Sandra Bland arrest video released by Texas officials

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33613783

There are now questions about whether or not the tape was monkeyed with.

The arresting officer did not follow procedure and was very unprofessional. The woman was irate but he should have ignored that.

There is no way the woman hung herself. She was lynched. The investigators are correct to treat this like a murder.

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Originally Posted by soulster

The arresting officer did not follow procedure and was very unprofessional. The woman was irate but he should have ignored that.

There is no way the woman hung herself. She was lynched. The investigators are correct to treat this like a murder.

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She asked him 14 times why was she being stopped and the officer would not answer her. The first thing he said to her is "you seem to have an attitude....."

As a cop, I would have at least asked her if she had been drinking or on medication, because her behavior would cause me to believe that, perhaps, she was under the influence. At least that would have given him some justification for asking her to step out of the car. And, then the idiot attempt so pull her out and then pulls his taser and says he's gonna "light her up"! Obviously, he's done this before and thought he could get away with it again.

But, the real mystery is her death. Somebody knows something and they aren't talking.

Yes his actions seem extreme,but cops can be nasty bastards.

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Yes his actions seem extreme,but cops can be nasty bastards.

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Yes they can. But they should realize that it only takes one time when they are not the only one recording the scene. With that in mind, they should act like 10 people are taping.

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Originally Posted by soulster

As a cop, I would have at least asked her if she had been drinking or on medication, because her behavior would cause me to believe that, perhaps, she was under the influence. At least that would have given him some justification for asking her to step out of the car. And, then the idiot attempt so pull her out and then pulls his taser and says he's gonna "light her up"! Obviously, he's done this before and thought he could get away with it again.

But, the real mystery is her death. Somebody knows something and they aren't talking.

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She did not appear to be intoxicated at all in the video.

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She did not appear to be intoxicated at all in the video.

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She could have been under the influence of a drug or some other substance. In my line of work, if anyone acts agitated or belligerent, you can safely suspect being under the influence. You can also suspect emotional distress or a personality disorder.

The toxicology report may be released tomorrow as a result of the second autopsy. Just a few minutes ago, it was revealed that the presence of marijuana was present in the body.

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Originally Posted by soulster

She could have been under the influence of a drug or some other substance. In my line of work, if anyone acts agitated or belligerent, you can safely suspect being under the influence. You can also suspect emotional distress or a personality disorder.

The toxicology report may be released tomorrow as a result of the second autopsy. Just a few minutes ago, it was revealed that the presence of marijuana was present in the body.

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The marijuana presence will be a field day for the police dept, unfortunately. I've only listened to news clips of the incident and it seems to me that the police office became agitated and belliterent before Ms. Bland did. Here's an interesting piece from Rolling Stone:
"Suicide or not, police are responsible for Sandra Bland's death

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