CNN panel explodes ex-cop says Bland died 'arrogant from - beginning'

[laserhaas]

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Source: Raw Story

CNN contributor and former NYPD detective Harry Houck argued on Tuesday that a Texas woman would not have died in police custody if she had not been “arrogant from the very beginning.”

“An officer does have the choice to bring anyone out of the vehicle when he stops them for his own safety,” Houck told CNN’s Don Lemon on Tuesday. “The whole thing here is that she was very arrogant from the beginning, very dismissive of the officer, alright?”

“She has a right to be irritated,” Hill said. “A lot of us get irritated when we get pulled over. This officer comes to her and says, ‘Is there something wrong? You seem like you have an attitude.’ He’s trying to pick a fight with her.”

“Sometimes police officers act as if you’re not completely kowtowing and deferential, that somehow you’re violating a law,” he continued. “This is a perfect example of how vulnerable black women are in public spaces to law enforcement.”

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/cnn-panel-explodes-after-ex-cop-says-sandra-bland-died-because-she-was-arrogant-from-the-beginning/

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CNN Cop is being as much of a dickhead as the arresting officer.

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If you look at the Texas Department of Public Safety released video, it is clear that the arresting officer escalated the dynamics by prodding Sandra's emotional state. When she answered that she was frustrated for doing a good thing of pulling out of the way of the officer, it is as if she called him a butthole and this enraged him.

Also, I've got a GD thread about the fact that the video is doctored.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026997176

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Texas Department of Public Safety States Arrest Film is Glitched
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Los Angeles Times has released an article that stipulates the slips in the Sandra Bland arrest video is a technical problem (a glitch). As remarked in their item "Sandra Bland arrest video wasn't edited, had technical problems, Texas officials say"

http://www.latimes.com/videogallery/84048363/NewsSomber/Sandra-Bland-arrest-video-has-continuity-problems-anomalies-25-minutes-in

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[msrizzo]

1. I saw that...

Houck was a total dick. But he saw the same thing we all saw and that was his honest reaction. Tells you a lot right there. Excuse me but please write the memo that we are all supposed to bend to the will of police officers in every encounter no matter what our actual rights might be. Some of us didn't get that memo. And moreover, some of us are trying to figure out how the same people who think that not being happy about being treated unfairly somehow equals grounds for being killed.

[DBoon]

3. So "acting arrogant" is now a capital offense?

When did that become part of the criminal code?

[msrizzo]

7. Exactly....

I didn't get that memo either.

[A Simple Game]

37. Well if "acting arrogant" is a capital offense, there are a lot more cops

in serious trouble than there are common citizens in trouble.

And this one is one of them. If he wants to act like Cartman then give him a three wheeler to patrol with.

[tclambert]

49. Arrogant while black. I think "uppity" is the term.

The cop obviously wanted to "put her in her place."

Meanwhile, cops always say, "Please,sir" and "Thank you, sir" and "Sorry for the inconvenience, sir" to me.

[whathehell]

61. Arrogant while black and female..

A compound offense.

[NOLALady]

69. Arrogant while Black, Educated, and Female...

The Trifecta!

[Betty Karlson]

72. And driving a big car.

Not driving a second hand barrel is a capital offense too; it causes envy and distress to those who believe all PoC should live in poverty.

She was 'uppety' just for driving that car.

[whathehell]

79. I honestly didn't notice what type of car she had

but I have heard that expensive cars can be cop- bait

[Betty Karlson]

87. when driven while black they most certainly can be cop-bait.

As a caucasian, protestant man who is not OBVIOUSLY gay, I could drive them with impunity.

[whathehell]

89. I've heard of all kinds of people being pulled over,

but I don't doubt that being Black and female may annoy them more.

[TNNurse]

40. And a cop was the judge and jury.

[still_one]

52. You took the words out of my mouth.

[6chars]

54. it's called being in "contempt of cop"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_cop

[randys1]

60. This is what we are talking about. To a white cop a Black person saying "huh?"will be

considered talking back.

If a white person says it, no problem.

This white cop on CNN is a piece of shit, and is the problem

Who is the Black host of this show? Why in the FUCK is he taking such a STUPID position on this?

White folk best be wary of the day the Black folk will be done talking about this, and be ready to do something.



