush have hung themselves." I bet if you look up the number of people who have "hung" themselves while in custody it will amaze you.
If Texas won't, then the US Department of Justice should investigate