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8. The family lawyer says the officer opened the door after viewing the dash camera footage

Reply to stevenleser (Original post)

Mon Jul 20, 2015, 03:29 PM

Jul 2015

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sandra-bland-familys-lawyer-details-dashcam-footage-her-arrest-n395126

"Bland, a civil rights advocate who had moved to the Houston area from suburban Chicago for a new job at Prairie View A&M University, "wasn't comfortable getting out of the car," Lambert said. So the trooper "looked to force her to get out of the car by way of opening the door and started demanding that she do," Lambert said."

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Bland was pulled out of her car window by the arresting officer. [View all] stevenleser Jul 2015 OP

Of course, the Black Woman may have not genuflected when she spoke randys1 Jul 2015 #1

"racist piece of s--t cop" seems to cover it in this instance as well. Went looking to give a hard stevenleser Jul 2015 #2

unfortunately, no matter what they find now, nothing will bring back this young woman. niyad Jul 2015 #3

Yep, another in a long line. Again, my white friends YOU would BURN DOWN THIS MOTHERFUCKER randys1 Jul 2015 #4

White people get killed by cops, too. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2015 #5

Many white people shot are unarmed as well madville Jul 2015 #7

And, yes, some of us have been yelling about this for years. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2015 #6

The family lawyer says the officer opened the door after viewing the dash camera footage madville Jul 2015 #8

Facing Down Taser, Sandra Bland Was Told By Officer: "I Will Light You Up!" eridani Jul 2015 #9