Be sure if you reverse the roles for the past 200 yrs, this would NOT be happening, the white folks being treated like this would have done major damage by now. MAJOR

When this piece of SHIT says it isnt racial I want to EXPLODE

[valerief]

104. Bingo. "Uppitiness" is right up there with first degree murder.

Bland may not be alive and well in America but racism sure as hell is.

[laserhaas]

9. It's like we need a new Jeff Dunham doll -- I'm a police officer - does as I say - "or I'll kill you

Arrogant authority pig....

This officer arresting Sandra, obviously escalated the entire affair.

And he seems to have gone to the same Sig Heil Police Academy of Houck.

[Baitball Blogger]

47. They don't have just one defined protocol.

The highest likelihood of getting killed is when different law enforcement agencies partner together on a case. On a stop, one will tell you to raise your hands, and the other will tell you to keep your hands on the steering wheel. The result is tragic. And then, the cops have a story they will share as if it's a funny anecdote from work.

So, yes, it's about time that they all come up with a standard procedure so we can have a better chance of surviving these stops.

[laserhaas]

59. Concur. They act as if the public is the enemy. If there were protocol standards ubiquitous

then we would all know - when a violation was occurring.

[heaven05]

75. They are in cases like this

acting like an occupying army of victors over a race of people that have defeated and subjugated to their will. Pure and simple. Baltimore, Ferguson, occupying militarized armies to put down the 'black' rebellion. Houck? POS. pure and simple. The two panderers, speak for themselves. Mark....

[marble falls]

2. So Harry Houk thinks Sandra Bland died of terminal uppityness. I don't want to be hidden.....

so I won't say what I really think of the shaved headed little white supremacist.

[laserhaas]

11. Luv your sig line and concur, I'm enraged also

Murder at will - do as I say - or my police badge gives me the right to kill

[marble falls]

15. Worse .... my badge gives me the right to have the last word. One way or another.

[laserhaas]

20. It is so inane... all the officer had to do was say "Ma'am, I'm giving you a warning ticket"

Instead, he just had to keep pushing buttons.

It's like he knew - all he had to do - was just keep prodding and blam, blam, blam

[marble falls]

18. Have you noticed, there's been VERY little released about the arresting officer?

[laserhaas]

26. Someone told me he did an interview - but I can't find it - They put him on desk duty

for violating protocol.

And we are not even at the larger issue of her demise....

[Sunlei]

28. all I read was he was a one year newbie, so he probably copied the other department police.

[jtuck004]

31. She wasn't arrogant.SHE WAS FUCKING SCARED. n/t

[christx30]

68. You're right.

And if a cop will arrest you for being uppity, and keep you in jail for 3 #$%$ days for a lane change violation, she had every reason to be scared of a cop. If she hasn't of passed away, she would probably still be there.
Tragic and stupid to have had this happen to her. I hope this guy spends the rest of his life in prison.

[Hekate]

65. Thank you for the phrase that expresses this outrage: "terminal uppityness"

The list of named capital offenses of black citizens against cops is growing. I already knew about Driving While Black and Walking While Black. So far this year I've identified the following:

Looking funny at a cop
Looking a cop in the eye
Failure to make eye contact
Inviting friends to a swimming pool in one's own housing complex and acting like a bunch of teenagers (actually nobody died in that one, but they were told they should be grateful nobody died)

Now: Terminal Uppityness

I'm signing up for the next Mars mission.....

[marble falls]

102. Let Houk sign up for Mars. We need you right here.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

4. Fuck you, Harry Houck. You'd better hope the universe is not a just place.

And if this pig hadn't murdered Bland, he wouldn't deserve to have his racist ass thrown in prison for the rest of his fucked up life.

[daleanime]

5. Hell yes.....

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their heads should explode. On what planet is 'arrogance' punishable by death, apparently this one.

[laserhaas]

6. Heated discussion includes the fact that officer "baited" her into a problematic posturing

Officer has been taken off the street - for violating protocol.

[HooptieWagon]

16. SOP for cops to bait people.

Not all, but most of them try their best to escalate the situation so they can pile on more serious charges.

[laserhaas]

27. YUP - that's what he tried to do. He is taped as saying "Not resisting arrest; but assault with"

He is just absurd. Didn't he know that everything was being recorded?

[niyad]

8. apart from all the other problems with the comments of this racist jerk, sandra bland

was a chicago native, not a texan, although she was moving to texas.

