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In reply to the discussion: Do you think Sandra Bland was murdered? [View all]Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)63. Nothing I saw on the video suggested a suicidal person.
The official story frankly stinks.
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I think the official narrative has more holes in it than a block of swiss cheese.
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2015
#6
Yes , many jails throughout Texas have had similar deaths, nothing ever gets done
AuntPatsy
Jul 2015
#8
It certainly looks suspicious. And she should have never been arrested in the first place.
Lil Missy
Jul 2015
#13
Way too many people would have to conspire to pull off a jail murder like this
seveneyes
Jul 2015
#19
That white car disappearing in the video of her initial interacction with the police was creepy.
applegrove
Jul 2015
#26
According to her family she was never diagnosed with epilepsy or depression
Person 2713
Jul 2015
#49
Yes, in an ideal world everyone would be "cool and polite" when stopped by the police.
Nye Bevan
Jul 2015
#64
I can't imagine why any black person in this country would be stressed about being pulled over
justiceischeap
Jul 2015
#94
YES. I think she was beaten or brutalized in some way that went too far and they (cops) tried
kelliekat44
Jul 2015
#48
I think she died under suspicious circumstances, and a murder and civil rights investigation
Agnosticsherbet
Jul 2015
#80
I have no clue. I only know that jailing her was an escalation that should not have happened.
Gormy Cuss
Jul 2015
#111
"I will light you up.". Another roid raging cop. They are covering something up with
GoneFishin
Jul 2015
#124