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The latest US police racism controversy - Sandra Bland
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Don't know if this has been discussed here already but I was reading up on this case today:
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/21/sandra-bland-dashcam-video-arrest-released
It shows an altercation between a police officer and a woman which Texas police released recently. But people are now accusing them of editing the footage as numerous times throughout the video it loops and the same footage is repeated and people are also accusing them of recording the audio afterwards to match up to the officers account of what happened though the video footage contradicts it.
If that wasn't bad enough she was then locked up for three days (which they have now admitted was unlawful and she shouldn't have been arrested) and was then found dead and they are claiming she committed suicide. There is footage from the jail which was also released but mysteriously the video "got cut off" and therefore doesn't show the moment she died.
These stories are becoming more and more frequent and I think it's because stories like this escalate very quickly through the age of the Internet and also people are now filming authority back using phone cameras. I shudder to think how many people locked up or executed are not guilty and got stitched up.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/21/sandra-bland-dashcam-video-arrest-released
It shows an altercation between a police officer and a woman which Texas police released recently. But people are now accusing them of editing the footage as numerous times throughout the video it loops and the same footage is repeated and people are also accusing them of recording the audio afterwards to match up to the officers account of what happened though the video footage contradicts it.
If that wasn't bad enough she was then locked up for three days (which they have now admitted was unlawful and she shouldn't have been arrested) and was then found dead and they are claiming she committed suicide. There is footage from the jail which was also released but mysteriously the video "got cut off" and therefore doesn't show the moment she died.
These stories are becoming more and more frequent and I think it's because stories like this escalate very quickly through the age of the Internet and also people are now filming authority back using phone cameras. I shudder to think how many people locked up or executed are not guilty and got stitched up.
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Sadly yet another person has lost their life for daring to argue back to one of these sad sacks whose fragile egos can't stand it. Without a uniform they'd be nothing.
idiot country
I don't want to put words in your mouth so can you explain how she died due to arguing?
Think about it :kitty:
She exploded?
To me, there is something extremely dodgy with that video.
I have done but can't figure it out. As it was you that said it can you explain it?
I should have thought rather more proof is required for this.
Studies have also proved that racists and people who discriminate tend to be at the lower end of the bell curve.
That's all you need. A not very bright, racist police officer with a disproportionate amount of power. God help us all!
http://www.channel4.com/news/sandra-bland-dashcam-footage-shows-arrest
Why not back on the street after 5 or 6 hours?
A lot of these cops seem like maniacs, dragging women out of cars for a simple traffic offence.
I hadn't heard that, but it would certainly go a long way towards explaining certain things.
Well, although it obviously can't be proven beyond doubt, I'd bet strong money that if she hadn't been arrested, she'd be alive today.
I don't know what an ooc police force means, but I watch a lot of YouTube videos of people getting stopped by cops and its probably best not to engage with the cops in any way and just do the bare minimum you need to do by law, be it identifying your self or whatever and nothing else.
What are you saying caused her to die from arguing though?
That's exactly what this woman tried to do and he went ballistic at her and started ordering her out of the car.