[jtuck004]

19. Had not yet learned to shuffle the feet and hang the head. n/t

[Fred Sanders]

38. The reason there ARE constitutional rights for civilians is so police forces do not abuse extraordinary powers.

Granted by civilians.

Police can open carry an arsenal and arrest civilians on cause, spy at will, etc. etc., etc., shockingly enough there is no actual power granted to do anything about "subjectively perceived disrespect".

I know this because I live and breath.

[whathehell]

63. Tell me about it. -- She lived about 50 minutes away from

me. I'm thinking about attending her funeral.

A brutal, hideous miscarriage of justice.

[niyad]

106. and this damned racist bastard and his cohorts will, no doubt, get away with nothing

more than a gentle touch on the wrist.

[whathehell]

113. I doubt that very much, actually

Not this time.

The FBI is investigating this and it is ALL over the news.

Things have reached a. critical mass here -- One can feel it. We're

at the point of change, big change

[niyad]

114. I hope you are correct, but, jaded and disheartened cynic that I am, I will not hold

my breath. not only was she dwb, but she was dvbw.

[laserhaas]

116. Don't want to concur 'niyad' - as moi is most certainly jaded/ disheartened and deep cynic

But it does nag, that common sense, of the empirical evidences heretofore.

[laserhaas]

115. By all means, please do attend. The mother (who is reportedly blind) is starting a charity

You could network on how we can assist in the future.

A very good thing.

[whathehell]

124. I am going. For anyone in the Chicago or Western 'burbs

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of Chicago who wants to go, it's being held at the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Lisle, Il. The viewing is at 9:00 am and the funeral service is at 11:00 am

If any from DU would like to meet me there, please pm me. We could attend as a group, or not.

[laserhaas]

125. Did any other DU'rs get time to meet you?

I meant to put out a thread - the day before - but failed to get the dates right (in my head).

[whathehell]

126. No, no one

contacted me. I, myself, was unable to go due to a last minute glitch in plans, but I did send flowers with a condolence note to the church. :

[laserhaas]

127. Will do better - in promoting the affair - next time.

Thanks for taking the time and effort

[whathehell]

128. Thank you, Laserhass,

It wasn't your responsibility. in particular, but your wanting to help is appreciated

and indicative of your good soul.

[GreatGazoo]

10. the cop never said " ‘Is there something wrong? You seem like you have an attitude.’

Did not ask her if something was wrong either.

He asked "You okay?"

BLAND: "I'm waiting on you. This is your job. I'm waiting on you. What do you want me to do?"

Cop: "You seem very irritated."

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/transcript-traffic-stop-sandra-bland-arrested-32617883

[laserhaas]

30. This is the baiting. He sees she is upset and she gives a legitimate response.

Then he picks on her about her response (trying to lay all the blame on her).

SNAP - he gets upset and requests she put her cigarette out - and when this pushes her to far

now he is really pissed - as he threatens to snatch her from the car.

Sheessshhh!

[kacekwl]

12. All the prick had to do

was finish his ticket or warring and go on his merry way. Asked a question and didn't like the answer.

[laserhaas]

32. Exactly

[harun]

117. Once I read the transcript I agree. He wanted to jab at her.

[laserhaas]

119. His job is to keep the peace - not disturb it - even to satisfy personal disdain.

All he had to do is say I'm giving you a warning ticket and let her go on her way.

Instead, he became upset and went off the deep end.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

13. Maine state trooper keeps his cool in traffic stop.

[Quayblue]

51. this crossed my mind nt

[tclambert]

55. Now THAT was a good cop. Very patient with a sad, angry driver.

I wish they all learned to have as thick skin as he does.

[JDPriestly]

123. A police officer is paid to be patient and not lose his temper. That's one of the things

that he is paid to do.

Same for any person who works with the public and has to bring bad news.

It's part of his job. Same for judges. Same for doctors. Same for nurses. Especially for nurses.

And especially for TEACHERS. Teachers take some of the most awful abuse around for nothing. The officer was giving this driver a ticket the driver could not afford. It's understandable that the driver was angry. Teachers tell students to just be polite and get horrible treatment sometimes even injured, but they too are paid in part to be patient and firm without losing self-control.

It's part of the job. It takes a strong person to stay calm. But that is part of the job. And if an officer or other person cannot stay calm, then they should look for different work.

[roamer65]

130. The country was completely different 23 years ago.

It has not changed for the better since 1992.

People are generally much more mean spirited, vindictive and self-centered than 23 years ago. Just the way Raygun and his ilk have wanted things to evolve.

Cops are infinitely worse, much more like stormtroopers now.

[Marrah_G]

131. Love this video

Most Zen cop on the planet. "Have a nice day"

[secondwind]

14. What is the first thing a cop says when they pull someone over? STAY IN YOUR CAR

[democrank]

17. Harry Houck has some screwed up thinking.

The person who set this fracas in motion was the Texas cop who was looking for trouble from minute one.

[laserhaas]

34. YUP.... the cop is clearly the guy "instigating" - instead of "mitigating"

Job of all officers - is to keep the peace - not create sagas.

[jtuck004]

21. It just got a lot tougher being black in Texas - those are the attitudes that brought this country

to war over slavery, and they are getting more violent all the time.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

22. "would not have died in police custody if she had not been “arrogant from the very begining"

1) If she wasn't so arrogant she wouldn't have committed suicide?

2) If she wasn't so arrogant the police wouldn't have killed her.

Which one makes any sense??

[annabanana]

23. If arrogance was illegal, The Donald would never see the light of day again . . .n/t

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[laserhaas]

48. Ha Ha (you should edit an put the whole thing in the Subject space)

[JI7]

24. that guy is always defending thug cops

[Fred Sanders]

25. "My purpose is to go back to Texas to stop all the social injustices in the South". (Sandra Bland)

Update at 8:19 p.m.:Just hours after the video of Sandra Bland’s arrest was released, the pews were filled at the Johnson Phillip All Faiths Church on Prairie View A&M’s campus Tuesday night for an hour long memorial service.

Bland’s mother, Geneva Reed-Veal, told an energized crowd while pacing back and forth that “something occurred that is going to change the world.”

Before she returned to Texas, Reed-Veal said her daughter told her: “My purpose is to go back to Texas and stop all the injustices in the South.”

Ignore the headline distraction:


http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/authorities-to-release-dash-cam-footage-from-sandra-bland-arrest.html/

[laserhaas]

35. WOW= wonder if the cop ran her name and was aware of this

And such makes the suicide all the more unlikely.

[Fred Sanders]

41. Sandra Bland was a black human rights activist, maybe not famous, but in her heart. Going to

and just newly arrived in the South from Chicsgo, to do something about it all, starting in a county in Texas infamous for black voter suppression and also much else.

That is some sad stuff, sorry to advise.

Her blind mother is going to take up the cause, and I wish her well because she gets it.

Racial justice in America is a human rights issue, not just a racial inequality or an economic inequality or even social inequality issue, symptoms of the same lack of human rights and justice.

[jtuck004]

29. I wonder how many black folk this racist with a gun buried, alive or otherwise, in the system during

his long career?

Did he get an award for each one, I wonder?

[dem in texas]

33. Cop was to blame

He pushed her buttons by his remarks, she pushed his buttons right back because she was in the right. The cop should have brushed it off, given her a warning and let her go on her way and he continue patrolling. So sad what happened. The cop's attitude was, I'll show that uppity black woman who's boss.

[laserhaas]

36. Can't find fault with your conclusion

He got pissed - for no good reason - and that resulted in the demise of an activist.

That we'll probably never know the truth about.

[Plucketeer]

96. I haven't seen mention of this here, but...

... what I want to know is why this cop refused to ever answer her question of WHAT she was being arrested for! She kept asking if she was under arrest and he kept saying yes. Then she'd ask just what she was being arrested for, and he never gave an answer. I mean.... if she was lucid enough to ask that question, wasn't he duty-bound to give her an answer???

[laserhaas]

98. Good questions. In the (now redacted video) he said to his supervisors

that she was technically under arrest when he pulled her over.

And that's bull chit!

[closeupready]

39. Okay, so what...? She deserves death for heresy?

Because that is PRECISELY what he's suggesting.

[Anansi1171]

42. Harry Houck's been at this for a while. CNN knew what it was doing putting him on air!

He said Trayvon Martin would be alive if he didn't have a "street attitude".

He's an expert on that most pervasive of racist, right-wing reactionary memes "The Knockout Game". An EXPERT!!!!!!

CNN pays him to poor salt on the wounds of dead blacks.

[Fred Sanders]

43. CNN knew exactly what it was doing....CNN is being run by some messed up folks.

Watch CNN to learn how the corporate media wants to manipulate the news to serve the personal agendas of a handful of folks. Not sure what race these media manipulator are...but that is irrelevant, I do not know why I even mentioned that.

[DashOneBravo]

56. That guy is horrible.

I turn the channel every time he is on CNN.

[blackspade]

44. Harry Houck is a authoritarian apologist.

Too arrogant? Ah those uppity blacks not knowing their place...

What a prick.

[Fred Sanders]

45. What does that make CNN who know all about that, bring him on TV as an authority, and pay him?

[blackspade]

50. A bunch of slanted establishment hacks.

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

46. How many times a day do any of us encounter someone

not using their turn signal?
I used to work in transportation for a large university with a police dept. I routinely drove cop cars on the freeway to various dealerships, usually in the fast lane, you should have seen the drivers getting out of the way, it was like the parting of the Red Sea, most didn't use their turn signals.

[laserhaas]

58. If they pulled over ANY parties not using their turn signals, in SoCal, the world would halt.

And - in NYC - using your turn signal serves as an invitation to get cut off.

You think your going to get in front of me

Fah'get about it!

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

62. I know SoCal well, I was in San Diego.

[cannabis_flower]

110. I'm from Houston

and Waller is near Houston but it's not the same. Houston, generally they don't pull you over for improper lane change or speeding less than 10 miles over the speed limit. But out in the country, yeah, especially with out of state plates.

[laserhaas]

112. you hit the nail on the head

It was the out of state plates that motivated this crop officer

[Dawson Leery]

53. Houck is a thug.

Pure thug.

One must ask if he committed any atrocities during his tenure at the NYPD and the Marines.

[PatrickforO]

57. She was trying to do the right thing and get out of the way of the cop and got killed for it.

[Blue_Tires]

64. At least he's out in the open with it...

Black folks who talk back deserve death...Message received and understood....

[murielm99]

66. You don't have to put out your cigarette.

You don't have to get out of the car. They don't get to search the car automatically. You can lock your car behind you if you get out and refuse to submit to a search, and still be within your rights.

I often drive with my two dogs. They would go nuts if I got out, or if someone searched. They are obedience trained, sweet, gentle dogs. But they would go nuts.

Arrogant? She was an educated woman. She probably knew her rights.

[cosmicone]

74. This cop should be fired IMMEDIATELY n/t

[7wo7rees]

111. 1000 times yes!!

I live in Dallas and in the morning I am going to be "lighting" up their phones in that city.
I am also going to make calls in Dallas and Austin!!

[yurbud]

67. EVERYBODY has to kowtow when stopped by cops, but when blacks don't do it...

it can be lethal.

[samsingh]

70. that shows the arrogance of cops - no sorrow for the dead person at all

[samsingh]

71. it went horribly wrong because of assholes like this cop

[awoke_in_2003]

73. Arrogant While Black

Why doesn't the CNN pig just use the word he really wants to say? You know he is thinking "uppity"

[laserhaas]

76. Now they have yanked down the Texas Dept. of Public Safety video

If the video is obviously edited - ye must remove it.

[Kingofalldems]

77. The guy was lying when he claimed the cop was giving her a summons.

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The cop even said it was a warning. Hauck belongs on Fox news.

[The Wizard]

78. There's a significant element in law enforcement

that's angry because the President is only half white.

[Enthusiast]

80. If it's glitched, they glitched it. Nazi filth.

[bonniebgood]

81. Harry HFouck is a thug living in retirement of the taxpayers dime. what a

racist sack of shit.

[matt819]

82. Yessuh, Nossuh

Middle aged white guy here.

I was pulled over a few years ago in my small town. By the police chief. Who knew me, at least by site if not by name.

He turned on his lights in a bad spot, so I pulled off when I thought it was safe, and he asked me to get out of the car.

I did.

Then, with that dead-eyed look only cops and serial killers have, asked me why I didn't stop immediately. I explained, moving my hands to point. He then directed me to stop waving my hands around. What did he want me to do, point with my chin?

I don't remember why I was stopped. I think it was a rear light out or something. Got a warning.

Overall, he was a dick. Is there a law that says a cop can't also be a human being? I remember that incident and still consider him a dick. He's probably forgotten.

[Sunlei]

83. another DU person pointed out, the police photo of the jail cell had the trash bag still in the can.

Was an evidence photo of what was supposed to be the untouched cell.

[laserhaas]

90. It all wreaks - SO MUCH - of fruk touch'ry

Frustrating...

[JDPriestly]

84. My THEORY. Just a theory is that he was following her too closely and she pulled over

to get away from him. That's where the racial profiling may come in as this case develops.

This is just a theory.

[PSPS]

86. She told him that she pulled over (without signaling) to get out of his way.

[laserhaas]

91. Nope -- have to see film copies (as Texas Safety redacted original)

He pulled over someone for NOT having an insurance card... gave that person a warning ticket.

Then he begins up the road, makes a left turn, zooms up behind the girl, who then moves over and he lights her up....

He had no way of knowing, before he sped up, that she was not white.

[csziggy]

118. In the video he makes a u-turn right after he passes her car

Going the other way. When she saw him coming up behind her, she pulled over to the right to get out of his way.

I would do the same, thinking that the cop got a call he was responding to even without a siren or lights. Why else would he have made a u-turn?

In her case it turned out he made a u-turn to hassle a black woman - there was no obvious reason for him to turn around in order to follow her; no reason for him to pull her over since it was apparent she was doing it to let the cop car pass her. The only reason I could see from the long video was that he saw a black person/woman he could pick on.

[laserhaas]

120. You must have seen a different tape..

A prior tape, showed he pulled over another- giving them a warning ticket (for no insurance card).

then he pulled out, drove down the road and made a Left Turn - coming immediately up behind Sandra

where she then moved over (as she said, to get out of his way and let him pass) - when he then turned on his lights.

[reorg]

121. no, it's the same one

?t=79

1:13-1:19 min. into the video, he clearly gets a good look at Sandra Bland's car on the opposite lane, and this is when he makes the u-turn, hits the gas in order to catch up and stops her after she is trying to make way for him.

[csziggy]

122. Watch the first two minutes of this video

This one begins withe him giving the warning to a driver in a red car. At 1:20-1:30 the police cam shows him turning around - a full 180 degree turn. He does use a T-intersection but he continues on to reverse his direction of travel.

[PSPS]

85. Contempt of cop is a capital offense.

[laserhaas]

93. Apparently.

[Scuba]

95. Well, that depends ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundy_standoff


Being an old white guy helps a lot.

[laserhaas]

97. apparently... another video showed this cop giving a warning ticket to someone

for not having the insurance.

just prior to pulling over Sandra Bland

[marym625]

88. I just posted it

It's on YouTube

Fuck this guy! Coming at the officer? She gave him her license, insurance, registration and was signing the warning. He was on a power trip over a Yankee ,black woman not sucking his dick.

[sadoldgirl]

92. CNN had to put that former cop on to

try to make it "two sides to a story",even if there is
only one.

"To help and serve" has become "I am the power,
and can do to you whatever I want".

[Spitfire of ATJ]

94. "NOTE: Arresting officer has been placed on desk job - for violating protocol."

Then CNN talks to a an ex-cop who's now got a job bloviating at a desk.

[laserhaas]

99. ha ha...such tools

Of the haterd amongst U.S.

[Chemisse]

100. Arrogant? Very telling choice of words.

He DID pick a fight with her. He could see that she was not as compliant as he expected her to be and he poked at her to get the responses that he felt justified the escalation that followed.

[beam me up scottie]

101. If "arrogance" was a crime I would have spent my life in prison.

[olddots]

103. this is why CNN should be condemned for churning up hate

The news bizz is out of control ,they will do well as a country falls apart partially from their creating news .

[Warren DeMontague]

105. "arrogant" and "suicide" seem sort of incompatible

...dont they?

[GoneFishin]

108. Yes. Knowing that she was in the right, she was probably looking forward to having her day

in court. I could see her being pissed at what was happening, but not despondent.

[laserhaas]

109. suicide(d)...is mire likely the case

If what they say is true, about the cameras being motion sensitive

Wouldn't it have picked up her getting the plastic bag from the trash can.

It all stinks ...to high heaven

[7wo7rees]

107. WTF!!! nt

[Matariki]

129. Remind me when a law was passed that allows police to murder 'arrogant' people?